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			<title>Teaching Chords To Beginning Guitar Students</title>
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			<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 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Improving Your Phrasing. Part 4</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[5 Steps to Better Phrasing and Cooler Guitar Solos.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:04:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Tips And Tricks On How To Behave On/Off Stage</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[These are some tips that I summed up over the years of live playing in different metal bands, so they may contribute to new metal/rock players while preparing for a gig.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:33:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>20 Tips For Better Phrasing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This article is only a tap into topic of phrasing. I will mention some of the options you have, and go deeper into them with other articles.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:05:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>5 Priceless Composition Tips For The Young Composer</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[From hobbyist to professional, these 5 tips will greatly improve your composition ability.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:41:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Building An Army Of Fans Every Time You Perform</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/building_an_army_of_fans_every_time_you_perform.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed how some concerts are just that, a “concert,” and some are an all-out PARTY, where you feel you are as much a part as the guys on stage?]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:16:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Modal Pentatonics 101</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Making the most of what you probably already know about pentatonic scales.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:26:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Finger Strength And Precision</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/finger_strength_and_precision.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A simple technique that will quickly increase BOTH your finger strength AND precision. Also works speed, but not by enough to be worth mentioning.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:17:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Half-Whole Scale Ideas</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Half-whole diminished scale is an octatonic scale, meaning, it has 8 tones, or more accurate, notes.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:14:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Emphasis In Solo Phrases</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This article is about giving emphasis to certain points of phrases, in this case, by starting from specific notes.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:44:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Shred Like Paul Gilbert</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/how_to_shred_like_paul_gilbert.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Are you stuck in a rut with your guitar playing? Do you get tired of playing the same old sequences and licks using the same articulation?]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:38:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Music For A Younger Generation</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/music_for_a_younger_generation.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Article outlining the history of music distribution and music in popular culture. Also addresses new avenues of promotion for recording artists and record labels. ]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:37:11 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Start Achieving Your Guitar Goals Today</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[We all have dreams and goals in life. In the back of our minds there is always something that we don’t yet have that we would like.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:03:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ideas Without Limits. Part 1</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In learning how to play the guitar there are two fundamental concepts. The first one is called `Divide and Conquer'. I would like to concentrate on the second divide, called `Divide and Multiply', that has more to do with creativity than practice.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:28:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Have Productive Rehearsals</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I am sure that anyone who started a band and feels unsatisfied with result of rehearsals will find something useful in this article.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:51:11 GMT</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 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Jamming With A Purpose</title>
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			<description><![CDATA['What should I be practicing to get better at my phrasing and overall improvisational skills?']]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:01:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Teach Guitar: Giving A First Guitar Lesson</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rob Hylton gives you a plan for a tried and trusted first guitar lesson aimed at a brand new student.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:34:51 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Need Help Starting A Successful Career In Music?</title>
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			<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 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Applying The Group Dynamic To Your Rehearsal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[While most players practice on their own, almost every musician can find themselves in a group playing situation once in a while. The experience can seem daunting at first, but with a little preparedness, it can be rewarding.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:27:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Teaching Guitar For Money: How Good Do You Need To Be?</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/teaching_guitar_for_money_how_good_do_you_need_to_be.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Guitar teaching is about guitar learning, pure and simple. It is not about how well the teacher can play.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:50:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How To Advance Your Lead Guitar Solos</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/how_to_advance_your_lead_guitar_solos.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you are like most guitarists, you probably, at one point or another have found it difficult to improvise solos on guitar.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:59:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bands That The Metal Forum Are In. Part 6</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/bands_that_the_metal_forum_are_in_part_6.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A showcase of UGs homegrown talent!]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:54:00 GMT</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 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Metal Forum Recommends. Part 5</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/metal_forum_recommends_part_5.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Metal: We like it.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:52:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bands That The Metal Forum Are In. Part 5</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/bands_that_the_metal_forum_are_in_part_5.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A showcase of the diversity or UG's home-grown talent!]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Expectations Of A Professional Musician</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/expectations_of_a_professional_musician.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Professionalism is perhaps the most important thing you can do as a musician. And the good news about it is: these changes can be made instantly. You can make yourself a more professional, and by extension, a better, musician today.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:51:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bands That The Metal Forum Are In. Part 4</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/bands_that_the_metal_forum_are_in_part_4.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A showcase of the diversity or UG's home-grown talent!]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:40:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Metal Forum Recommends. Part 4</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/metal_forum_recommends_part_4.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[More metal band recommendations by the UG metal forum.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:31:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dobro Lessons - How To Practice More Effectively</title>
			<link>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/general_music/dobro_lessons_-_how_to_practice_more_effectively.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This is a Dobro Lesson Article giving tips on how to practice more effectively and become a better musician.]]></description>
			<category>General Music</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:29:05 GMT</pubDate>
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