Mike Stern

Articles by: Mike Stern

Hitting the Pocket: The Importance of Dynamics and Grooving When Soloing

By Mike Stern published

Awareness of one’s rhythmic pacing is among the most important aspects of ensemble guitar playing.

Chromatic Arpeggios and Soloing on "Out of the Blue"

By Mike Stern published

How arpeggios combined with chromaticism can expand the scope of your solos.

Learn to Burn — My Approach to Warming Up

By Mike Stern published

Learn how to warm up in a way that is both physically effective and musically rewarding.

Expand Your Soloing Vocabulary with the Half-Whole Symmetrical Diminished Scale

By Mike Stern published

All That Jazz: My Approaches to Soloing on “Out of the Blue”

By Mike Stern published

All That Jazz: How to Play "Out of the Blue"

By Mike Stern published

The following content is related to the August 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

All That Jazz: Learning Solos Played on Other Instruments to Expand Your Improvisational Approach

By Mike Stern published

The following content is related to the May 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

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