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		<title>The Shape of Your Pick Matters!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier, we discussed how the thickness of your pick can impact your playing. This time, let&#8217;s take a look at the shape of the pick. Rounded Tip Picks: These picks don&#8217;t &#34;bite&#34; into the strings and as a result, work great for strumming. The pick can glide over the strings without getting stuck on any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.44school.com/blog/2011/11/the-shape-of-your-pick-matters/</link>
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		<title>Thin, Medium or Heavy Guitar Picks?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are lots of different kinds of picks. Finding the right pick for you can make playing much easier! Thin picks are great for strumming chords. They bend against the strings while you strum and have very little resistance. The downside to thin picks is that they bend and have very little resistance! This means [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.44school.com/blog/2011/11/thin-medium-or-heavy-guitar-picks/</link>
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		<title>So You Want to Sing Better?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So you want to sing better?&#160; But do you ever get overwhelmed with where to begin?&#160; As a voice teacher I encounter new students who feel so inundated with information that they have a hard time focusing on just a few key elements of singing.&#160; The good news is that there are little things you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.44school.com/blog/2011/05/so-you-want-to-sing-better/</link>
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		<title>What is a &quot;Capo?&quot; And do I need one?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A &#34;Capo&#34; is a clamp that can be put over any fret of your guitar. Wherever you set it, that fret now becomes &#34;zero&#34; and you play your open chords relative to that. So if you have the Capo on the 1st fret and play an E Major chord, what you are actually playing is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.44school.com/blog/2011/04/what-is-a-capo-and-do-i-need-one/</link>
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		<title>Drum Buyer&#8217;s Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So you are looking to buy a set a drums but you don&#8217;t know what to get? If you&#8217;ve done an online search for drums, you&#8217;ve probably seen that there are thousands of parts and accessories! What&#8217;s the most important things to have first? We are here to help guide you through the basics. If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.44school.com/blog/2011/01/drum-buyers-guide/</link>
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		<title>Top 4 Tools For Practicing Guitar!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the olden days, the only high tech tools people had to learn their favorites songs on guitar was their record player and their ear. Today, the options for guitar players are endless! Here are my top 4 choices. 1) Guitar Pro 6 is a Guitar Tab player for Windows/Mac/ and Linux that boasts being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.44school.com/blog/2011/01/top-4-tools-for-practicing-guitar/</link>
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		<title>Amazing Young Drummers!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow!&#160; These two young drummers are hot!&#160; All of you drum students that think you need a full band to rock should definitely check out this video of two awesome drummers playing together as a duo.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.44school.com/blog/2011/01/amazing-young-drummers/</link>
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		<title>Singing Makes You Healthier!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of us love to sing even if it is just in the shower.&#160; Did you know that singing can actually improve your heath?&#160; Check out this great article I found here. It’s never too late to take voice lessons.&#160; If you play guitar or piano already then you have a big head-start! Most people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.44school.com/blog/2011/01/singing-makes-you-healthier/</link>
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		<title>The Gibson Learn &amp; Master Guitar App is awesome and FREE!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This free app for for iPhone and Touch users has a tuner, metronome, chord dictionary and videos.&#160; More details at Gibson or download it here on iTunes Take Guitar Lessons in Seattle at 4/4 School of Music!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.44school.com/blog/2011/01/the-gibson-learn-master-guitar-app-is-awesome-and-free/</link>
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		<title>Transcribe Fast Guitar Solos with Capo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guitar players and other soloists will love this app!&#160; It lets you slow down the speed of a song or solo on your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch without changing the pitch.&#160; Back in the old days we would have to slow our records down to 16 speed and the guitar solo would sound like a bass solo.&#160; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.44school.com/blog/2011/01/transcribe-fast-guitar-solos-with-capo/</link>
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