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Does Music Make You Smarter?
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Finding Balance Between the Creative and the Practical
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Decorate Your Own Guitars – and Really Play Them Too!
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Rediscovering a Child-like Sense of Wonder
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www.takelessons.com Takelessons.com is a great resource for finding music teachers. Just put in your instrument and zip code and BAM!…
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