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		<title>Stars In April</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The role of the piano teacher is something like that of a good parent.  It is important to offer a sense of emotional security and to encourage the student to &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Intervals</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most theory textbooks outline a method of calculating intervals that requires the student first to determine the major key signature of the lower note of the interval, then to see &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Good Practice</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Good practice is the purposeful repetition of accuracy.&#8221; We began lessons this year having a look at that statement, and it certainly says a lot! It comes from a clever comic &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing &#8220;Self-Serve Theory&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an area of the website where students and teachers can get new ideas on how to approach topics in Music Theory. By no means is this intended to &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Too Early Use of Damper Pedal?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I have been questioning the use of the damper pedal in beginner books. In most cases, the student is taught to push the pedal down and leave it down &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Five Ways Of Learning Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom McPherson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is not surprising that some piano students learn better by ear and some by sight. What surprises me after a few years of teaching my students is the wide &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Venice, Italy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo, Japan</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eitai Bridge illumination, Sumida River, Tokyo, Japan]]></description>
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		<title>Sydney, Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom McPherson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia]]></description>
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		<title>Glasgow, Scotland</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom McPherson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clyde Arc Bridge in Glasgow, Scotland]]></description>
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