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==Background and early years==
==Background and early years==
Stetina grew up in [[Indiana]], the youngest in a family of [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] cyclists, including his brothers [[Wayne Stetina|Wayne]], [[Dale Stetina|Dale]] and Joel,<ref>{{cite news|last=Lardner|first=James|date=April 17, 1978 |title=Big Spill, Photo Finish Enliven Bike Race Here|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/04/17/big-spill-photo-finish-enliven-bike-race-here/da3bb39d-9fd5-4503-ad38-755636222830|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|location=Washington D.C.|access-date=June 17, 2016}}</ref> and won several national medals as a teenager. Stetina's mother, an accomplished [[opera singer]], supported his interest in music, and at age 12 she bought him a $60 beginner guitar and little practice amp.<ref name="archive.org"/>
Stetina grew up in [[Indiana]], the youngest in a family of [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] cyclists, including his brothers [[Wayne Stetina|Wayne]], [[Dale Stetina|Dale]] and Joel,<ref>{{cite news|last=Lardner|first=James|date=April 17, 1978 |title=Big Spill, Photo Finish Enliven Bike Race Here|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/04/17/big-spill-photo-finish-enliven-bike-race-here/da3bb39d-9fd5-4503-ad38-755636222830|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|location=Washington D.C.|access-date=June 17, 2016}}</ref> and won several national medals as a teenager.<ref name="archive.org"/> According to the ''[[Rushville Republican]]'', issue July 9, 1973, at the Indiana Bicycle Road Racing championships, Troy won the two miler race for boys aged 8 & 11. Brother Dale was was a winner in the 50 mile race for boys 15 & 17. Also Brother Wayne, aged 19 at the time won the 85 mile men's race.<ref>''Rushville Republican'', Monday, July 9, 1973 - [https://archive.org/details/rushville-republican-1973-07-09/page/n3/mode/2up?q=%22Troy+Stetina%22 Page Three Hoosiers Win Bike Races]</ref>

Stetina's mother, an accomplished [[opera singer]], supported his interest in music, and at age 12 she bought him a $60 beginner guitar and little practice amp.<ref name="archive.org"/>


Following formative stints in Private Wave and Wraith, Stetina started giving private guitar lessons part-time at a local music store and found he had a knack for teaching. When a chance meeting with [[Hal Leonard]] author/editor Will Schmid occurred at the store, an opportunity to write a heavy-metal instructional method materialized. His first effort was never published due to copyright issues. His second attempt resulted in the highly successful{{according to whom|date=November 2017}} ''Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar'' (Volumes 1 & 2) in 1986, and ''Heavy Metal Lead Guitar'' in 1987.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
Following formative stints in Private Wave and Wraith, Stetina started giving private guitar lessons part-time at a local music store and found he had a knack for teaching. When a chance meeting with [[Hal Leonard]] author/editor Will Schmid occurred at the store, an opportunity to write a heavy-metal instructional method materialized. His first effort was never published due to copyright issues. His second attempt resulted in the highly successful{{according to whom|date=November 2017}} ''Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar'' (Volumes 1 & 2) in 1986, and ''Heavy Metal Lead Guitar'' in 1987.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

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Troy Stetina
BornNovember 16, 1963
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Guitarist, music educator
InstrumentGuitar

Troy Stetina (born November 16, 1963) is an American guitarist and music educator with more than forty rock and metal instructional methods to his credit, and total sales currently over 1 million units. He was the director of Rock Guitar Studies at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and writer for GuitarOne magazine, and now teaches independently.[1]

Background and early years

Stetina grew up in Indiana, the youngest in a family of Olympic cyclists, including his brothers Wayne, Dale and Joel,[2] and won several national medals as a teenager.[1] According to the Rushville Republican, issue July 9, 1973, at the Indiana Bicycle Road Racing championships, Troy won the two miler race for boys aged 8 & 11. Brother Dale was was a winner in the 50 mile race for boys 15 & 17. Also Brother Wayne, aged 19 at the time won the 85 mile men's race.[3]

Stetina's mother, an accomplished opera singer, supported his interest in music, and at age 12 she bought him a $60 beginner guitar and little practice amp.[1]

Following formative stints in Private Wave and Wraith, Stetina started giving private guitar lessons part-time at a local music store and found he had a knack for teaching. When a chance meeting with Hal Leonard author/editor Will Schmid occurred at the store, an opportunity to write a heavy-metal instructional method materialized. His first effort was never published due to copyright issues. His second attempt resulted in the highly successful[according to whom?] Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar (Volumes 1 & 2) in 1986, and Heavy Metal Lead Guitar in 1987.[citation needed]

The same year the first book was released, Stetina joined the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, in Milwaukee. Although he eventually became Director of the Rock Guitar department, he left in the early 1990s to finally pursue a career as a recording artist.[citation needed]

According to the Guitar Instructor website, he is internationally recognized and his book Speed Mechanics, has sold more than 100,000 copies.[4] Stetina was an article contributor for the Guitar One magazine in the 2000s.[5]

1990s to 2000s

Two videos hosted by Stetina were Beginning Lead Guitar and Beginning Rock Rhythm Guitar were marketed through the Hal Leonard Corp., and were released around 1994, 1995.[6]

Along with guitarists Dominic Miller and Tony Zemaitis, Stetina was featured in the March 1993 issue of Guitarist magazine.[7]

One of Stetina's articles Return of the Shred, Come Together Two Essential Hybrid Scales appeared in the Volume 9, No 2 February 2006 issue of Guitar One magazine. It was about combining scales and having a wider range.[8]

Working with Mark Tremonti, helped create the Sound and the Story dvd,[9] which was published by Fret12 Productions.[10]

Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar

Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar (ISBN 0-7935-0962-9) is a guitar tutorial book by Stetina first published in 1990. It is designed to teach lead guitar techniques, how to practice and encourage evolving creativity. It is split into three sections Mechanics, Rhythm and Creativity. It Includes a rock version of "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, "Caprice No. 10" by Niccolò Paganini and "Prelude in D" by JS Bach.

Associated bands

  • Private Wave
  • Wraith
  • Titan
  • Second Soul
  • Dimension X
  • Exottica

Guitar lessons: book, book/CD & DVD

Troy Stetina Series guitar lessons:

  • Metal Rhythm Guitar Volume 1
  • Metal Rhythm Guitar Volume 2
  • Speed & Thrash Guitar Method
  • Metal Lead Guitar Primer
  • Metal Lead Guitar Volume 1
  • Metal Lead Guitar Volume 2
  • Metal Guitar Tricks
  • Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar
  • Fretboard Mastery
  • Secrets to Writing Killer Metal Songs
  • Total Rock Guitar
  • The Ultimate Scale Book
  • The Ultimate Barre Chord Guide
  • Left-Handed Guitar
  • Beginning Rock Rhythm Guitar - DVD
  • Beginning Rock Rhythm Guitar - VHS
  • Beginning Rock Rhythm Guitar - book (English)
  • Beginning Rock Rhythm Guitar - book (Spanish)
  • Beginning Rock Lead Guitar - DVD
  • Beginning Rock Lead Guitar - VHS
  • Beginning Rock Lead Guitar - book (English)
  • Beginning Rock Lead Guitar - book (Spanish)
  • Troy Stetina's Guitar Lessons: Hard Rock
  • Troy Stetina's Guitar Lessons: Funk Rock
  • Acoustic Rock
  • The Very Best of Ozzy Osbourne (with Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee & Zakk Wylde)
  • Best of Foo Fighters
  • Best of Rage Against The Machine
  • Best of Black Sabbath
  • Best of Black Sabbath - DVD
  • Best of Aggro-Metal
  • Deep Purple Greatest Hits
  • Modern Rock - DVD
  • Hard Rock - DVD
  • The Best of Joe Satriani by Dale Turner (Troy Stetina recorded all of the music on the accompanying CD)[11]
  • Dream Theater - Signature Licks
  • Speed Mechanics for Drums
  • Speed and thrash metal drum method (with Charlie Bushor)

Books

  • Troy Stetina Series

References

  1. ^ a b c "Troy Stetina, Bio & Quick Facts". January 14, 2001. Archived from the original on January 14, 2001.
  2. ^ Lardner, James (April 17, 1978). "Big Spill, Photo Finish Enliven Bike Race Here". Washington Post. Washington D.C. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Rushville Republican, Monday, July 9, 1973 - Page Three Hoosiers Win Bike Races
  4. ^ Guitar Instructor - TROY STETINA
  5. ^ Guitar One, Volume 9, No 2 February 2006 - Page 20 EDITORIAL, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
  6. ^ Billboard, January 7, 1995 - Page 14 Words & Music by Irv Lichtman
  7. ^ Beat Chapter - Guitarist, March 1993 - Guitarist Magazine March 1993 Extreme Dominic Miller Tony Zemaitis Troy Stetina
  8. ^ Guitar One, Volume 9, No 2 February 2006 - Page 176 RETURN OF THE SHRED Come Together Two Essential Hybrid Scales
  9. ^ Music Radar, 14 May 2011 - Mark Tremonti on solo album, Alter Bridge, instructional DVDs and Creed By Joe Bosso
  10. ^ Ultimate Guitar - News / Music news, Fret12 Releases The Sound And The Story With Troy Stetina
  11. ^ "Guitar Lessons". Stetina.com. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

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