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	<title>Grace Notes Music Studio &#187; Lessons</title>
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		<title>Thank You</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just want to thank all my students, past and present, for taking lessons with me. And all my future students too! Teaching is the activity I LOVE; it energizes me. I am grateful for all that I have learned while being a teacher. I continue to learn and in turn share with you what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>B-I-N-G-O = M-U-S-I-C</title>
		<link>http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/12/13/b-i-n-g-o-m-u-s-i-c/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[December is National Bingo Month. In honor of such a fine game, I&#8217;m sharing with you a little Musical Bingo that I whipped up. I&#8217;ve generated a &#8220;call list&#8221; that includes: Musicians Instruments Styles/Genres Terms But instead of calling the terms, listen for them. The categories listed above are organized into the B-I-N-G-O columns. But instead of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Difference Between Classical and Jazz Musicians</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When did you learn about the Circle of Fifths? I learned about it in a high school music theory class. You know &#8211; it&#8217;s the sequence of notes laid out in a circle. When you go clockwise through the circle, each note is separated an interval of a fifth. And almost right away I realized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Musician&#8217;s Lingo</title>
		<link>http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/11/01/musicians-lingo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes when musicians speak, it may sound like a foreign language to non-musicians. It may sound that way to brand-new musicians too. Have you ever heard a conversation like this? &#8220;Did you hear that cat blow?! She&#8217;s got great chops. And her ax is rad!&#8221; &#8220;Oh yeh, she&#8217;s got a great setup on that horn. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Listening Library: Haven, Refuge, Home</title>
		<link>http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/09/27/the-listening-library-sanctuary-refuge-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Memories from my undergraduate days at Indiana State University: hanging out in the Listening Library. When I wasn&#8217;t in a practice room (or playing pinochle in the practice building&#8217;s lounge!), I was in the Listening Library; headphones on, head on the desk, resting on my arms. Each week we had a new list of music to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s all in the prep!</title>
		<link>http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/07/14/its-all-in-the-prep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paint Mode We have been building an addition onto our home. For about the last 10 days, we have been in paint mode. We&#8217;re at the stage in the building where the finishing touches &#8211; well, almost the finishing touches &#8211; are happening. I have looked forward to this part of the project. There is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be. Here. Now.</title>
		<link>http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/05/25/be-here-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 08:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be. Here. Now. I am backstage waiting to go on to play a show. There are about a dozen of us in the &#8220;green room&#8221; – dancers, singers, musicians, actors – all laughing, talking, touching up makeup and singing softly. There is a lot going on. Then I notice my friend, Dan, sitting quietly off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improvisational Practice Videos</title>
		<link>http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/05/11/improvisational-practice-videos/</link>
		<comments>http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/05/11/improvisational-practice-videos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 21:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For any woodwind, brass or string player &#8211; you can use these videos to practice improvisation. I created some videos for you to use when you want to practice your improvisation skills. Watch the intro video first. Then use either the A concert drone or Bb concert drone video &#8212; or both! Musician&#8217;s Motivator on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Practice Like A Ninja!</title>
		<link>http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/04/26/practice-like-a-ninja/</link>
		<comments>http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/04/26/practice-like-a-ninja/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Musician&#8217;s Motivator is a a guest post from my friend and piano/vocal teacher, David Hastings. David has written a fun post about experiencing more effective practice sessions. David writes: Let’s get it straight.  I am not a Ninja.  I have never met a Ninja.  I have never played a Ninja on TV.  However, I do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tune Into Tone</title>
		<link>http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/03/09/tune-into-tone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tune Into Tone Scritch, scratch. Snap, crackle, pop. Hoo-rah! Clang, clang, clang. Velvet. Loo-loo-loo. Boing! The sounds made by our musical instruments are limitless. Not only does each instrument have its own particular sound, or timbre; they also have a variety of ways to express those sounds. This week&#8217;s Musician&#8217;s Motivator is all about experimenting [...]]]></description>
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