<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[jamesmeadeguitar]]></title><description><![CDATA[jamesmeadeguitar]]></description><link>https://www.jamesmeadeguitar.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:21:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jamesmeadeguitar.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to Choose a Guitar Teacher in Cincinnati: What to Ask at a First Lesson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six questions worth asking before you commit to a guitar teacher in Cincinnati, from a Northside studio and a little over two decades of teaching.]]></description><link>https://www.jamesmeadeguitar.com/post/how-to-choose-a-guitar-teacher-in-cincinnati-what-to-ask-at-a-first-lesson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a95b21536df210911b9c1aa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:58:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jamesmeadeguitarist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#2 Thoughts of Playing - Score Study (Part 1 of 3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the great challenges in acknowledging the nature of continual development is realizing our past mistakes and their residual effects on our respective crafts.]]></description><link>https://www.jamesmeadeguitar.com/post/2014/10/01/2-thoughts-of-playing-score-study-part-1of-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda2279b64f5f0017dc3eba</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 05:34:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>James Meade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#1 Concentration]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are two reasons why I chose the subject of concentration as the first topic to be discussed here. First, to successfully execute any large-scale musical scheme a tremendous amount of concentration is necessary.]]></description><link>https://www.jamesmeadeguitar.com/post/2014/09/01/1-concentration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda2279b64f5f0017dc3eb9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2014 21:04:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jamesmeadeguitarist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reason for beginning this journal is likely the same reason you’re reading it, the want of improvement in your abilities as musicians. All knowledge is ultimately self-knowledge; for this reason the following entries should not be viewed as answers, but questions.]]></description><link>https://www.jamesmeadeguitar.com/post/2014/09/01/opening</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda2279b64f5f0017dc3eb8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/533eb8_b28dc10d041041078315445557c90ed3.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesmeadeguitarist</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>