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Vintage PA: Leaving People Better Than You Found Them

Gail Fischler Vintage PA: Leaving People Better Than You Found Them2017-03-02T14:05:13-07:00 Vintage PA
It's easy to teach when everything is going well, when families support each other, when children are perfectly behaved, when students are healthy. It's a lot tougher when parents are…
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The Piano Addict Muses

Scary But Not Dangerous

Gail Fischler Scary But Not Dangerous2017-01-26T17:04:26-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
One of my adult students has chosen to work on Haunted Spot from Schumann's Forest Scenes. "I just don't know how to go about this," she said when she brought it in.…
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Pianistic Shorts

PA Shorts: Cleaning The Closet

Gail Fischler PA Shorts: Cleaning The Closet2017-01-18T17:36:44-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
When the teeny-tiny game parts fell between the cabinet and the lowest shelf I knew I was in trouble. The book whacking me on my head was the last straw. Things…
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Playing Hardball

Gail Fischler Playing Hardball2016-09-09T16:10:10-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
Last week I was blindsided by a situation and forced to play hardball. I would never have chosen this battle but it was apparently my time to fight. After some…
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Pianistic Shorts

PA Shorts: Do It Again…

Gail Fischler PA Shorts: Do It Again…2016-08-27T11:58:20-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
The following funny struck a chord (voiced of course) with myself and many others when it went live last week. Most of us who are teachers have experienced both sides…
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Vintage PA: Body Parts, Chocolate, & Equality

Gail Fischler Vintage PA: Body Parts, Chocolate, & Equality2016-08-04T16:21:32-07:00 Vintage PA
I often have the privilege of judging and evaluating piano piano competitions and festivals. It is a joy to hear all levels of pianists dig deep and play their very…
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Not Exactly Pre-Reading: 1-2-3 Line Read & Play

Gail Fischler Not Exactly Pre-Reading: 1-2-3 Line Read & Play2016-07-20T12:38:38-07:00 Skills
With the beginning of the school year looming, the teachers I am mentoring are again full of questions about how to best help their beginning readers—especially those who look at the…
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PA Shorts: Time Is Time & Some Cats

Gail Fischler PA Shorts: Time Is Time & Some Cats2016-07-07T16:00:31-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
"Time is time. You understand it? We have to be first to the_______" A tour guide said this multiple times each day while we were in his charge and it has…
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