GirlsGuide
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oCKing
Write a rad song
Put on a killer show
 
Choose the right instrument
 
Record a solid demo
name your band
 
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ChapteR 2:
Making the Band
Band Together
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Start Where You Are
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Best Friends, Best Bandmates
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Wild Combination:
Finding Your Match
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Style Wars
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Let’s Stay Together:
Keeping the Peace in Your Band
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Endless, Nameless:
Finding a Name
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Solitary Girl:
Being a Solo Artist
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Express Yourself:
Lyrics and Songwriting
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Writing It Down
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The Rules of No Rules
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Practice, Practice, Practice
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How to Practice
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Feeling Discouraged
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Introduction
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ChApter 1:
Let’s Get Ready to Rock
Take It From the Top
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Play What Your Mama Gave Ya
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FIY (Find It Yourself):
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Guitars
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Drums
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Amps
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Picking the Right Instrument
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Proper Care and Feeding
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Guitars–All Kinds!
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Pedals
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Keys Open Doors:
Keyboards in a Nutshell
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Your Voice
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Hot for Teacher
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Finding a Teacher
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TABLEOF CONTENTS
Meg White ofThe White Stripes rocks out on the drums.
Pa t tiLaBelle,Nona Hendryx,and Sarah Dash of pioneering glam funk group,Labelle, weren t afraid  to expressthemselves.
 
 
 
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Putting On Your Own Shows
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Going Book Wild
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Promotion
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Chapter 5:
Turn It Up
Mind Your Own (Band) Business
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Duty Now for the Future
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Legalese
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Accessorizing Your Band
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Touring
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apPendix A:
Essentials o Rock
For Your Listening Pleasure
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Movies and Films
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AppenDix B:
in the garage:
Getting Started in GarageBand
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My Rock Profle
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ChApteR 3:
Recording
Is This Thing On?
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Do It Clean
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Ballad of Big Something:
Setting Goals
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It’s Gonna Take Time . . .A Whole Lot of Precious Time
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How Do You Know You AreReady to Record?
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All I Need is One Mic
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Recording Your Drum Sound
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Preproduction for Recording
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What is a Producer, andDo You Need One?
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In the Basement:
Home Recording forthe Solo Arteest
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GarageBand
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Gang of Four:
Tascam Four-Track
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ChaPter 4:
All the Way live
Ready, Steady, Go
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Some Notes on Stage Frightand Bad Shows
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I Was Meant for the Stage
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One is the Loneliest Number:
Performing Solo
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The System and the PackerWho Abides by It
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Taylor Swit began writing her own songs when she was twelve.
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Hi , can you please send me a copy of this document pleaseee .This will truly help me . Thanks. my email add is ally23_steven@hotmail.com .

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pue sme parese muy vacano esto ya q es de un grupo de musica q espero q sea muy famosos y les balla bn

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