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Memory Fail: Expert Level

Gail Fischler Memory Fail: Expert Level2016-07-13T12:32:50-07:00 The Lighter Side
@playinglesshurt 7/13/16 When I was in college and ready to give my first recital, I found myself anxious about several passages. My teacher, Pat, helped me through them, but, of…
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Vintage PA: It Sounded Better At Home

Gail Fischler Vintage PA: It Sounded Better At Home2016-04-12T15:00:35-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
"The really exciting part," said Eeyore in his most melancholy voice, "is that when I left it this morning it was there, and when I came back it wasn't.” We…
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Playing With Wolfgang: How Messiaen Taught Me The Law of Opposites

Gail Fischler Playing With Wolfgang: How Messiaen Taught Me The Law of Opposites2016-03-22T16:19:43-07:00 Playing With Wolfgang
I was immersed in 5 pieces from Messiaen’s Contemplations of the Infant Jesus. It’s hard not to be once you step through the rabbit hole and begin working on them.…
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Vintage PA: How Charlie Brown Helped My Career

Gail Fischler Vintage PA: How Charlie Brown Helped My Career2015-12-22T10:07:41-07:00 Vintage PA
When I was in middle school I was asked to play a solo in the winter program. It was a big honor. My teacher and I worked hard on my…
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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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Playing With Wolfgang: Random & Awkward Redeemed

Gail Fischler Playing With Wolfgang: Random & Awkward Redeemed2015-08-04T14:34:53-07:00 Playing With Wolfgang
I remember a feeling of complete frustration and incomprehension. It happened frequently during my undergraduate years. But two incidents really stand out from the rest. The music? Liszt’s Sonetto 104…
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Charging The Enemy

Gail Fischler Charging The Enemy2015-07-28T15:40:29-07:00 featured slider
The fortune read: Keep on charging the enemy so long as there is life. I pinned the scrap of paper to the bulletin board beside my desk where, every so…
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A Little Perspective

Gail Fischler A Little Perspective2015-04-07T15:41:01-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
Now that March Madness has come to an end, it's officially recital/evaluation season. Our EAC recital is tomorrow evening. With that comes inevitable worry wart nerves and the polar opposite:…
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