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Once you have been playing for a while you'll get these great guitar moments where you'll be completely in the zone. Although 98% of the time you'll be alone in your bedroom when it happens, getting soul into your playing is what its all about and when you connect with your guitar it feels great.

I read this great post called "Playing Guitar Completes Me" and it really sums up how I feel about the guitar. Yeah, I might not be the best guitarist in the world but the enjoyment I feel when playing and the expresson it gives me is priceless. I hope everyone reading this blog gets to experience this as well.

Gary (Founder of www.learntheguitarnow.com)

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Staying focused as a guitarist is important particularly in your early phase as a beginner so its handy to realise possible career paths as a musician beyond your typical pop/rock band scenario.

This article by Duane Shinn called "Learn a Musical Instrument, Prepare for a Career" should give you some ammunition when explaining to family and friends how important and ultimately life changing learning guitar can be!

Invisible Career-Path Available Only to Musicians

For a skilled musician, there is an additional career path that is invisible to the non-musician. This is an additional benefit beyond the pleasure of playing music, the attention it brings, and the better academic performance than students who do not learn to play a musical instrument. It is a broad range of extra career opportunities that non-musicians never even consider.

But if you're a musician, you can apply. Let's take a look at these careers that are available only to musicians

Education: Are you a musician who has also studied education? If so, there are numerous music education opportunities that may interest you:

• Music educator at a college, conservatory, university
• Music teacher at secondary or elementary school
• Private music instructor
• Music supervisor
• Choir director

Therapy: Are you a musician who has also studied psychiatry? You can practice the trade of music therapy in a wide array of settings. Some of the sources of employment for music therapists are the following:

• Schools
• Universities
• Nursing Homes
• Mental health clinics
• Correctional Facilities
• Private practice

Business: Ever wonder what it takes to work in business management? Besides business smarts, an ability to talk the language of music will take you places the non-musican cannot go:

• Artist Manager or Agent
• Talent Agent
• Concert Promoter
• Independent Radio Promoter
• Music Business Entrepreneur
• Music Business Consultant
• Record Company Executive
• Music Publisher
• Tour Coordinator

Performance: Actors are more highly valued if they have a musical education. Today, with so few actors multi-skilled as they were in the era of the large studios, this can be a real advantage. Below are some of the jobs for which an actor who is also a musician may "incidentally" be qualified.

• Performing artist
• Soloist, instrumental or vocal
• Studio musician
• Background vocalist
• Theatre musician
• Accompanist
• Church musician
• Product demonstrator for instrument manufacturer

Movies / Video Games: If you study movies or video game production, a background as a musician will help you prepare for music-related jobs such as the following:

• Conductor
• Music Composer
• Music Editor
• Music Supervisor (to scout for music)
• Arranger (to determine the mix of song elements per the conductor or producer's specifications)
• Sound designer (of effects to accompany music score)
• Jingle writer / composer

From education to video games, there are careers available for those who happen to have a background in music which the rest of us never see. Each of these fields requires time and study for proficiency, but they represent a career path that is nonexistent for non-musicians.

Sure, you already knew that playing music could improve your quality of life. Now you know it can improve the quality of your career.

Duane Shinn is the author of over 500 music books and music educational materials such as DVD's, CD's, musical games for kids, chord charts, musical software, and piano lesson instructional courses for adults. His book-CD-DVD course titled http://www.pianoplaying.com/ "How To Dress Up Naked Music On The Piano!" is used all around the world to teach improvisation and music arranging skills. He holds advanced degrees from Southern Oregon University and was the founder of Keyboard Workshop in Southern Oregon. He is the author of the popular free 101-week online e-mail newsletter titled http://www.playpiano.com/ "Amazing Secrets Of Exciting Piano Chords & Sizzling Chord Progressions" with over 70,000 current subscribers. Assisted by Phil Honstein.

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We have just posted some new articles on learning the guitar and are indeed always adding to this section so keep a look out. The articles are fantastic and offer some really good advice to all beginners out there. Best of all, its free advice!

Here are the links.

Guitar lesson: The E F G of Learning To Play Guitar Sheet Music - Is it really possible to conquer the guitar fretboard? Do you find the notes you want to find? Is tabulature cheating? Let me invite you to the guitar fretboard!

Guitar: What Is The Ultimate Way To Practice On Your Guitar? - Have you ever asked yourself: What is the ultimate truth about guitar practicing and how effective can a guitar practice session be?

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Hi Dudes,

Just added a review of the line 6 Guitarport. I've been a big fan of the Line 6 digital modelling amps and have had a 1x12 Spider for some time now. I personally think this is one of the best practise amps you can get so if your looking for a decent bedroom amp have a look over at Music Store UK. The rest of the series kicks ass too!

Anyway, this little piece of kit blew us away so check it out. Read the Guitarport review.

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