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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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Scary But Not Dangerous

Gail Fischler Scary But Not Dangerous2017-01-26T17:04:26-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
One of my adult students has chosen to work on Haunted Spot from Schumann's Forest Scenes. "I just don't know how to go about this," she said when she brought it in.…
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PA Shorts: Do It Again…

Gail Fischler PA Shorts: Do It Again…2016-08-27T11:58:20-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
The following funny struck a chord (voiced of course) with myself and many others when it went live last week. Most of us who are teachers have experienced both sides…
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PA Shorts: Job Security

Gail Fischler PA Shorts: Job Security2016-02-02T09:52:48-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
My college teacher told us over and over that his goal was to put himself out of a job! What??? Understanding was gradual for me. I needed his help and…
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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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Leaving People Better Than You Found Them

Gail Fischler Leaving People Better Than You Found Them2015-11-24T10:29:02-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
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: 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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We Don’t Need No Stinking Board Games

Gail Fischler We Don’t Need No Stinking Board Games2015-02-24T11:15:14-07:00 featured slider
“We don’t play board games in my studio.” I’ve been told this many times over the years. The reasons have varied. Piano learning is serious business. I don’t have time…
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