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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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Vintage PA: Happy Little Trees

Gail Fischler Vintage PA: Happy Little Trees2017-08-30T10:54:35-07:00 The Creative Side
 One evening, while my class piano students were working on their improvs for the midterm, I suddenly found myself saying, “You don’t need to apologize! Maybe in your world there’s…
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PA Shorts: Soulful Stuff

Gail Fischler PA Shorts: Soulful Stuff2017-05-08T07:28:38-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
A young student and I have been practicing and improvising with 5 finger and chord patterns in all keys. This week we began to explore the minor keys and delighting in how…
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I Just Like It

Gail Fischler I Just Like It2016-11-15T16:23:08-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
Why music and piano? The question has come up many times over the years, asked by relatives, teachers and mentors, and people in business who clearly thought I needed a…
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Piano Maker’s Corner: A Truly Moving Tale

Gail Fischler Piano Maker’s Corner: A Truly Moving Tale2015-10-27T10:01:44-07:00 Piano Maker's Corner
This month, Daniel Ley tells us the tale of an unusual piano delivery he once made. This story made me think again about how we never know who our music…
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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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Lapbook Project For High Schoolers

Gail Fischler Lapbook Project For High Schoolers2015-01-06T14:05:39-07:00 Learning & Learning Styles
Last semester I asked my high schoolers who study at the college to create a lapbook detailing one of their performance pieces. Some had no idea what a lapbook was.…
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Playing With Wolfgang: Wolf In The Dark

Gail Fischler Playing With Wolfgang: Wolf In The Dark2014-11-26T12:00:32-07:00 Guest Posts
Today's Playing With Wolfgang was written by Ellen Shallcross. Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving! I grew up in a musical household. My dad was always listening to classical recordings, my mom taught…
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