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		<title>Coles Whalen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piontek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out our first artist spotlight on Coles Whalen. She's immensely talented, and extremely loyal and accessible to her fans. ]]></description>
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		<title>Four Online Resources to Learn to Play the Piano by Ear</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piontek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learn Piano]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It always amazes me how some people can just hear music and play it on the piano. I studied piano formally for ten years, and most of my training emphasized sight reading music. When I went to music school, ear training was kind of hard for me, because I&#8217;d never really paid much attention to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fast Track to Learn Piano Keys</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piontek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learn Piano]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve seen a lot of search requests on how to learn piano keys, so I decided to make a quick video that briefly summarizes the notes on the piano and their basic functions.
Here is the video embedded via YouTube, with the transcript of the contents below:


Looking at a standard keyboard, you&#8217;ll notice that there are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s The Easiest Way to Learn to Play Piano?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piontek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learn Piano]]></category>
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There really isn&#8217;t any definitive way to just pick out which method is the easiest or fastest  to learn to play the piano. The truth is that we all have different goals, learning styles, musical intuition, and practicing habits that influence progress. It&#8217;s usually an endless cycle of climb and plateau.
The first thing to consider [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beginner&#8217;s Music Production Setup</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piontek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Production Techniques]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a beginner songwriter, artist or music producer, it&#8217;s  a good idea to have some kind of recording setup in your home. It&#8217;s a great way to get creative ideas out, hear what you sound like, experiment with your style, and cut your teeth in the production of your own music.
It may be awhile before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing Studio Headphones and Speakers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piontek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 5 of 5 in Music Production for Beginners
 Even in a simple home recording setup, you&#8217;re going to need a decent quality pair of studio headphones and general speakers. You&#8217;ll need to be able to hear your mix &#8220;close up&#8221; through the headphones, and you&#8217;ll want to hear the &#8220;overall&#8221; mix on speakers, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MIDI Keyboards, Instruments, and Other Controllers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piontek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 3 of 5 in Music Production for Beginners
 MIDI (music instrument digital interface) is a computer music language, that transfers the &#8220;notes&#8221; of what is played on a controller (keyboard, drum machine, guitar).
Typically when we digitally record instruments or vocals on a computer, those sounds are converted into waveforms. Most any recording software will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Music Production Software for Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piontek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Production Techniques]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 4 of 5 in Music Production for Beginners
 There is a lot of recording and music production software out there, and sometimes it&#8217;s hard to decide which one to go with. If you&#8217;re a beginner with music production, it&#8217;s best to choose software that&#8217;s easy to learn and provides a lot of features bundled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing USB Microphones and Audio Transfer Devices</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piontek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Production Techniques]]></category>
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Part 2 of 5 in Music Production for Beginners
If you’re using a home computer for recording and producing music, it’s a good idea to choose USB devices or at least use USB transfer cables.
Most home computers have audio inputs, but typically they have a 1/8″ audio cable input (like those for a standard pair of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Best Computer for Music?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bret Piontek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Production Techniques]]></category>
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Part 1 of 5 in Music Production for Beginners
Home computers are amazing, because you can have a basic home studio with a very simple setup, for not a lot of money.
You&#8217;d be surprised what self-producing artists are able to accomplish with a humble setup, but it&#8217;s good to have reasonable expectations.
So what makes a computer [...]]]></description>
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