[Technique Thursday] – String Crossing Bonanza!
Welcome to Guitar Technique Thursdays, exclusively on ioannis.org! Every week, i will be fueling your insatiable need for guitar technique with one of the exercises i use on my private guitar coaching students from Elite Guitar Coaching Academy! This week's exercise: One of the most difficult things to master in Alternate picking is String Crossing (changing strings when alternate picking) [...]
[VIDEO TRACK] GUEST Guitar Solo 2
Guitar Solo 2 Track by Mariana Click the button below to receive a FREE information PDF about Ioannis Anastassakis' Electric Guitar Coaching, available WORLDWIDE! Join our amazing,thriving online community of developing guitarists and start working towards your music goals! Click for your FREE Electric Guitar Coaching Info
[Music Biz] – Sustain your music career – nine insights to help you do it.
Building a sustainable career in the music industry is probably one (if not, the MOST) of the things that an artist sought for. Learning what works in for your career could help you achieve a sustainable one. A blog post from www.discmakers.com by Keith Hatschek provides us 9 insights to help you sustain your music career. Click the link below [...]
[Tapping Tuesday] – Lick no. 5
Here's a really nice right hand tapping lick to expand your pentatonic repertoire! Take care of the tapped harmonic - you need to manage to mute all the other strings in order for it to ring loud and clear! Here are the TAB and detailed playing instructions for the lick on the video above: Right Hand Tapping [...]
[Music Biz] – Getting Started With Direct-to-Fan
Keeping a good relationship with your fans is an essential part of crowdfunding. It takes a life of its own and you will have that you need from them. So here are some resources of direct-to-fan that Clyde Smith of Crowdfunding for Musicians posted in his blog. http://crowdfundingformusicians.com/2014/10/getting-started-direct-fan/ Click the button below to receive a FREE information PDF about Ioannis Anastassakis' Electric Guitar [...]
[Music Biz] – Music licensing, publishing royalties, and you
Chris Robley (the DIY-Musician) of www.diymusician.cdbaby.com has shared his many takes on music career tips and tricks. But on this blog he shares a 12-part video on how important music licensing is. Click on the link the view the videos. Enjoy! http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/2014/01/music-publishing-licensing-explained-exclusive-video-scion-av/ Click the button below to receive a FREE information PDF about Ioannis Anastassakis' Electric Guitar Coaching, available WORLDWIDE! Join [...]
[Licktionary Monday, Week 4] – A Harmonic minor scale lick (in the style of Yngwie Malmsteen)
Welcome to my new weekly instructional series of guitar licks – a series specifically designed to help you expand your musical vocabulary (your Licktionary!) on the electric guitar! This week's lick is based on the A harmonic minor scale and is similar to something the great Swede Yngwie Malmsteen would play. Use strict alternate picking and a metronome - start [...]
[Interview Sundays] – Interview with Steve Vai
Interview with Steve Vai Hey all! Welcome to "Interview Sundays" - a new weekly series of post on ioannis.org In these posts, i will be posting various things that piques my interest during the last few days n the guitar-related universe - anything from instructional videos, performance videos , lessons, interviews and anything else that could not easily [...]
Elite Guitar Coaching Student Spotlight #25 – Jim Nassios
Jim Nassios Coming from the city of Volos, Jim Nassios, one of my most talented guitar students. Jim was my student for 5 years and as a members of my Elite Guitar Coaching Academy. He is also a permanent member of Greek Guitar Power. Click the button below to receive a FREE information PDF about [...]
[Sweeping Saturdays] – Lick no. 5
Here are the TAB and detailed playing instructions for the lick on the video above: [Sweeping Saturdays] - Lick no. 5 If you enjoy this, please SHARE this post on your favorite social media!