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		<title>Getting From Practice to Performance</title>
		<link>http://www.musicafter50.com/2010/03/getting-from-practice-to-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Anderson</dc:creator>
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Practice is necessary to develop the skills required to pursue music. But practice can also be a crutch – a delay tactic. Just as many people continue their college educations to avoid the necessity of getting a job – of facing the real world. It can be the same in music. You’re “never” ready. The ...]]></description>
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		<title>Timbre is What Gives Color to Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Classical Music]]></category>
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Timbre. It rhymes with &#8220;amber,&#8221; not &#8220;limber.&#8221; So, if you cut down a tree, don’t yell &#8220;timbre!&#8221; (or don&#8217;t yell it too loudly&#8230;). Timbre is actually a critical element of music, so let’s look at it. Timbre is the French term for tone quality or tone color. The word goes back to a Middle Greek word for kettledrum called tymbanon. To ...]]></description>
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		<title>Installing Audacity, the &#8216;Shell&#8217; of the Home Recording Studio</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah R. Garnett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that we&#8217;ve discussed hardware (see my previous post), it&#8217;s time to install Audacity®, the heart of our &#8220;free&#8221; studio. At one time, installing Audacity® was tedious, but popularity has resulted in some decent installation tools. If you are a MAC user, there is a version for you, too! I will try to make these ...]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s No Wrong Way to Play</title>
		<link>http://www.musicafter50.com/2010/03/theres-no-wrong-way-to-play/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Fulton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aging Brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Benefits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There&#8217;s no wrong way to play&#8221; is usually my mantra when facilitating a drum class or music therapy session with older adults. In music, dance, and art, there is no wrong way to express yourself. Whatever comes out is an extension of yourself. (Leave the judgment and criticism behind during this article.) Truly, as much as ...]]></description>
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		<title>Metronome is Valuable, Under-Used Tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The metronome is a valuable tool. It&#8217;s probably under utilized by most musicians. The benefits are many. The most obvious is the development of an accurate sense of tempo. Tempos tend to shift involuntarily. It&#8217;s important to keep a tempo steady for the accuracy and the feel of music in any field.
Metronomes, like everything else, come ...]]></description>
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		<title>Hearing Loss in Musicians is Preventable</title>
		<link>http://www.musicafter50.com/2010/03/hearing-loss-in-musicians-is-preventable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah R. Garnett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instruments & Gear]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post, by Keith Hatschek, is reprinted with permission from the Disc Makers blog, where it first appeared in a longer form. 
Did you know that as little as 15 minutes of exposure to very loud music may permanently damage your hearing? Or that 30% of rock musicians and more than 52% of classical musicians have ...]]></description>
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		<title>Daisy Rock Aims to Put a Guitar in Every (Girl&#8217;s) Hand</title>
		<link>http://www.musicafter50.com/2010/03/daisy-rock-aims-to-put-a-guitar-in-every-girls-hand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah R. Garnett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first went looking for an electric guitar I could use for jazz, the weight of the guitar &#8211; and not just the sound &#8211; was a factor in my buying decision. I ended up with a semi-hollow body guitar, rather than a hollow body, simply because the guitar was lighter. Although few men likely buy a ...]]></description>
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		<title>Transposing a Song Easier Than You May Think</title>
		<link>http://www.musicafter50.com/2010/03/transposing-a-song-easier-than-you-may-think/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musicafter50.com/2010/03/transposing-a-song-easier-than-you-may-think/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most singers are familiar with the concept of transposition. This is the process of changing the key of a song. All songs are based in a key. That key can be major or minor. The key in which a song is written is called the original key. From there, any song could be played in ...]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Accident Leads to &#8216;Tim and Bob Show&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.musicafter50.com/2010/02/happy-accident-leads-to-tim-and-bob-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musicafter50.com/2010/02/happy-accident-leads-to-tim-and-bob-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>After 50 Story Submission</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tim and Bob Show consists of two married couples – Kathy and Steve Feinstein and Mary Lou and Don Hymel – all of us over 50. The band has been playing professionally in and around San Antonio, Texas for almost five years, in restaurants, wineries, private parties, corporate gigs, and fund-raisers.
Our repertoire is drawn ...]]></description>
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		<title>Sound Card Set-Up Requires Patience</title>
		<link>http://www.musicafter50.com/2010/02/sound-card-set-up-requires-patience/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musicafter50.com/2010/02/sound-card-set-up-requires-patience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah R. Garnett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last post, I introduced you to the idea of creating a recording and editing studio built around free software. In this edition, we will talk a little bit about &#8220;sound cards.&#8221;
Virtually every general purpose PC sold in the last few years comes with a &#8220;sound card&#8221; built in. I place &#8220;sound card&#8221;  in ...]]></description>
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