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Social Networking and Music: MySpace Puts It All Together in a Virtual Community
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Adults Can Learn to Play the Piano Too
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Dierks Bentley Brings The Heat From Nashville To The North!
Dierks Bentley is more than meets the eye, but what does meet the eye is pretty darn hard not to look at. His presence is warm, inviting and you feel like you just sat down with an old friend.

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Right Hand Guitar Playing Tip
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Jazz: What In The Heck Is It?
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Prepare for the Master (CD Mastering)
Many artists are still confused as to what goes on during a mastering session. This article will try to shed some light on the last step before fame and riches (well, at least the last step before duplication), and help you with preparing your music before sending to a mastering studio.

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The Post-rock Revolution (Explosions in the sky)
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The Death-Defying Warehouse Party Life: An Interview by William of Orange
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Did you ever wish that it was your song playing on the radio? It could be. It is not that hard once you know the formula.

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Why New Musicians (Rappers) Fail: Three Reasons and Solutions
Despite the title of this article, the purpose of it is actually to HELP new emcees AVOID some common traps on their journey to learning how to rap better. You can come up with a million reasons why new rappers fail?or why any artist fails for that matter, but we've boiled the list down to three specific to new emcees.

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Thomas Jefferson and the Chinese Gong
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Yo, is Rap Just Another Four Letter Word?
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New Age Piano Playing and the Sustain Pedal
There are 3 pedals on most pianos. The one on the left dampens the strings and makes the sound come out softer.

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Top Rap Song
After months of email and posts, we've finally compiled and rated what you submitted as the top rap songs of all time. At first we tried to rank these, but we realized that due to the diverse nature of these songs it seemed unfair to do so.

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Are iPods Changing the Way We Listen to Music
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How to Create Hip, Mature and Lush Harmonies
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How to Be in the Moment when Playing Piano
Your best music will always come when you are in the moment and just playing the piano. Why is this? Because you have forgotten about trying to make music.

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