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Welcome & A Tiny Rant

Gail Fischler Welcome & A Tiny Rant2014-12-02T13:24:37-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
I think Anne Lamott is my soul sister. My sister of another mother. Of course, she doesn’t know this. Her writing is earthy, funny, and cuts right to the chase.…
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What I Did On My Summer Vacation

Gail Fischler What I Did On My Summer Vacation2014-05-05T13:41:56-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
Wow! This is finals week. How exactly did that happen? We have a Mockingbird nest in our tree and have been amused as the parents have patiently enticed their little…
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A Personal Lesson In Promise

Gail Fischler A Personal Lesson In Promise2013-09-17T12:14:06-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
The following is a portion of a speech I gave last Saturday at the local kick off for the National Veterans Creative Arts Competition. I was asked to speak, to…
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Artist Portrait: Mark Isaacs

Gail Fischler Artist Portrait: Mark Isaacs2013-07-15T15:48:55-07:00 Artist Portraits
Pianist and composer, Mark Isaacs is spirited, animated, and vibrant with a penchant for channeling his inner techie. He is also wonderfully open and forthright about the realities of his…
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Pa Shorts: A Lesson in Perfection

Gail Fischler Pa Shorts: A Lesson in Perfection2013-05-07T11:41:29-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
I went to San Diego last weekend to visit family. A friend of my daughter's, who also happens to be a world class photographer, saw that I was wearing a…
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PA Shorts: As Time Goes By

Gail Fischler PA Shorts: As Time Goes By2013-04-09T10:46:07-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
Last Thursday, film critic Roger Ebert lost his long battle with cancer. I was listening to a Fresh Air interview by Terry Gross and was struck by the following: I…
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Piano Fail

Gail Fischler Piano Fail2013-03-20T13:58:00-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
I was thumbing through a magazine while waiting for an appointment and came across some wisdom on reversing painful assumptions from Martha Beck. She had asked her client, who was…
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Looking in the Mirror

Gail Fischler Looking in the Mirror2013-03-05T22:28:19-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
Last week, I was given the gift of seeing myself and my teaching from without on two different occasions. Firstly, Matthew Odell was at the college to do a workshop…
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