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Gail Ravin Starr
Gail_Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Winter Park, FL
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Currently working on (as of June 20, 2025):
Schubert: Moment Musical #6, D 780 (hope to learn the whole set)
Chopin: Etudes Op. 25: 1, 2 and 7
Mozart: Sonata K. 310
Beethoven: Sonata Op. 28
Schumann: Kinderszenen
Schumann: Fantasiestuck Op. 12
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Re: End-of-Summer Showcase
@Ursina Boehm We wish a speedy recovery to your loved one.
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
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Community Concerts!
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Re: End-of-Summer Showcase
@Gail Ravin Starr Schubert Moment Musical #2
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
Community Concerts!
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Re: End-of-Summer Showcase
https://youtu.be/5vMfZKIG8js?si=yJaBYTqqpE2c4Bib
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
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Re: Mastering Tricky Passages with Jarred Dunn!
@Kuro Hej! Jag har också små hander. Jarred kan hjälpa dig!
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
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Re: Tell us about your favorite memory performing for an audience (of 1 or more people!)
@Jeff Now I will forever think of this gorgeous masterpiece as having magical healing powers. Believe it or not, I was practicing it this evening, right BEFORE checking the forums.
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
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Re: Tell us about your favorite memory performing for an audience (of 1 or more people!)
@Vidhya Bashyam The Rothschilds were SO warm and welcoming! Not at all what I had been expecting.
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
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When I was 15, I attended lycée in Normandy for a year. I was fortunate to be introduced to some of charming, elderly members of the Rothschild family. They were gracious enough to invite me and one…
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
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Discussion of the Week
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
@Jennifer Mehta So lovely! So, as a group we have learned MM #2, 3, 4 and 6. Such a fun project.
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
@Dagmar So evocative and heartwarming. You take Schubert’s pure lines and make them sparkle.
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
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Schubert Challenge
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Re: End-of-Summer Showcase
I'll play Schubert Moment Musicaux #2 and/or #6 via video. Afternoon thunderstorms often create an unstable internet connection where we live.
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
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Re: End-of-Summer Showcase
@springgrass We love hearing Yihan play ANYthing he likes! He is such a joy.
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
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Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
@Vidhya Bashyam He'd like to visit your house next, and Ram can make him coffee the way he likes it.
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
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Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
@Juan Carlos Olite So evocative and lush - I love how you bring out the melody over the complicated LH. You create a poetic movie with your rich sound. And you're definitely correct about 25/1…
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
@CK Lau I love how you balance your light, Schubertian touch with the richer chordal sections! Great job.
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
@Vidhya Bashyam Ahhhhh....my favorite! Thank you for inspiring me to try to learn this one also. I love your phrasing and the way you "breathe" each of the dotted notes so clearly.…
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
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Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
@Dora Burak Great job, Dora. You'll ace it in the near future after all your hard work!
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
@Aleksandra Bogomaz Such a lovely interpretation!
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
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Re: Week 4 Challenge Assignment: “Your Final Schubert Moment”
So, I invited Franz over for a lovely kaffee mit schlag, and he sat down at my piano to help me out with his lovely Moment Musical #3. Please excuse the mistakes. Franz had jet lag.
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
1 mth ago
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
@Marc M Wowww! Thank you so much for this fascinating research. The handwriting makes it seem like Schubert was just "dashing" off the piece on his way to an important appointment.…
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
2 mths ago
Schubert Challenge
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
@Alexander Weymann Man, your "first take" is more like my final performance on EVERYTHING! 😍 It is SO clear that you, as a gifted singer, really get to the heart of Schubert in your piano playing.…
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
2 mths ago
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
@Juan Carlos Olite As always, you say whatever I'm thinking, dear friend! Derek DOES sing this beautifully.
Gail Ravin Starr
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Gail_Starr
2 mths ago
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
@Dagmar Lovely!
Gail Ravin Starr
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
@Michelle R I loved seeing and hearing you & Thurmond playing together. This brought back memories of me accompanying my son when he was studying violin, and then, later on, singing!
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
2 mths ago
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
@Michelle R Excellent start, Michelle!
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
2 mths ago
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Re: Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
@Marc M I bet the kiddos at the museum enjoyed your playing!
Gail Ravin Starr
Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
Gail_Starr
2 mths ago
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