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		<title>Blue Grass Tabs &#8211; A Good Way to Learn Bluegrass Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learning from bluegrass tabs is one of the most popular ways to start off with bluegrass music. There are a minority of budding musicians who have the ability to pick up a mandolin, guitar or banjo and become familiar with the instrument without much help.  These people have the wonderful musical gift of being able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn Guitar Online &#8211; Which One of These 3 Learning Guitar Mistakes Are You Making?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Guitar playing should be a lot of fun. I&#8217;ve just completed a Google search for &#8220;How To Play Guitar&#8221; and received 16,300,000 results, wow &#8211; with this sort of help learning the guitar should be a breeze for everyone. So why do we have more confused, frustrated and aggravated guitar players than at any other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jamie Andreas: Climb Every Mountain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 21:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The longer I teach, the more I am impressed with one unassailable fact: most of what becoming good or great on the guitar is about has nothing to do with &#8220;musical ability&#8221;. It has everything to do with that group of qualities loosely spoken of as &#8220;character&#8221;.
When I was 16 years old, I met a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funk Music: Rhythm &amp; Groove</title>
		<link>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/funk-music-rhythm-groove-120/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 20:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funk is a style that emerged in the 60’s and it has its stylistic origins in soul music.
Funk was born from the mixing of soul music with other music styles like R&#38;B, Rock, Jazz and psychedelic music. It’s main reference is undoubtedly James Brown and his musicians Maceo Parker and Melvin Parker.
The funk genre is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn To Play Guitar Fast</title>
		<link>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/learn-to-play-guitar-fast-102/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many beginner guitarists out there eager to learn to play the guitar easily. However, just about as many have a rather vague idea about what this means. This article is aimed to clear out a few misconceptions about playing fast, state some basic rules about Learn to Play Guitar Fast and provide you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web Tools For Guitarists</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve just discovered a great resource for guitar players and those learning guitar.  Guitar Tools is a comprehensive and informative reference guide for  guitarists featuring breaking news, online tools and top guitar resources.
Created by David Holmes,  a sound engineer and indie studio manager,  the resource features are numerous.  You can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking About Learning The Guitar?  Read This</title>
		<link>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/advice-on-playing-guitar-now-with-instructions-87/</link>
		<comments>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/advice-on-playing-guitar-now-with-instructions-87/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of our readers has sent in this article which is designed to give heart to those who may be thinking about taking up the guitar.  The benefits of learning guitar are enormous.  The guitar is such a versatile and portable instrument, and can usually be taken along wherever you go.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guitar Tips: Lessons  To Play Guitar Chords</title>
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		<comments>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/lessons-to-play-guitar-chords-85/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music is the language of the soul, according to the old saying. It can speak to you and evoke certain feelings and emotions. Nearly everybody likes music of one type or another and many others want to learn to play an instrument, such as the guitar.
Here are a few simple tips that will help you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips On Playing The Guitar</title>
		<link>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/tips-on-playing-the-guitar-81/</link>
		<comments>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/tips-on-playing-the-guitar-81/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several people who wish to learn how to play the guitar by either self teaching or by learning from a teacher. Learning guitar by yourself will involve you getting hold of a proven guitar course which has also helped many other potential guitar players. There are a number of benefits to self teaching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Correct Finger Positions When Strumming</title>
		<link>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/the-correct-finger-positions-when-strumming-80/</link>
		<comments>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/the-correct-finger-positions-when-strumming-80/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to playing the guitar, finger positioning is one of the keys to progressing quickly with learning to play guitar.  Read on to find out more from this interesting article:
Surprisingly, one of the biggest challenges when it comes to playing the guitar is how to properly position your fingers on the fretboard.
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muscle Memory and Guitar Players</title>
		<link>http://news.guitarojam.com/musicians-health/muscle-memory-and-guitar-players-73/</link>
		<comments>http://news.guitarojam.com/musicians-health/muscle-memory-and-guitar-players-73/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is muscle memory and how does it apply to guitar players?  Research has shown that a large number of internal brain regions work together with the input and output brain sensors that make the mental images of the music a guitarist sees in their minds eye.
Using these images, guitarists can learn to interpret [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Beginner Guitarists Give Up</title>
		<link>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/why-beginner-guitarists-give-up-40/</link>
		<comments>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/why-beginner-guitarists-give-up-40/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many beginner guitarists start out full of enthusiasm, rushing through their first few lessons in an effort to get playing quickly.  Pretty soon, frustration and impatience at the slow progress can result in guitar practice burnout.  This is a major reason for beginning guitarists to get discouraged and give up.
This article by Annette [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Not Playing Guitar</title>
		<link>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/the-art-of-not-playing-guitar-39/</link>
		<comments>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/the-art-of-not-playing-guitar-39/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many budding guitarists just starting out, learning to play guitar means hours practice.  The more you practice, the better you get. Right?  How on earth could you learn guitar  by not playing guitar.  Seems like a contradiction in itself.
However, like many other activities in life, there is much more to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playing Right Handed Guitar Left Handed/Strumming Or Picking Style</title>
		<link>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/playing-right-handed-guitar-left-handedstrumming-or-picking-style-31/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that we feel relatively comfortable playing left handed and holding the guitar and we can make the major chords, A, B, C, D, E, F and G with the right hand, what about the left hand? How do I hold the pick? What type of strumming method do I use?
There is no particular technique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn To Play Spanish Guitar</title>
		<link>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/learn-to-play-spanish-guitar-21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being diverse in your musical entourage will come easier once you have learned to play one or two instruments well. When it comes to playing the Spanish guitar, which is also called the classical guitar, it is always best to dedicate your time to learning it well, and then switching to other types of guitars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Play Lead Guitar</title>
		<link>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/how-to-play-lead-guitar-19/</link>
		<comments>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/how-to-play-lead-guitar-19/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you learn to play lead guitar? There are so many ways available now but not all of them are good at teaching you how to play lead guitar. You can take private lessons, you can teach yourself, you can attempt to learn utilizing written, do-it-yourself courses or Internet based courses-or you can purchase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guitar Scales Practice Tip &#8211; The Biggest Reason Why Guitarists Can&#8217;t Use Scales Musically</title>
		<link>http://news.guitarojam.com/lessons-learning/tipstechniques/guitar-scales-practice-tip-the-biggest-reason-why-guitarists-cant-use-scales-musically-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 03:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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By Craig Bassett
To start off this guitar scales practice tip, let me ask you a quick question. When was the last time you learnt a guitar scale to mastery? What I mean &#8220;to mastery&#8221; is this&#8230;
 - You can play the scale anywhere on your fretboard. 
- You know exactly what each note of the [...]]]></description>
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