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			<title>Kumara Ray</title>
			<link>http://musicrray.com/pblog/index.php?entry=entry070531-123038</link>
			<description><![CDATA[My daughter Kumara has just finished her first year exam at the Conservatoire de Musique de Quebec. She received a mark of 91% which mean she has scored over the average which is in the 80-85% range for first year students. She is developing into a very good singer. You can look at her videos on YOUTUBE , just do a search using her name. I&#039;ve put  a few of them on this website. The exam takes place in front of a jury of 4 teachers and the general public.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 19:30:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>improvisation</title>
			<link>http://musicrray.com/pblog/index.php?entry=entry061219-042623</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Improv.is an area that is very difficult to teach someone and time consuming to learn. You can read a very practical on line primer at <a href="http://www.outsideshore.com/primer/primer/" target="_blank" >http://www.outsideshore.com/primer/primer/ </a><br />  or you can buy the print version  from <a href="http://www.adgproductions.com" target="_blank" >http://www.adgproductions.com</a><br /><a href="javascript:openpopup('http://www.outsideshore.com/images/cover_whole.jpg',800,600,false);"><img src="http://www.outsideshore.com/images/cover_whole.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I personally think the key to improvising is to have learned all the basics to the point where you no longer need to be conscious of them--scales, modes, chord voicings , the melody of the piece you&#039;re improvising etc.]]></description>
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			<author>Me</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:26:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Barry Levinsons new Guitar book</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Advanced Concepts for Blues Guitar Soloing the next level up from Barry Levenson’s first book Exciting Concepts for Blues Guitar Soloing. In the first book, Barry explored motific development, conceptual playing over chord changes, phrasing, target notes, bending techniques and advanced position playing. In this volume Barry has transcribed ten solos from his Storyville CD’s Heart To Hand, Closer to the Blues and Hard Times Won. He has analyzed key concepts and techniques in these solos by isolating specific measures and going into in-depth explanations of the more pertinent concepts that comprise these solos. Also, at the end of the book Barry have included a brief discography of CDs and/or songs that will help shed light on these concepts. The solos are the result of all the years of playing, learning, studying, and more playing. Barry hopes that they can be useful in some small way to help others to find their own means of self-expression.<a href="javascript:openpopup('https://www.adgproductions.com/ssl/Images/acbgs.jpg',800,600,false);"><img src="https://www.adgproductions.com/ssl/Images/acbgs.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:28:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>music</title>
			<link>http://musicrray.com/pblog/index.php?entry=entry050423-071303</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ever sit down and really listen to music-- try a Bach string piece ora maybe a Mozart piano piece, what about Miles Davis or John Coltrane.The Beatles.]]></description>
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			<author>Me</author>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:13:03 GMT</pubDate>
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