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Pianistic Shorts

The Size of the Problem

Gail Fischler The Size of the Problem2017-05-24T14:38:39-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
Students come in with baggage from their week. Ok, sometimes from their lives. Some of them are overwhelmed, some guilty, others defiant. Occasionally they get in a preemptive strike. Here's one…
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Vintage PA: Leaving People Better Than You Found Them

Gail Fischler Vintage PA: Leaving People Better Than You Found Them2017-03-02T14:05:13-07:00 Vintage PA
It's easy to teach when everything is going well, when families support each other, when children are perfectly behaved, when students are healthy. It's a lot tougher when parents are…
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Playing With Wolfgang: Do Or Do Not

Gail Fischler Playing With Wolfgang: Do Or Do Not2016-10-04T16:26:46-07:00 Playing With Wolfgang
I stomped in the house, blew past my Mom and slammed my bedroom door behind me. Actually it might have been the first time I had ever done such a…
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PA Shorts: Time Is Time & Some Cats

Gail Fischler PA Shorts: Time Is Time & Some Cats2016-07-07T16:00:31-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
"Time is time. You understand it? We have to be first to the_______" A tour guide said this multiple times each day while we were in his charge and it has…
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Vintage PA: On Your Way To Wonderful (and a little family history)

Gail Fischler Vintage PA: On Your Way To Wonderful (and a little family history)2016-06-01T17:47:22-07:00 Vintage PA
Bill Withers, Singer, Songwriter, & Soul Icon,  whose credits include the hits Ain’t No Sunshine, Lean On Me, Lovely Day, & Just the Two of Us, once gave the following…
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Playing With Wolfgang: Exotic & Forbidden?

Gail Fischler Playing With Wolfgang: Exotic & Forbidden?2016-05-16T19:17:37-07:00 Playing With Wolfgang
On the first day of my freshman year at San Jose State, I entered the music building and immediately found myself at an open classroom door. The sounds coming from…
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Playing With Wolfgang: A Romantic Accusation 2

Gail Fischler Playing With Wolfgang: A Romantic Accusation 22015-12-01T14:40:46-07:00 Playing With Wolfgang
“You’re a romantic!” said my teacher in a surprised voice, as though this explained everything he found perplexing about me. I had never been accused of being anything but a…
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PA Shorts: Famous Amateur Pianists

Gail Fischler PA Shorts: Famous Amateur Pianists2015-11-17T12:17:12-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
Just after reading a rather nasty comment on amateur pianists (the location shall remain nameless), I heard a performance of The Archduke Trio on the radio. What do the two have in…
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