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Artist Portraits

Artist Portrait: Martin Listabarth

Gail Fischler Artist Portrait: Martin Listabarth2022-03-10T14:00:47-07:00 Artist Portraits
(Photo: Theresa Pewal) Meet pianist and composer Martin Listabarth. Martin is a jazz pianist and composer based in Vienna. His music is a true marriage of hand, heart, and head.…
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Learning & Learning Styles

So Not About The Notes

Gail Fischler So Not About The Notes2020-08-18T15:02:54-07:00 Learning & Learning Styles
Without question our studio motto is: Not About The Notes (#NATN). Against that little voice inside me, which often screams, “fix-correct-repair,” I remind myself to step back and let students take…
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Graceful? Simple? Dramatic? Crafting an Effective Ending

Gail Fischler Graceful? Simple? Dramatic? Crafting an Effective Ending2020-01-21T15:32:54-07:00 Skills
I discuss beginnings with my students often. Does the piece open into an ongoing plot like a certain Star Wars film? Must they imagine and set the atmosphere, then let…
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Metronome Fail Fix and Yes, It’s Backwards

Gail Fischler Metronome Fail Fix and Yes, It’s Backwards2019-10-24T20:53:40-07:00 Learning & Learning Styles
Have you ever known someone who just couldn’t play with a metronome no matter the tempo? Sorry. That's definitely a DUH question. It's a frustrating problem to have no matter…
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Playing With Wolfgang: Becoming Vulnerable

Gail Fischler Playing With Wolfgang: Becoming Vulnerable2018-09-14T15:43:49-07:00 Playing With Wolfgang
“But what does it mean?,” I asked. I used to ask that a lot when I was little. I remember that time clearly though. My Dad and I were in…
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Vintage PA: Presents Under The Piano

Gail Fischler Vintage PA: Presents Under The Piano2016-11-29T15:36:27-07:00 Vintage PA
My favorite holiday note ever is written on a piece of binder paper in pencil and goes like this: Thank you for being my piano teacher. I hope to be…
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Artist Portrait: Adam Gyorgy

Gail Fischler Artist Portrait: Adam Gyorgy2012-01-31T11:26:03-07:00 Artist Portraits
Adam Gyorgy grinned as we began our Skyping. I could imagine that he had just bounded into the room. “ I’m sorry we are late. I was at Carnegie Hall…
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Six Onions & 10,000 Hours: Redux

Gail Fischler Six Onions & 10,000 Hours: Redux2011-09-16T10:30:05-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
Recently, I came across a post on the blog Musical Resources which discussed the 10,000 hour principle as it applies to music, music teaching, and musical talent, a podcast from Music is…
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