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Guest Post: Sara Zanussi, A Tanzanian Adventure

Gail Fischler Guest Post: Sara Zanussi, A Tanzanian Adventure2011-08-01T11:36:46-07:00 Guest Posts
In this post we adventure vicariously with Sara Zanussi. Sara is just back from a year spent teaching piano and music in Arusha Tanzania. When I asked her how she…
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Reach Out & Touch Someone: The Value of eMentoring

Gail Fischler Reach Out & Touch Someone: The Value of eMentoring2011-07-18T12:20:48-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
How can I better help my students understand why they should keep playing and studying through high school and beyond and also help them develop realistic expectations about the role…
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Playing With Wolfgang

Gail Fischler Playing With Wolfgang2011-06-19T15:30:39-07:00 Playing With Wolfgang
No one was more surprised than I when I conceived of the Menuetto to my Mozart Sonata as a heated discussion between a married couple. When I talked about it,…
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Artist Portrait: Sarah Fimm

Gail Fischler Artist Portrait: Sarah Fimm2011-06-01T16:28:12-07:00 Artist Portraits
Last week, singer songwriter Sarah Fimm and I chatted via Skype about what drew her into music, her teachers and mentors, helping young artists, her new album Near Infinite Possibility,…
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Yodeling Puff The Magic Dragon

Gail Fischler Yodeling Puff The Magic Dragon2010-10-30T15:18:02-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
It started with a performance of a method book piece with the word Yodel in the title. “It sounds weird,” said my young student, “and I don’t understand why that…
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