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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The technique of alzapÃºa consists of using the thumb like a pick or plectrum. Used in alternating up down strokes, the thumb plays a single melody between chords. If you know what alzapÃºa is, great. If not, have a listen and watch these samples:

The movement most often used to achieve an effective alzapÃºa is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tangos improvisation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 15:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a tangos that features a Solo Compás backing track. I have been practising picado recently and here are the results. Of course, still lots of work to do with respect to technique, but the practice is paying off, slowly but surely!
There is also a new alzapúa falseta that I came up with today [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Here is a tangos that features a Solo Compás backing track. I have been practising picado recently and here are the results. Of course, still lots of work to do with respect to technique, but the practice is paying off, slowly but surely!
There is a[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Here is a tangos that features a Solo Compás backing track. I have been practising picado recently and here are the results. Of course, still lots of work to do with respect to technique, but the practice is paying off, slowly but surely!
There is also a new alzapúa falseta that I came up with today as well as a little arpeggio work. This little arpeggios falseta is very commonly played but is proving quite reluctant to come off clean!
Perhaps I should be spending some time on the organisation of compositions. Anyway, there remains still plenty to do, so I shall leave you with this and start to get the next recording prepared.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Exercise for soleá for alzapúa and arpeggios.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here it is, after far too long, is some music for you. It is, after all the purpose of the site. Continue reading, using the link below to hear the mp3. This soleá is por medio and the cejilla is on the fourth fret. It is really a technical exercise, but with some very useful [...]]]></description>
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