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		<title>Cool Child Education Quote by Plato</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Buttwinick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.&#8221;
- Plato
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		<title>Great Education Quote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Buttwinick</dc:creator>
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&#8220;The secret lies entirely in the fact that education is as effective as it is pleasant, unhurried, casual, and is as ineffective as it is stressed to be important.&#8221;
From Creation of Human Ability, by L. Ron Hubbard
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		<title>Prodigy Boy Playing Spain in a Jazz Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Buttwinick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[His name is Gadi Lehavi and he is amazing!! He plays &#8220;Spain,&#8221; and plays so well it&#8217;s almost unreal. But here he is, so watch and listen and be blown away! (Who was this guy? )
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		<title>Control versus Force While Practicing Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Buttwinick</dc:creator>
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More often than not, my students practice too fast. I have an article about finding the &#8220;correct&#8221; speed in which to practice something, but here is an often missed point of view.

When you play too fast, you&#8217;ll end up using force instead of control. This defeats the whole purpose of practicing. Using force creates tension. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Favorite Music Quote #9</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Buttwinick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Quotes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rhythm]]></category>

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“Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul.”
Plato
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Quote provided by the awesome singer, Tricia Kelly, with the Jeannie Deva Voice Studios in Hollywood. I played a gig with her a little while ago and she rocked!
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Buttwinick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living Life]]></category>
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Happy New Year to all of you!
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I&#8217;ve had a great year and 2010 will be even better.
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Validate the goals you have achieved, set your new goals and debug the ones you didn&#8217;t finish!!
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May your life be the beautiful creation of your dreams.
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Marty B.
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		<title>Year-end Private Music Lesson Specials</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Buttwinick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bass lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guitar lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday special]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piano lessons]]></category>

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Hello!
It&#8217;s time for my Holiday Specials!
If you&#8217;ve been putting off starting some private music lessons, now is your opportunity to take action and START SOME LESSONS!
You could grab a few hours to get a clean-up in your desired area, or get a larger package and have me give you a program that will directly lead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Songwriting Contest *two-day* Special</title>
		<link>http://buttwinickmusic.com/music-and-life-blog/international-songwriting-contest-two-day-special/1838/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Buttwinick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the spirit of the upcoming holidays, ISC is re-opening submissions for TODAY AND TOMORROW ONLY (December 14 and 15), and the fee is a very discounted $25 per entry. As if this isn&#8217;t cool enough, ISC is also giving away $1,000 to one artist who enters during this special two-day submission period. There is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. Peter and the Freight Elevator (Musician Humor)</title>
		<link>http://buttwinickmusic.com/music-and-life-blog/st-peter-and-the-freight-elevator-musician-humor/1769/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Buttwinick</dc:creator>
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	One day St. Peter was standing at the pearly gates checking people into heaven. The first man comes up and St. Peter &#8220;What did you do on earth?&#8221; The man says &#8220;I was a doctor.&#8221; St. Peter says &#8220;That&#8217;s wonderful&#8230;go right in.&#8221; The next man comes up and St. Peter says &#8220;What did you do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Lies of The Music Business (Humor)</title>
		<link>http://buttwinickmusic.com/music-and-life-blog/great-lies-of-the-music-business-humor/1753/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Buttwinick</dc:creator>
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The booking is definite

Your check&#8217;s in the mail

We can fix it in the mix

This is the best dope you&#8217;ve ever had

The show starts at 8

My agent will take care of it

I&#8217;m sure it will work

Your tickets are at the door

It sounds in tune to me

Sure, it sounds fine at the back of the hall

I [...]]]></description>
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