Rock Star Unveils Methods for Writing Emotional Music

CARY, IL, September 26, 2012 (Press-News.org) Tom Hess, virtuoso guitarist in symphonic metal band Rhapsody Of Fire has created an online resource for guitar players that explains the process for writing highly intense and emotional guitar melodies.

Many guitarists spend a great deal of time practicing to develop their guitar technique only to have a hard time applying what they have learned when they are ready to begin writing music. As a result, they experience a lot of frustration when they cannot use the skills they have learned to express themselves. As a response to this common situation, Hess makes these remarks:

"The truth for most guitarists is that they have developed good guitar playing technique, have a lot of passion to express themselves and want to make great music like their favorite musicians. Unfortunately, they fall short of their expressive goals in music due to a set of limiting beliefs that they hold around the idea of how to effectively express their feelings on guitar. For example, they might believe that it is necessary to practice for many hours a day or play fast lead guitar. In reality, playing emotional guitar music is not as hard as you would think."

He goes on:
"Most likely, all of your favorite guitarists are not necessarily shred guitar players and do not practice endless hours each day. Instead, the reason why these guitarists are so good is that they have learned how to connect together their emotions with the notes they play on guitar. They have a complete awareness of what notes they should play if they want to express a specific feeling or emotion...BEFORE they even play it. The best part is, this ability is not only reserved for the 'naturally talented'; it is something that you can learn and incorporate into your own music just like learning guitar licks, strumming patterns, speed picking or any other skill for guitar."

In addition, Hess uses his online guitar resource to talk about the common misunderstandings that guitarists have on the topic of music theory and musical expression for guitar:

"Most guitarists think of music theory as a bunch of abstract theories about intervals, voice leading or chord functions. Fact is, it is way more fundamental than that. Simply put, music theory is about understanding how to manipulate sound in a way that clearly expresses your emotions to where others feel those same emotions. It is very important to understand this as a musician; especially if you would like to create highly emotional music with your guitar."

Hess' guitarist resource for creating emotional guitar music can be found on his guitarist training website.

Website: http://tomhess.net