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		<title>A Lesson in Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A poem by Alastair Reid in honor of National Poetry Month]]></description>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s Resolutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's that time of year when I'm tempted to set fresh goals, vow to improve myself, and avoid the pitfalls I encountered last year.  Unfortunately, my long-range execution doesn't always live up to my initial enthusiasm.  As I've thought about it more and more though, I realized that accomplishing New Year's Resolutions has a lot in common with good practice habits. ]]></description>
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		<title>My Own Best Advice</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend I was writing an article for the local guitar society newsletter. Production schedules being what they are, I was writing for the January issue on the somewhat unsurprising topic of “New Year's Resolutions”. The gist of my article was that important resolutions rarely get accomplished in one grand gesture, but rather in lots of little increments of trial and error, some setbacks, and many incremental successes.]]></description>
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		<title>Stretches for Musicians</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This summer I attended a fantastic master class with Ben Verdery.  In addition to Ben&#8217;s boundless energy, there were lots of terrific performers, great music, and a very fun ensemble performance.  I also got one exceptionally handy little handout:  a copy of a little pamphlet titled Don&#8217;t cramp your style by the British Association for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About This Site&#8217;s Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few details about the plugins and some of the design resources that make this site work.]]></description>
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		<title>Great Articles in Acoustic Guitar May Issue</title>
		<link>http://markbussey.com/2009/04/great-articles-in-may-issues-of-acoustic-guitar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AG cover stories on recording and playing out.]]></description>
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		<title>Performance viewed from another perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An expert software engineer's advice on how to give a presentation has a few sage ideas for the performing artist as well.]]></description>
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		<title>Why we&#8217;re here</title>
		<link>http://markbussey.com/2009/03/why-were-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a few decades since I started this journey with the guitar. As I look at my schedule, my bookshelf, and my list of goals, I realize that classical guitar has become a significant anchor in my life. This site is a place for me to share some of what I&#8217;ve learned along the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Attempts: Live Recording</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2003 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark's experiences and thoughts about learning to record himself performing live during a solo classical guitar concert given in Fall of 2002.  Includes audio samples from the performance.]]></description>
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