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Re: Week THREE: Share your love! (Watch Party is next week!)
@Michael Oh, no!! I hope you caught it early/immediately and have a quick recovery. I know in sport we have pro-active exercises to reduce the occurrence of injury - essentially they are the physical…
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Gillian , quite lovely. Your left hand is indeed steady and meditative - I could almost see a boat rocking on water! My son is quite good at letting the music breathe when he plays.…
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
Well, my son (aka My In-house Arranger) has been too busy to help me, so I'll be defaulting to playing only "If I Were a Rich Man." What I appreciate most about this one is the sense of longing and…
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Derek McConville Wonderful, Derek! In the first half I was entranced by the left hand.
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Judith Lovely playing. I agree with Vidhya regarding obvious progress since your last post.
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Tech(nology) Questions!
What do you think is the best set-up for online lessons? If I have a laptop with camera, an external mic, and open-back headphones would this be a good set-up?
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
General Discussion
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
I've delayed on posting this week, as my in-house arranger/composer has been super busy and not able to help me work out an interesting arrangement/medley combining "If I Were a Rich Man" and the…
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
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"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Hazel Beautiful!
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Rosie Bennet: Creating efficient, positive practice strategies
@martin Thanks, Martin! It works!
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
Live Calendar
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Re: Rosie Bennet: Creating efficient, positive practice strategies
@martin Hi Martin, this is a wonderful idea! I clicked on the hyperlink and it said "page not found." Will the workbook be available prior to the livestream?
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
Live Calendar
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!)
@Gail Starr Thanks for the recommendation, Gail. It is a lively piece, for sure!
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!)
@Gail Starr Wow - so much fun to listen to! Thanks for posting, Gail.
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Priya Viseskul What lovely playing, Priya! I appreciated the lightness very much. I look forward to hearing your progress, as I am already enjoying it.
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Michael "Make the music more better." Yes, yes, this seems always to be the quest, doesn't it?
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message!
@Darrell Jenkins Wow, Darrell - that performance put a big smile on my face! I enjoyed the tempo you chose, and felt the dynamic contrasts added beautifully to the emotions/colors in the piece.…
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
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Re: Leah's Practice Diary (updated 1/18/23)
@Leah Olson Yes, my son's new teacher is working out well. Thank you for asking. They are still in the checking each other out phase - she's trying to see how quickly he learns, how he learns,…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
Your Practice Diary
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!)
@Michael I find the study of memory and learning to be fascinating (yes, I am unabashedly nerdy). In times past, people would memorize entire books, so I know our capacity for memory as humans is…
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!)
@Gail Starr I'd buy that t-shirt!!
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!)
@Michael @Juan Carlos Olite This discussion on memorization is wonderful. I've coached/taught for over 30 years, and have found over these years that many people seem to struggle with memorizing.…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!)
@Derek McConville Thanks, Derek!
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!)
@Will Green Thanks so much, Will! It seems that while being rich in Spirit (or poor in spirit, right???) is of inestimable worth, it can also sometimes be quite the lonely road.…
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!)
@Serene so very lovely.
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Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
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"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!)
@Michael Yes, you're probably right. And I love being nerdy - when my husband was going through medical school, I helped him study. My two favorite subjects (of his!) were pharmacology and neurology.…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!)
@Michael being morbidly curious, I listened and thought you handled everything quite well.
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!)
@Gail Starr Next time we visit family, we might take you up on that! Thurmond would love to play your beautiful piano - and my husband has a thing for Disney World/Universal Studios,…
Michelle R
Michelle_Russell
2 yrs ago
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