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	<description>Bringing Music to Life</description>
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		<title>Relax and Breathe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am writing this for myself as much as for anyone else: relax and breathe! For best playing your entire body must be completely relaxed &#8211; especially your shoulders, arms and hands. We tend to hunch our shoulders up when we play, especially for difficult passages. Don&#8217;t. Let your shoulders and arms hang down loosely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 18:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have practiced and worked hard in the privacy (and security) of your study; now it&#8217;s time to take your music out into the world. Granted, the pleasure you get just from studying and playing the instrument alone is reward enough; but, for the music to really live and for you to fully develop as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Problem spots in the music will pop up &#8211; in my case, frequently: passages or chord changes that seem impossible. Take the time to analyze these spots carefully. What is causing the difficulty? Remember, there is always a solution. Maybe the solution is a different fingering, maybe better preparation, i.e. preparing for the next chord [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been working on my idea for GuitarSkool for several years. My plan has been to develop, maintain and promote a guitar and music school, GuitarSkool. I finally have my web site, GuitarSkool.com, up and running. GuitarSkool will be the main marketing vehicle for my music and guitar business which includes an online presence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pressure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What we’re after in classical guitar technique is precision, accuracy, fluidity and flexibility in both right and left hands. Strength is not a factor. Too much pressure creates tension which only stifles the above-mentioned attributes. Use only as much pressure as needed to produce the sound. Pressure and release is the key. More on this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s About the Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To me, it’s all about the music. All the practice and study and hours of work are for one thing – to be able to play the music as expressively and effortlessly as possible. I want the music to flow out of me through the guitar. I don’t care about dazzling anyone with technical prowess. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is amazing what just a few days of serious focused practice can do. It&#8217;s important to recognise your weaknesses and focus on them. Those things that at first seemed impossible suddenly become easy. Sometimes it almost seems like a miracle. I think God must reward us in our study of music if we approach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Left Hand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proper left hand alignment and positioning is critical for proper technique. Here are some tips. The knuckles should be parallel with the fingerboard as much as possible. The thumb should be placed behind the second (middle) finger and in the middle of the neck. The wrist should be straight (in line with arm) and not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seating and Holding</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are probably as many ways to hold the guitar as there are players and instruments, but for classical technique there seems to be a best way. Take a look at this PDF file (yes, I know, it looks ancient!) that I scanned from Aaron Shearer’s book Classical Guitar Technique, Vol. 1. I couldn’t have [...]]]></description>
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