Let's get ready to rock. Take it from the top ; Play what your mama gave ya ; FIY (Find it yourself) : guitars, drums, amps ; Picking the right instrument ; Proper care and feeding ; Guitars, all kinds! ; Pedals ; Keys open doors : keyboards in a nutshell ; Your voice ; Hot for teacher ; Finding a teacher
Making the band. Band together ; Start where you are ; Best friends, best bandmates ; Wild combination : finding your match ; Style wars ; Let's stay together : keeping the peace in your band ; Endless, nameless : finding a name ; Solitary girl : being a solo artist ; Express yourself : lyrics and songwriting ; Writing it down ; The rules of no rules ; Practice, practice, practice ; How to practice ; Feeling discouraged
Recording. Is this thing on? ; Do it clean ; Ballad of something big : setting goals ; It's gonna take time... a whole lot of precious time ; How do you know you are ready to record? ; All I need is one mic ; Recording your drum sound ; Preproduction for recording ; What is a producer, and do you need one? ; In the basement : home recording for the solo arteest ; GarageBand ; Gang of four : Tascam four-track
All the way live. Ready,steady, go ; Some notes on stage fright and bad shows ; I was meant for the stage ; One is the loneliest number : performing solo ; The system and the packer who abides by it ; Putting on your own shows ; Going book wild ; Promotion
Turn it up. Mind your own (band) business ; Duty now for the future ; Legalese ; Accessorizing your band ; Touring