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		<title>All About The Symmetrical Augmented Scale</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 19:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edouard Brenneisen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edouard Brenneisen is bringin' symmetrical back with a look at the Augmented Scale. If you're in to patterns and scales that don't resolve, you're in the right place...]]></description>
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		<title>Odd Time Signatures In Composition</title>
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		<title>Steve Gregory On Writing Love Songs, Peanut Butter</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Gregory shares his thoughts on good songwriting in a Pop/Rock context, evidently while hungry for peanut butter.]]></description>
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		<title>Expressive Markings &amp; Performance Terms</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michael Teoli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A simple list of the many terms used to indicate performance instructions on written sheet music.]]></description>
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