New instructional article

“Top Secrets of Common Sense” is the title of my latest guitar instructional article. Read it here:

http://www.shredaholic.com/hesslesson12.html

Tom Hess video samples and instructional DVD

I began recording film for a new instructional DVD right before the last tour began with Holyhell.  There is a sample available on the tomhess.net site. More video samples will be added each month. The DVD project has been on hold because I’ve been in the recording studio every week lately.  The samples are here:  http://tomhess.net/video.php

Two new guitar instructional books (for beginners) by Tom Hess and Chris Kalkbrenner are now published!

The Beginning Guitarist’s Book – level one is finally complete!  This was long overdue and Chris Kalkbrenner (co-author) and I are very pleased to have published these two books. All beginning guitarists should take a serious look at these books!

Level one       http://tomhess.net/shop.php?id=8

Level two       http://tomhess.net/shop.php?id=9

Music Careers Class

Thanks to all of you who enrolled in the music careers courses.  The immediate benefit and results that everyone received so far has been truly great!  Any other interested people should contact me directly for more information about this course.

New CD for improvising lead guitar

This CD, called, “Rock Tracks”. is a great aid for guitarists who desire to improve their rock guitar improvising skills. Details about the CD are available here: http://tomhess.net/shop.php?id=6

European Tour dates

My next concert world tour will last from approximately late January through August (2006).  There will probably be 3 breaks between each of the 4 legs of the tour.  My record label (Magic Circle Music) and managers (Ragnar Prod.) are setting up the tour now. Currently, only the 6 concert dates in Germany have been officially released to the public.

http://tomhess.net/news.php?rubric=1

New HESS Opus 2 review from Guitarnoise.com

http://tomhess.net/cdreviews.php?review=26

Students Spotlight

This new section featuring my students is still under construction, but is eagerly anticipated by many!  We hope to get this completed soon!

More Testimonials

Thanks to all of you students that have emailed me your kind words about me as your teacher in the past and present. Thanks also for those of you that had written equally great things on various music/guitar forums!  Many students have written to me in this last month about our great experiences together, all of those are posted here: http://tomhess.net/testimonials.php