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John Petrucci: Practice Tips, Part 2

Posted 04/23/2013 at 10:45am | by John Petrucci

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In order to become a well-rounded musician, you have to master the three major aspects of guitar playing: the technical side, the musical side and the creative side. The technical side comprises the actual physical components you need to have under your belt in order to get around your instrument.

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Fiddling Around: Building Left-Hand Strength Through Violin-Inspired Chromatic-Scale Workouts

Posted 04/15/2013 at 7:31am | by John Petrucci

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As I was walking around, I heard a violinist playing these wild exercises-he was wailing! I thought it would be really cool to adapt those licks to the guitar. Since the violinist didn't speak any English, I had to gesture for him to show me what he was doing. He gladly did, and then he showed me a bunch of variations, too. It was great; though we didn't speak, we nonetheless communicated very easily.

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New Strings Roundup: Six New Designs Redefine String Science

Posted 03/18/2013 at 11:48am | by Chris Gill

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If you want to improve your guitar’s tone, the best place to start is at the source—the strings. In recent years, almost every major string manufacturer has made enhancements to its products—from more precise windings to advanced coatings—that can make your guitar play and sound like an entirely new instrument. Here are six recent product breakthroughs worth checking out.

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Odd Man Out: Using Different Meters to Accommodate Your Technique

Posted 03/15/2013 at 11:25am | by John Petrucci

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For our final lesson on chromatics, I thought I'd throw you a little curve and give you a few odd-meter exercises in 5/8. Now you might ask, "Why play anything in 5/8?" Well, I came up with this sequence because it's easier for me to play across the strings.

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John Petrucci: Practice Tips, Part 1

Posted 03/08/2013 at 9:59am | by John Petrucci

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Dream Theater's John Petrucci helps you better manage your time in part one of his series of practice tips. "Of all the things that can frustrate a guitarist the most, it's the nagging feeling that he's not reaching a certain level of proficiency as quickly as he should."

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Take the Time: Practice Tips from John Petrucci of Dream Theater

Posted 03/05/2013 at 12:28pm | by John Petrucci

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Practice tips from John Petrucci: Say to yourself, “During this hour I’m going to master this passage.” There’s nothing wrong with noodling—it can actually produce some of the best ideas—but you’ll get a lot more out of your practice time if you have an agenda.

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Romancing the Fretboard: Chopin Arranged for Guitar, Part 1

Posted 02/18/2013 at 12:24pm | by John Petrucci

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Here's the first installment of Chopin's Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus No. 2. I've arranged it for guitar, and as you can see, it's not for the meek. But if you've been diligently practicing the chromatic exercises from my past few lessons, you should be ready to tackle it.

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Video: Dream Theater Release Trailer for 'Live at Luna Park' CD/DVD

Posted 02/04/2013 at 11:35am | by Guitar World Staff

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Dream Theater have released a trailer for their new live album, DVD and Blu-ray, Live At Luna Park. The DVD, which was filmed over two nights in South America during a 15-month world tour that hit 35 countries, will be released in May by Eagle Rock Entertainment.

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NAMM 2013 Video: John Petrucci Introduces His Signature Music Man JP13 Guitar

Posted 01/31/2013 at 11:29pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Here's a Guitar World video from the 2013 Winter NAMM Show, which took place January 24 to 27 in Anaheim, California. During the gear-filled weekend, we paid a visit to the gang at the Ernie Ball/Music Man booth to check out some new guitars. This video profiles the company's newest John Petrucci signature model, the JP13. As an added bonus, the Dream Theater guitarist was on hand to introduce the guitar himself.

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Name Recognition: 10 Essential Signature Model Guitars

Posted 01/28/2013 at 7:19am | by Damian Fanelli, Josh Hart

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Ah, how young and innocent we all were when Fender introduced its first signature model — the Eric Clapton Stratocaster — in 1988. Of course, Chet Atkins' signature appeared on several Gretsch models (the Tennessean, for example) long before then, and let's not forget that Les Paul -- the name that appears on millions of headstocks — was actually a person.

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