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		<title>How &amp; Why To Organize Your Practice Time – Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Bass</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Billy Bass continues with his best habits for making practicing worthwhile. You'd be surprised at how inefficiently you might be practicing... ]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways to Make Your Solos Suck Less</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mason Razavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need some good pointers for making your solos have more awesome? Give Mason's 5 tips a read...]]></description>
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		<title>So Long, Les Paul: 1915 &#8211; 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mason Razavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mason Razavi remembers Les Paul, guitarist, inventor, innovator, and all-around incredible human. He will be missed and remembered!]]></description>
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		<title>The Volume Problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristian H</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oddly enough, loud isn't always best. It usually is, but allow Kristian H to explain the finer points decibel control. Playing live at the RIGHT volume is a surprisingly difficult skill to master....]]></description>
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		<title>(((Bassist needed for Rock, Progressive, Hard Rock Band)))</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jayo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Yeah man, I got a drummer, and I'm auditioning some Craigslist bassists later this week, man..." Sound familiar? Remember how this band thing worked a decade ago? Jayo is here to remind you, actually spending time in your city's music scene...]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips For Aspiring Private Teachers</title>
		<link>http://www.halfstepup.com/articles/10-tips-for-aspiring-private-teachers</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mason Razavi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking about teaching music privately? Mason's got a few things to say about that. Being a great music teacher involves plenty of work and preparation, and Mason shares his insights and tips on how best to handle yourself as an educator...]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve Got a Library&#8230; How About You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edouard Brenneisen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Screw your local library (kinda/not really). Edouard Brenneisen lists his top choices for must-have books on the jazz guitarist's shelf at home. ]]></description>
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		<title>So You Think You Can Sell Your Music?</title>
		<link>http://www.halfstepup.com/articles/so-you-think-you-can-sell-your-music</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristian H</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kristian H shares some thoughts on the little guy, who for some reason or another, is behaving like a big guy... why does said little guy think he's gonna fool anybody?]]></description>
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		<title>The Few, The Proud, The Studio Interns</title>
		<link>http://www.halfstepup.com/articles/the-few-the-proud-the-studio-interns</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosana Caban</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rosana Caban tells it like it is to all you hopeful recording engineers out there. If you're interested in a career working in a professional studio, get ready for a professional whooping as a studio intern... ]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Have A Band? Then Find A Blues Jam!</title>
		<link>http://www.halfstepup.com/articles/dont-have-a-band-then-find-a-blues-jam</link>
		<comments>http://www.halfstepup.com/articles/dont-have-a-band-then-find-a-blues-jam#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melinda shares some great advice for musicians looking for an outlet to perform... the local blues jam. Just about every major city has got one, and there's few better places to really hone your skills...]]></description>
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