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	<title>Music Learning Workshop Blog &#187; Composition</title>
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		<title>Basic Jazz Chord Voicing</title>
		<link>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/550/basic-jazz-chord-voicing</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad_C</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[compose songs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduce basic jazz chord voicing ideas. These fundamental ideas are principles you can use to spend a life time of mastering voicing chords.]]></description>
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		<title>Beginning Chord Voicing Concepts</title>
		<link>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/540/beginning-chord-voicing-concepts</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad_C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once you’ve learned basic chord structure you will begin to enter the realm of chord voicing, which is how to you use chord notes in various combinations and reordered  to create a different sound using the same chord or scale notes. ]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Melodies Improvising with Scale Tones</title>
		<link>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/529/creating-melodies-improvising-scale-tones</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad_C</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compose songs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Improvising with scale tones is an extension of what we’ve talked about in creating melodies. Specifically we started with a scale and skipped or sequentially stepped through the notes or tones.  Much of what is used in the scale is repeating patterns, so let’s explore what you might do with that scale you have chosen to use over your chord.]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Melodies – Alternate Scales</title>
		<link>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/521/creating-melodies-alternate-scales</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad_C</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scales]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[improvisation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once you've learned the basic melody types of skipping and stepping to create melodies you move on to which scale to use. This involves using more than just a basic major or minor scale and moving into new choices. ]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Melodies &#8211; Basic Types</title>
		<link>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/513/creating-melodies-basic-types</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad_C</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[compose songs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating melodies is a challenge in the beginning for music students, they learn what other composers have created for melody lines. After a time the student wants to create their own melodies. Starting with understanding the two basic types will help. learn more... ]]></description>
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		<title>So You Want to Write Music</title>
		<link>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/498/want-to-write-music</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Author</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Composition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compose songs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harmony]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing Music is a dream of many musicians, Guest Author and Composer-Teacher, Bob Reno talks to us about writing music and music theory. Read more...]]></description>
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		<title>Start Improvising</title>
		<link>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/380/start-improvising</link>
		<comments>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/380/start-improvising#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad_C</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Composition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Learning Music]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Improvising is often thought of as the ultimate creative objective. However, starting within a framework or structure is where most improvising takes place. Taking the opposites of structure/rules and creativity and working them together is the objective of the musician and music student. Some thoughts on how to accomplish this goal...]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Song Arrangment</title>
		<link>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/346/christmas-song-arrangment</link>
		<comments>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/346/christmas-song-arrangment#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad_C</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[music arrangement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recorded the full arrangement of the Christmas song for this Christmas Eve post. However the blog had a problem and didn&#8217;t post as scheduled. So hopefully better late than never. The recording was not under the best of conditions and I didn&#8217;t realize just how hard I the arrangement came out to just sit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Music Theory Christmas Song Arrangement Summary</title>
		<link>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/333/music-theory-christmas-song-arrangement-summary</link>
		<comments>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/333/music-theory-christmas-song-arrangement-summary#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad_C</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Composition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arrangement of songs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[music chords]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[music knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Principals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Theory]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video and pdf summarizing the Christmas Song arrangement by stepping through series covered over the last couple of months. Enjoy..]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Music Theory in Arrangement of Your Music Part 9</title>
		<link>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/328/music-theory-in-arrangement-part-9</link>
		<comments>http://mlblog.musiclearningworkshop.com/328/music-theory-in-arrangement-part-9#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad_C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using music theory in arrangements, part 9 finishes up the initial 4 measures by finishing the secondary melody line.]]></description>
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