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Vintage PA: Yodeling Puff The Magic Dragon

Gail Fischler Vintage PA: Yodeling Puff The Magic Dragon2018-11-01T11:53:04-07:00 Vintage PA
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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When Tigger is Feeling Bouncy at Piano Lessons

Gail Fischler When Tigger is Feeling Bouncy at Piano Lessons2018-08-16T15:37:01-07:00 Pedagogy
As two grinning young people blasted through my door and ricocheted off the walls, I thought that, like Tigger, they were “feeling bouncy today.” So, what do you do when…
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Pedagogy

How I Discovered What Methods Were Really About

Gail Fischler How I Discovered What Methods Were Really About2018-04-04T16:35:53-07:00 Pedagogy
Methods are tools. And, with the advent of self-publishing, there are a lot of them available. Unfortunately, no single perfect method exists. I used to wish it did but now…
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Learning & Learning Styles

Beethoven on Social Media: Teaching Advice

Gail Fischler Beethoven on Social Media: Teaching Advice2018-03-15T16:59:58-07:00 Learning & Learning Styles
I encountered the following tidbit on Twitter last week and it immediately sent my thoughts whirling. It is from one of the letters of Beethoven. In it Beethoven gives advice…
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Vintage PA: One Musical Leaf Falling

Gail Fischler Vintage PA: One Musical Leaf Falling2018-01-24T17:02:07-07:00 The Creative Side
A few years ago, my husband and I took a daytrip to Madera Canyon, near Tucson. At 5000 plus feet, the aspens were just losing the last of their leaves.…
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The Enterprising Pianist: Story, Music, Art, Video

Kurt Erickson The Enterprising Pianist: Story, Music, Art, Video2017-11-27T07:00:02-07:00 The Enterprising Pianist
When I was a kid, I was kind of addicted to the Choose Your Own Adventure book series. The idea of reading a story and being able to proactively change…
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Finding Inspiration: Redux

Gail Fischler Finding Inspiration: Redux2017-10-06T15:28:03-07:00 The Creative Side
It is human nature to have a gut belief that everyone finds musical inspiration just as you do. The way we operate is just so intrinsic to who we are…
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The Size of the Problem

Gail Fischler The Size of the Problem2017-05-24T14:38:39-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
Students come in with baggage from their week. Ok, sometimes from their lives. Some of them are overwhelmed, some guilty, others defiant. Occasionally they get in a preemptive strike. Here's one…
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