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Lately, Some Things Have Made Me Smile

Gail Fischler Lately, Some Things Have Made Me Smile2011-10-21T16:55:32-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
Hearing Emily tell me a passage of fingering in her Chopin Waltz was Stupid, tell me why, and give a crackerjack way to fix it. Listening to some awesome Beethoven from…
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Just Paint! Methodology & The Nitty Gritty

Gail Fischler Just Paint! Methodology & The Nitty Gritty2011-03-29T09:13:58-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
Today in the Sunday paper, there was an article by Marni Jameson describing a new book on preparing surfaces for paint (not any actually painting mind you) in which there…
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A New Tribal Mantra

Gail Fischler A New Tribal Mantra2010-11-11T14:26:48-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
My students are awesome! Last night was piano recital night at our college and it went wonderfully. This was the first time, since I have been teaching there, that we…
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