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Deep Practice: Inspect Your Piece

Gail Fischler Deep Practice: Inspect Your Piece2021-02-09T12:34:57-07:00 Kick It Up
My creative juices started flowing when I read this article by Terry Heick of Teach Thought, How to Read a Book (super info-graphic included). Many of the points he makes about reading books…
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Pedagogy

Backing Up Your Studio Parents: 5 Things You Can Do Now

Gail Fischler Backing Up Your Studio Parents: 5 Things You Can Do Now2020-11-30T16:57:52-07:00 Pedagogy
This year, with so many families simultaneously working and schooling from home, I've needed to go out of my way to communicate more with all my studio parents. I've also…
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Kick It Up

How To Teach Composition Remotely (with a little help from some Cereal)

Gail Fischler How To Teach Composition Remotely (with a little help from some Cereal)2020-03-24T10:33:54-07:00 Kick It Up
I absolutely love it when fellow teachers get creative with my teaching tools. After all, my motto for Fistful of Notes is; Because a good teaching tool shouldn't just work…
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Key Signature and Accidental Potholes: 5 Ways to Fix Them

Gail Fischler Key Signature and Accidental Potholes: 5 Ways to Fix Them2020-03-12T20:39:23-07:00 Great Finds
My Dad taught me to drive. He spent many hours on the road for work and was a demanding teacher. One day we were practicing on a back road that…
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Take that Trouble Spot Out of the Box

Gail Fischler Take that Trouble Spot Out of the Box2020-03-02T17:36:20-07:00 Skills
In a perfect world we would all be perfectly prepared to tackle a piece before we ever attempted to learn it. Spoiler alert! The world is rarely perfect and neither…
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Using Block Towers In Piano Practice

Gail Fischler Using Block Towers In Piano Practice2020-02-12T11:49:58-07:00 Pedagogy
I love teaching intermediate students who have come back to piano after some time away or who are mostly self-taught. They are all passionate about music. Most read well, can…
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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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Rubato: Naughty or Nice?

Gail Fischler Rubato: Naughty or Nice?2019-12-13T13:58:10-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
Santa's Naughty Musicianship Listening to the Christmas station on Pandora while driving certainly helps to mitigate my stress and allow the holiday spirit to overcome the awful traffic and rude…
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