Can I use Garageband as a phrase trainer?

My little Korg practice device, as well as the Tascam practice devices, allow sampling part of a song (e.g., a guitar solo), then playing it back at a much slower rate (but at the same pitch) so I can better interpret the solo.
Is there any way to do that with GB on a song imported from iTunes, etc? Or can I buy some sort of a plug in to do this?

I would suggest that a better choice would be an audio editor:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#audioeditors
or Amazing Slow Downer (available on versiontracker)
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