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	<title>Free Guitar Lessons, Guitar Master Classes, Learn Guitar &#124; Insane Guitar &#187; Column</title>
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		<title>How Radiohead Got it Right, and You Can Too</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/draven-grey/how-radiohead-got-it-right-and-you-can-too</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/draven-grey/how-radiohead-got-it-right-and-you-can-too#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Draven Grey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You all know the account. When Radiohead released their new record “In Rainbows” on a pay-what-you-like download basis, there was a lot of resistance from critics. But Radiohead stated “&#8230;we believe if your music is great, then people will pay for it.” Selling around 30,000 copies within the first week alone and hitting #1 on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where To Find Highly Effective Guitar Practice Exercises</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/where-to-find-highly-effective-guitar-practice-exercises</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/where-to-find-highly-effective-guitar-practice-exercises#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you have an easier time learning to play guitar if you knew exactly what guitar practice exercises to focus your time on?  Are you being spread in many different directions by the vast number of guitar playing resources that all seem to offer a different way of learning guitar?  Do you feel overwhelmed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Improve Your Lead Guitar Playing</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-improve-your-lead-guitar-playing</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-improve-your-lead-guitar-playing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a hard time coming up with guitar solos that sound like real music instead of a &#8220;combination of guitar licks&#8221;?  Have you spent a lot of time looking for countless guitar exercises, new scales and guitar licks to play on the internet, only to realize later that these things are NOT making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Improve Your Guitar Playing With And Without A Metronome</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-improve-your-guitar-playing-with-and-without-a-metronome</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-improve-your-guitar-playing-with-and-without-a-metronome#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think that using a metronome is important for improving your guitar playing?
On this issue, guitar players tend to fall into one of the following groups:

 Some guitarists almost never use a metronome in their guitar playing.
 Others always (or almost always) practice and play guitar with a metronome.

When asked about why they practice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Develop Creativity In Your Guitar Playing &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-develop-creativity-in-your-guitar-playing-part-1</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-develop-creativity-in-your-guitar-playing-part-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you struggle with becoming a more creative and self expressive  musician? Many guitarists run into this problem as they begin to feel  more comfortable with the physical aspects of their guitar playing. A  lot of musicians can&#8217;t seem to write songs or create their own guitar  solos at the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Guitar Teachers Find It Difficult To Get Guitar Students</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/why-guitar-teachers-find-it-difficult-to-get-guitar-students</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/why-guitar-teachers-find-it-difficult-to-get-guitar-students#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a hard time finding more guitar students? Do your    guitar teaching ads and website not seem to really work like you want    them to? Are you tired of constantly pouring massive efforts into  promotion   and not getting enough students from it? Does it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Play Guitar Fast &#8211; Avoiding Critical Mistakes In Learning To Increase Your Guitar Speed</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-play-guitar-fast-avoiding-critical-mistakes-in-learning-to-increase-your-guitar-speed</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-play-guitar-fast-avoiding-critical-mistakes-in-learning-to-increase-your-guitar-speed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2868</guid>
		<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?   Although playing  guitar fast is not every guitarist&#8217;s  most significant goal, those who do  want to improve their guitar   speed desire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Songwriting &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/songwriting-part-1-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/songwriting-part-1-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most musicians (especially guitar players) approach songwriting in  the same general way. For many songwriters, especially those who write  music versus writing lyrics only, that process consists of relying on  their instrument to improvise or &#8220;jam&#8221; until they stumble upon something  that   sounds cool. They choose to focus only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Effectively Boost Your Volume for Solos</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/how-to-effectively-boost-your-volume-for-solos</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/how-to-effectively-boost-your-volume-for-solos#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lou Lombardi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lou Lombardi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A &#8220;young&#8221; guitarist recently asked me:
I want to increase the volume of my guitar during guitar solos and maybe add or change effects for the solo. What is the best way to do this?  Are there different ways to do this?  I am looking at the Boss ME20.  What is the best unit for this purpose?
Any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transcription: Going from &#8216;Good&#8217; to &#8216;Great&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/matt-shelvock/transcription-going-from-good-to-great</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/matt-shelvock/transcription-going-from-good-to-great#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shelvock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Matt Shelvock]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember when you were a kid and you used to get yelled at for taking things apart? Maybe it was a remote control, your Nintendo, or your mother’s vacuum. Humans seem to have an insatiable desire to know how things work. The best way to learn how something works, much to the dismay of wives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Clean Up Your Lead Guitar Technique &#8211; Part 2 Find The Solution To Fixing Sloppy Lead Guitar Playing</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-clean-up-your-lead-guitar-technique-part-2-find-the-solution-to-fixing-sloppy-lead-guitar-playing</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-clean-up-your-lead-guitar-technique-part-2-find-the-solution-to-fixing-sloppy-lead-guitar-playing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a hard time playing lead guitar cleanly, the most likely  reason for this is excessive guitar string noise. For most guitarists,  refining   this area of their lead guitar technique may have nothing to  do with improving the way they play &#8220;the notes they want to hear&#8221;.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Chords To Beginner Guitar Students</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/teaching-chords-to-beginner-guitar-students</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/teaching-chords-to-beginner-guitar-students#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2680</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A very common and  frustrating problem beginning guitar students  face is not being able to change  chords quickly, fluently and  musically. This may be frustrating for you, the  guitar teacher, too,  when you are not sure about how to solve the problem.
There can be more than  one reason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Your Lead Guitar Playing: Lesson And Video</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/improve-your-lead-guitar-playing-lesson-and-video</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/improve-your-lead-guitar-playing-lesson-and-video#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2644</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How many of  your guitar skills can you use ‘fluently’ when creating,  improvising or playing  a guitar solo? I’m not asking about ‘how good  you are’, ‘how much you know’, or  ‘what you can play’. I’m asking you  to think about how well you can ‘use’ the  skills [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Triads: Constructing Memorable Melodies pt. 2</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/matt-shelvock/triads-constructing-memorable-melodies-pt-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/matt-shelvock/triads-constructing-memorable-melodies-pt-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 22:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shelvock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Matt Shelvock]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insaneguitar.com/?p=2553</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In our last triad lesson, we looked at how to apply basic triad forms vertically along the fretboard. While triads may seem fairly elementary, when applied to improvisation they can be incredibly powerful. For example, a player who is familiar with triads will have an easier time structuring melodic tension and release. In other words, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Triads: Constructing Memorable Melodies pt. 1</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/matt-shelvock/triads-constructing-memorable-melodies-pt-1</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/matt-shelvock/triads-constructing-memorable-melodies-pt-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 19:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shelvock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Matt Shelvock]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Yes, you read correctly: this is an article on triads. I know what you are thinking, “I already know about triads…1s, 3s, 5s…how is this even USEFUL?!” Fear not, young shredder. You have much to learn.
Triads are constructed through combining the 1st, 3rd, and 5th degrees of a scale. Some examples would be a C [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Get Started Teaching Guitar &#8211; 5 Things You Need to Know and Do</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-get-started-teaching-guitar-5-things-you-need-to-know-and-do</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-get-started-teaching-guitar-5-things-you-need-to-know-and-do#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 17:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to teach  guitar, then it&#8217;s critically important to know  what the most important steps  are to becoming the best teacher you can  be. Many people who have been teaching  guitar for a long time don&#8217;t  know all 5 of the important things you are now  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Mistakes People Make When Trying To Become Professional Musicians</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/top-10-mistakes-people-make-when-trying-to-become-professional-musicians</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/top-10-mistakes-people-make-when-trying-to-become-professional-musicians#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by  Tom Hess
There many things you  need to know and do in order to become  successful in the music industry. But  even if you learn and do all of  those things, you still might prevent yourself  from achieving success  in the music business by making key mistakes along the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Focus, Discipline, Progress</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/focus-discipline-progress</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/focus-discipline-progress#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Faustmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daniel Faustmann]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[improve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theory]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this 3rd installment of my practice series, I would like to give you a formula for improvement that has worked wonders for me and my most dedicated students. It is so important that on the front window of Guitar for Life Studio I have this written in big letters: Focus, Discipline, Progress. Let’s walk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Improve Your Guitar Technique &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-improve-your-guitar-technique-part-1</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-improve-your-guitar-technique-part-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

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		<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. Many guitarists have been asking for solutions. This article will help you to improve your guitar technique.
There are 5 main challenges that electric guitar players must overcome in order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Fans Are Your Life-Blood, But…</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/fans-are-life</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/fans-are-life#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Draven Grey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Draven Grey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why settle for the left-overs of the band that played before you?  What key element are you missing that would help you attract massive amounts of fans, sell more merchandise, and boost your music career like nothing else?]]></description>
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		<title>Practicing Guitar: Self Discipline Or Fun?</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/practicing-guitar-self-discipline-or-fun</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/practicing-guitar-self-discipline-or-fun#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you find it difficult to fully enjoy the process of highly disciplined practicing? Most guitarists either have lots of fun practicing, but are not highly disciplined, or try to be very disciplined, but find it boring or unfulfilling when they do so. So most people make a (conscious or unconscious) choice to sacrifice &#8216;fun&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dropped-D Rhythm Guitar Patterns</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/2194</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/2194#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Tauterouff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Paul Tauterouff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dropped-D Rhythm Guitar Patterns
By Paul Tauterouff
Hello everyone! For this month’s lesson I decided to break things up a little bit and get away from the typical wheedly-deedly lead guitar type of lesson and talk about some rockin’ rhythm guitar ideas!
We have to do something to pass the time in between our solos, right?
So grab your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Practice For Maximum Speed &#8211; Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-practice-for-maximum-speed-part-3</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-practice-for-maximum-speed-part-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

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		<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?
When trying to increase your guitar speed, the most important thing to remember is that you must be able to use your faster speed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Guitar: How To Fix Bad Habits And Solve Problems Your Guitar Students Have</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/teaching-guitar-how-to-fix-bad-habits-and-solve-problems-your-guitar-students-have</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/teaching-guitar-how-to-fix-bad-habits-and-solve-problems-your-guitar-students-have#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

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		<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:

 Inspiring and motivating your students – teaching guitar well is often more about inspiring your guitar students than teaching a new scale, chord or song.
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ideas Without Limits. Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tommaso-zillio/ideas-without-limits-part-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tommaso-zillio/ideas-without-limits-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tommaso Zillio</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tommaso Zillio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[featured]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Getting the most from a single sequence
Welcome to the second part of this article. If you missed the first part, you can find it   here . Now we will explore some other (more advanced) variations of the same sequence we have seen in Part 1. Here is our sequence again:

Like Part 1, this article [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Beyond Your Plateau</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/daniel-faustmann/getting-beyond-your-plateau</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/daniel-faustmann/getting-beyond-your-plateau#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Faustmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daniel Faustmann]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last lesson we discussed how we can become better guitarists through practicing and creating and re-creating music.  We discussed putting in the time and actually applying what we learn to new tunes and techniques.  As musicians that practice and expect to get better, there are times where we seem to be at a stand still.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phrasing 101</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/master-classes/theory/phrasing-101</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/master-classes/theory/phrasing-101#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shelvock</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Theory]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
How to Stop Being a Guitar Player and Start Being a Musician 
This master class will outline the following:
-Why you absolutely NEED to be aware of phrasing
-Repetition and creating memorable phrases
-The role of breath in creating effective phrases
-Implementation strategies for improving phrasing and musicality
I would like to preface this article by saying that I am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve metal rhythm</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/josip-pesut/improve-metal-rhythm</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/josip-pesut/improve-metal-rhythm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josip Pesut</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Josip Pesut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[improve metal rhythm riffs josip pesut]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article is about how to play firm and heavy metal rhythm guitar riffs. By referring to &#8216;metal&#8217;, we immediately get associated to palm muting, kickass slow riffs with rests, fast picking and heavy-sounding chords, right?
That&#8217;s exactly what we&#8217;ll talk about here. Besides all the stuff here, I prepared several metal drumtracks downloadable at my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Prepare For Gigs And Make Your Live Shows Better</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-prepare-for-gigs-and-make-your-live-shows-better</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-prepare-for-gigs-and-make-your-live-shows-better#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The very best way to get more people to repeatedly come out and see your band play live is word of mouth. When your live shows are great, people will like it and talk about you to their friends both online and offline. Besides the obvious point of playing good music that people like, there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Diagonal Pentatonic Scale</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/paul-tauterouff/the-diagonal-pentatonic-scale</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/paul-tauterouff/the-diagonal-pentatonic-scale#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Tauterouff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Paul Tauterouff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Diagonal Pentatonic scale
By Paul Tauterouff
As a teacher I find that many of the intermediate or advanced level students who come to study with me may already know the 5 Pentatonic patterns or &#8220;boxes,&#8221; but tend to have difficulty shifting between the patterns or positions when soloing.
In this lesson we are going to take a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Have Productive Rehearsals</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/josip-pesut/how-to-have-productive-rehearsals</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/josip-pesut/how-to-have-productive-rehearsals#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josip Pesut</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Josip Pesut]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[JOSIP PESUT
(www.josippesut.com)
How To Have Productive Rehearsals
I am sure that anyone who started a band and feels unsatisfied with result of rehearsals will find something useful in this article, since I wrote it from experience of having 2, and even 3 bands at the same time, and many rehearsals. For some time there were always some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playing the Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/lou-lombardi/playing-the-changes</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/lou-lombardi/playing-the-changes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lou Lombardi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lou Lombardi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A young guitarist recently asked, “ How important is it to play the change when soloing?”
My Answer:
If you aren’t playing the changes, what would you play?
I’m not asking to be a smart ass. You should be playing as part of a group which means playing with the other members. The chord changes, bass line, melody, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Practicing To Get Farther Faster</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/daniel-faustmann/practicing-to-get-farther-faster</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/daniel-faustmann/practicing-to-get-farther-faster#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Faustmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daniel Faustmann]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been playing guitar for over 20 years.  Yet, when I look back over time, I have probably wasted 15 years of that time.  I cannot count the endless hours of exercises and picking drills that I played trying to be the next Yngwie or Nuno.  In the last 5 years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3-Note Sequence Ideas &#8211; Part II</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/paul-tauterouff/3-note-sequence-ideas-part-ii</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/paul-tauterouff/3-note-sequence-ideas-part-ii#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Tauterouff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Paul Tauterouff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[3-Note Sequence Ideas &#8211; Part II
By Paul Tauterouff
In this lesson we are going to combine the forward and reverse three-note sequence combinations from my Three-Note Sequence Ideas Part I lesson to create even more interesting sounds.
If you have not read that lesson, I recommend reviewing it here:  http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/paul-tauterouff/3-note-sequences before trying these examples.
Example One alternates between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Minor Pentatonic</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/the-minor-pentatonic</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/guest/the-minor-pentatonic#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Walter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Carlos Walter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a rock, blues, jazz, funk, heavy metal, or country guitar player, the first solo you ever played would probably have been in the minor pentatonic scale. Why? Just because. This handy little scale can adapt itself to any song and any style. It’s like a symbiotic organism to contemporary and popular musical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make a Great Guitar Solo</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-make-a-great-guitar-solo</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/how-to-make-a-great-guitar-solo#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s not what you play, it’s how you play it.
There are lots of ways to make guitar solos. Most guitarists focus on ‘what to play’ versus ‘how to play things’. Fact is, the nuances of phrasing (‘how’ the notes are played) often matter MORE than the notes we actually play. How many times have you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chords…how to learn ‘em. What to do with ‘em… T. M. I. Dude!</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/lou-lombardi/chords%e2%80%a6how-to-learn-%e2%80%98em-what-to-do-with-%e2%80%98em%e2%80%a6-t-m-i-dude</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/lou-lombardi/chords%e2%80%a6how-to-learn-%e2%80%98em-what-to-do-with-%e2%80%98em%e2%80%a6-t-m-i-dude#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lou Lombardi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lou Lombardi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is an overview of the basics of harmony, and chord structure.]]></description>
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		<title>Building An Army Of Fans Every Time You Perform</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/draven-grey/army-of-fans</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/draven-grey/army-of-fans#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Draven Grey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Draven Grey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How can you capture your audience and consistently grow your fan-base?  This article uncovers an often over-looked truth that will help to set your band apart.]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Melodic Development</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/dan-sorber/creative-melodic-development</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/dan-sorber/creative-melodic-development#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Sorber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dan Sorber]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Learn a few tricks to help gain melodic freedom!]]></description>
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		<title>Сan YOU Really Become a Great Guitar Player?</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/%d0%a1an-you-really-become-a-great-guitar-player</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/%d0%a1an-you-really-become-a-great-guitar-player#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let me tell you a little story. Playing guitar never came easy to me when I was younger. I didn&#8217;t possess anything that resembled, what some would call, natural talent, or at least I didn&#8217;t think so. When I attended college to study music, I had been out of high school for four years. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing A Guitar Teacher</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/choosing-a-guitar-teacher</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/choosing-a-guitar-teacher#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
The electric guitar has advanced far beyond the time when someone could teach himself (or herself) to become a world class guitar player. If your ambition is to become a competent guitar player and a competent musician, you need a competent guitar teacher. Even if your goals are more modest, you can reach those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Aren`t You A Better Guitar Player?</title>
		<link>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/why-arent-you-a-better-guitar-player</link>
		<comments>http://www.insaneguitar.com/column/tom-hess/why-arent-you-a-better-guitar-player#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tom Hess]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
If you are like most people, you desire to become a better guitar player. Through my own learning experience and through teaching well over 1,000 students, I have learned a lot on this subject. Students often ask why they are not at the level that they desire to be and what can be done [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plans Are Not Goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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Anyone who has read any of my articles related to the subject of learning/teaching guitar knows I am very goal oriented in my guitar teaching. Before I begin teaching or coaching (yes there are differences between the two) I always begin by asking the student what his or her musical goals are (both the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Guitar Players Are Totally Out Of Balance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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by Tom Hess
Most students of the guitar are totally out of balance with the skills they have. Those of you who have read my other articles know that I am not a believer in studying all music related things, nor am I a believer in studying a billion different styles and techniques. As a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Secrets of Common Sense ~ Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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If уou believe уou сan, уou will.  If уou believe уou сan&#8217;t, уou won&#8217;t. 
No matter what your musical skill level is right now, there are going to be many significant challenges ahead of you. Your attitudes, and the ways you deal with musical challenges, will be single greatest factor in determining how much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Express Yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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I believe &#8220;Self Expression&#8221; is the pinnacle of all art. Anything less, &#8220;is less&#8221; in my opinion. I&#8217;m not going to debate that view or try to persuade any of you to also believe it. Instead I am going to assume you already hold that view and discuss ways in which I may be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire And Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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by Tom Hess
Think back to the time when your interest in playing guitar was born. Remember the time when you got your first guitar and actually started playing it. For most of us, even when we were totally beginners, clueless about how to play anything, it somehow didn’t matter because we were just so excited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 80/20 Rule For Guitar Players</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed how some guitar players, who practice less, seem to make more progress than others who practice more? That can be really frustrating for guitar players in the second group! If you are like most guitarists, the following two statements are approximately true (whether you are aware of it or not):

80% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take The Test</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you consider yourself to be pessimistic person, do yourself a favor, &#8211; don’t waste your time reading another word.
In my mentoring program about building a music career, I ask my students (those I mentor) to take a very special test in one of the first few sessions. It’s an eye-opening experience for everyone who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Become a Professional Guitarist &amp; Musician ~ Part 4 ~ Making it</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You want to “make it” in the music business, right? Does it seem almost impossible to make it happen? The perceived
realities of the music industry seem too harsh, too risky, too difficult and too unstable to pursue a lucrative long term music career.
The Myth:
Most people believe there are only two possible outcomes when trying to [...]]]></description>
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