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			<title>The Secret to Making Your Guitar Solo Sing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Learn how to make your listeners LOVE your guitar solos!]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:58:27 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>How to Effectively Promote Your Music and Gain More Fans</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/the_guide_to/how_to_effectively_promote_your_music_and_gain_more_fans.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Here are some quick and easy things you can do to accomplish all of the music promotion goals to attract more fans.]]></description>
			<category>The Guide To</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 07:50:01 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>5 Unique Ideas That Will Improve Your 7 String Guitar Playing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In that article you learned various musical ways to use the instrument as well as how to effectively transition from 6 string guitar to 7 string guitar.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 08:12:46 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Increase Your Motivation To Practice Guitar</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In order to help you increase your motivation, I have created a list of the 5 most common reasons why guitar players are unable to get great results when they practice guitar.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:34:53 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Why Yngwie Malmsteen Is Underrated</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[By learning about why Yngwie Malmsteen is underrated you will gain a new perspective that will allow you to become a much better guitar player for yourself.]]></description>
			<category>Artists' Discussions</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:19:27 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Why Most Musicians Fail In The Music Industry And How To NOT Become One Of Them</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Why do certain musicians develop a thriving career in the music business, while most others have a difficult time just getting by (due to not being able to support themselves financially)?]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:04:21 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Enhance Your Musical Self-Expression Skills Using Music Theory</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/music_theory/how_to_enhance_your_musical_self-expression_skills_using_music_theory.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Do you currently have the skills to express all of your thoughts and emotions clearly with your guitar playing and music? Can you make others feel what you feel when you play guitar?]]></description>
			<category>Music Theory</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:43:34 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Start A Career In Music And Succeed With A Mentor</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Do you dream of starting a career in music, but are uncertain about what you should work on first?]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:13:42 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Secrets To Finding The Right Band Members</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest challenges for any band is finding serious and dedicated musicians.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:47:59 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Make Money In Your Music Career By Avoiding These 5 Mistakes</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/make_money_in_your_music_career_by_avoiding_these_5_mistakes.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Different ways to achieve great success while working in the music industry.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 02:42:01 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Use 7 String Guitar To Enhance Your Musical Expression</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/how_to_use_7_string_guitar_to_enhance_your_musical_expression.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With the additional seventh string come several physical and stylistic differences that will totally change the way you approach your guitar playing.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:49:28 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Record Guitar Well In The Studio</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Becoming a professional musician and joining a successful band is a goal that will take many steps to achieve. One of the skills you must develop as you work to make this dream a reality is learning the art of recording guitar in a studio environment.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:06:11 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Create Great Guitar Solos</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/how_to_create_great_guitar_solos.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Do you have a difficult time creating awesome guitar solos that sound like real music instead of a "combination of guitar licks"?]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:59:28 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Fix Common Guitar Practice Problems With And Without A Metronome</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Do you think it is important to use a metronome when you practice guitar?]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:26:02 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Avoiding Critical Mistakes In Learning To Increase Your Guitar Speed</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Do you struggle with playing guitar fast? Is your lack of guitar speed making it difficult for you to express yourself fully as a musician?]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:47:07 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Improve Your Lead Guitar Playing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[How many of your guitar skills can you use 'fluently' when creating, improvising or playing a guitar solo?]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:10:03 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Get Started Teaching Guitar - 5 Things You Need To Know And Do</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/how_to_get_started_teaching_guitar_-_5_things_you_need_to_know_and_do.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you want to teach guitar, then it's critically important to know what the most important steps are to becoming the best teacher you can be.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 04:33:03 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Get More People To Come To Your Live Shows</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/how_to_get_more_people_to_come_to_your_live_shows.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Are you and your band mates frustrated because you are not getting as many people to come to your live shows as you want?]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 06:46:04 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Top 10 Mistakes Musicians Make When Trying To Get Into The Music Industry</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/top_10_mistakes_musicians_make_when_trying_to_get_into_the_music_industry.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you want to become successful in the music industry, there many things you need to know and do.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 06:31:20 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Improve Your Guitar Teaching. Part 1</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/improve_your_guitar_teaching_part_1.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Although there are many different ways you can help your students become better guitar players and musicians, we can group almost everything you do into 3 main categories.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:35:18 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Practice For Maximum Guitar Speed. Part 3</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/how_to_practice_for_maximum_guitar_speed_part_3.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed that playing something clean and fast is much harder when playing an actual song compared to when you practice that same lick or solo over and over again?]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:29:54 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Prepare For Gigs And Make Your Live Shows Better</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/how_to_prepare_for_gigs_and_make_your_live_shows_better.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The very best way to get more people to repeatedly come out and see your band play live is word of mouth.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:54:35 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Teaching Chords To Beginning Guitar Students</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/teaching_chords_to_beginning_guitar_students.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A very common and frustrating problem beginning guitar students face is not being able to change chords quickly, fluently and musically.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:14:38 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Improve Your Guitar Technique. Part 2</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/how_to_improve_your_guitar_technique_part_2.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Do you want to improve your guitar technique, play guitar cleaner, eliminate sloppy playing and unwanted string noise?]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:58:56 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Need Help Starting A Successful Career In Music?</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/need_help_starting_a_successful_career_in_music.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Do you need immediate help starting a successful career in music? Here are 4 things that will put you on the right track.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:26:20 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Improve Your Guitar Technique. Part 1</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/how_to_improve_your_guitar_technique_part_1.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Do you want to improve your guitar technique, play guitar cleaner, eliminate sloppy playing and unwanted string noise? Sloppy guitar technique is a very common problem.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:10:53 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>8 Steps To Develop A Highly Efficient Practice Schedule</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/8_steps_to_develop_a_highly_efficient_practice_schedule.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest reasons why so few people become great guitarists is not because they lack talent, but rather due to not knowing all of the things they need to do or practice in order to reach their goal.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 09:19:52 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Transition From Your Day Job Into A Successful Music Career</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/how_to_transition_from_your_day_job_into_a_successful_music_career.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Do you want to be a professional musician, but don’t know where and how to start? Do you really want a successful career in music, but your fear of failure is holding you back? Are you unsure about what to do if your plan doesn’t work?]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:01:33 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>3 Reasons Why You May Not Be Getting Big Results From Taking Guitar Lessons</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/3_reasons_why_you_may_not_be_getting_big_results_from_taking_guitar_lessons.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Have you ever tried taking guitar lessons and ended up quitting in frustration, because you felt you weren’t making enough progress? This perception prevents you from getting all that you want from your guitar lessons. ]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:02:28 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>11 Damaging Mistakes Guitar Players Make And How To Avoid Them</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/the_guide_to/11_damaging_mistakes_guitar_players_make_and_how_to_avoid_them.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[There are specific reasons why guitar players go through such frustration and disappointment. Here are 11 key mistakes players make and repeat over and over again that you should definitely avoid.]]></description>
			<category>The Guide To</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:44:08 -0500</pubDate>
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