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PA Shorts: Onwards & Upwards

Gail Fischler PA Shorts: Onwards & Upwards2014-06-17T13:28:27-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
Recently, while in the preparation phase of a presentation, I asked what some of our college students wished they had known before coming to study at a more advanced level. Some of…
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PA Shorts: Substitute… Musical Education

Gail Fischler PA Shorts: Substitute… Musical Education2012-11-06T10:21:03-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
My husband sent me a link to an article by Ta-Nehisi Coates entitled, Learning a Foreign Language is Like Learning a Sport: The long road to not sucking at French.…
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Ahhh… Parents, Parents, Parents: Redux

Gail Fischler Ahhh… Parents, Parents, Parents: Redux2011-10-14T12:15:03-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
I recently came across a blog post by Dustin Sanders in which he responds to an article  on : Why Your Children Shouldn't Take Formal Music Lessons (be sure and read the…
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A New Tribal Mantra

Gail Fischler A New Tribal Mantra2010-11-11T14:26:48-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
My students are awesome! Last night was piano recital night at our college and it went wonderfully. This was the first time, since I have been teaching there, that we…
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