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Excerpt: Periphery Discuss Their Sophomore Album, 'Periphery II: This Time It's Personal'

Posted 07/27/2012 at 2:39pm | by Brad Tolinksi, Photo by Justin Borucki

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"I always thought that it would be really cool to compose an album of music in the same way that you’d score a movie," says Periphery guitarist Misha Mansoor. "In other words, the lyrics and storyline would come first and the music would be almost secondary to the plot. The arrangements are going to be very unconventional, even by our standards."

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Excerpt: Steve Vai and Tosin Abasi on Why Six Strings Isn't Enough

Posted 07/24/2012 at 1:34pm | by Alan di Perna, Photo by Ari Michelson

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Steve Vai and Tosin Abasi answer the age old question, "Why ain't six strings enough?"

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Excerpt: Rush Guitarist Alex Lifeson Discusses 'Clockwork Angels'

Posted 07/23/2012 at 12:41pm | by Joe Bosso, Photo by F. Scott Schafer

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Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson discusses the band's new concept record, Clockwork Angels.

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Prog-Gnosis: Getting a Feel for Picking Techniques with "Somnarium"

Posted 07/19/2012 at 4:10pm | by Tosin Abasi

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Over the next few months, I'll be demonstrating some of the techniques and approaches I rely on in the writing and performing of the music I play with my band, Animals as Leaders. Hopefully, you will find these ideas useful in your own musical endeavors.

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Talkin' Blues: Pedal-Point Licks

Posted 07/19/2012 at 12:40pm | by Keith Wyatt

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A pedal point is a single note sustained (or repeatedly articulated) against a moving melody. It adds dimension to a melody by highlighting its "push and pull" against a central note, which is usually, not not exclusively, the tonic of the key or root note of a chord.

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All That Jazz: Investigating Ways to Use Chord-Based Ideas in Solo Improvisations

Posted 07/19/2012 at 12:17pm | by Wayne Krantz

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This month I'd like to discuss my approach to chord playing — how I look at the structure of chords and create solo lines and licks that incorporate fragments as well as fully voiced chords.

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