How to Create and Update XML column?

I like the entire concept of xml columns but I am really new to XML.  I'm trying to start out with a simple case but I can't seem to get it to work.  

What I want to do is to create a column that stores zero to many recommendations, for instance something like this:
<root>
<recommendation>Work hard, play hard</recommendation>
<recommendation>Floss the teeth you want to keep</recommendation>
<recommendation>Wash behind your ears</recommendation>
</root>
I have created a schema collection ( - have I done it correctly ?  - this could be the cause of the problem.  I've had trouble finding good examples for the schema collection).  I've attached this as a code snippet.

Next I created a column called GoodAdvice in my Table (called Table_1)

SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Table_1](
      [id] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
      [AdvisorName] [nchar](80) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
      [GoodAdvice] [xml](CONTENT [dbo].[recommendations]) NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]

(In reality, Table_1 already existed, and I am adding the new GoodAdvice column to it.)

Now.  I have a row that has id and AdvisorName already populated.

id=1, AdvisorName="Doctor Who"

and I want to start putting recommendations from Doctor Who into the table.  What is the right syntax for this?  I've tried to do this in various ways, and most recently tried the following with no success:

UPDATE Table_1
   SET GoodAdvice.modify('insert element  recommendation {Do not quit your day job} as first into (//root)[1]')
   WHERE Table_1.id = 1

I get this error:  XQuery [Table_1.GoodAdvice.modify()]: "}" was expected.



Being new to this is frustrating. What am I doing wrong?






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CREATE XML SCHEMA COLLECTION [dbo].[recommendations] AS N
'<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" elementFormDefault="qualified">
<xsd:element name="root">
	<xsd:complexType>
		<xsd:complexContent>
			<xsd:restriction base="xsd:anyType">
				<xsd:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
					<xsd:element name="recommendation" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />
				</xsd:choice></xsd:restriction>
			</xsd:complexContent>
		</xsd:complexType>
	</xsd:element>
</xsd:schema>'