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		<title>How to Advance Your Lead Guitar Solos</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are like most guitarists, you probably, at one point or another have found it difficult to improvise solos on guitar.  Even if you possess a high level of technique and good knowledge of music, sometimes your advanced skills (ironically) can be a detriment to self expression if used inappropriately or at the wrong [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s what’s wrong with YOUR sweep picking technique…</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you began to read this article, chances are that you have been working on your sweep picking technique and struggled with improving it.  If this sounds like you, then I want to show you how to avoid the 4 most common technical pitfalls that many guitarists fall into when trying to improve their sweep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Misconceptions in Practicing For Speed</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a fact that the majority of lead guitarists want to increase the speed of their playing. Having virtuoso playing ability is a wonderful way to add a new tool to your arsenal as a musician. However this tool is also one of the most difficult to attain. There have been many articles written [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Talent</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do most people say when they witness a breathtaking performance by an artist? You would be likely to hear statements such as: &#8220;I wish I could do that, but I don&#8217;t have the talent&#8221; &#8220;Only the &#8220;chosen few&#8221; can create art at such a high level&#8221;. Before long, a student will start to ask [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maximizing Practicing Efficiency</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the article &#8220;natural talent&#8220;, I talked about some non-musical aspects that often prevent people from reaching their goals.  With that said, there are also a great many things that are specific to musical training that also make a huge difference.  In this essay, I will focus on practicing. We have all heard that practicing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternate vs. Directional Picking</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 23:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Philippov</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a somewhat common argument in the guitar playing community on whether one should learn to play using alternate picking (strict up/down strokes all the time) or directional (also referred to as economy or sweep picking). Just to be clear, let me explain what I mean when I say “directional picking”. If you were [...]]]></description>
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