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		<title>Opera rehearsals, next stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How preparation changes to accommodate the needs of each rehearsal.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gretchenspianos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9554146&amp;post=15135&amp;subd=gretchenspianos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post:  10 Incredible Musicians With Physical Handicaps</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Follow the links to learn more about these incredible musicians!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gretchenspianos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9554146&amp;post=15105&amp;subd=gretchenspianos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Last weekend&#8217;s Met broadcast</title>
		<link>http://gretchenspianos.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/a-wonderful-opera-broadcast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carlo Bergonzi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cesare Siepi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joan Sutherland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kurt Adler]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The best opera broadcast was on the radio last Saturday from 1:00-5:00 p.m.  Bellini&#8217;s Norma, was followed by some Donizetti with Roberta Peters and Carlo Bergonzi. The Norma recording was from 1970 ~ Joan Sutherland&#8216;s Met debut and Marilyn Horne&#8216;s first Met Broadcast.  The cast also included Carlo Bergonzi and Cesare Siepi. (Saying “also included” [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gretchenspianos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9554146&amp;post=15068&amp;subd=gretchenspianos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to practice for opera rehearsals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many readers have expressed an interest in detailed practice notes. So&#8230; let&#8217;s try it! For the next few weeks, I will be accompanying rehearsals for Haddon Hall, a light opera by Sydney Grundy and Arthur Sullivan. Since it has likely not been performed in the United States, no one in the group has sung the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gretchenspianos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9554146&amp;post=15007&amp;subd=gretchenspianos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some perspective on rejection</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why we shouldn't be discouraged by rejection.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gretchenspianos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9554146&amp;post=12697&amp;subd=gretchenspianos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Listen first, learn later?</title>
		<link>http://gretchenspianos.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/listening-to-a-recording-before-learning-a-piece/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When is it acceptable to listen to a recording before learning a piece? Most of the time, I am strongly against this as a learning method.  For purposes of interpretation, copying someone else&#8217;s recording will always sound like a copy.  It will never sound like you. One scenario I heard of two pianists who played [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gretchenspianos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9554146&amp;post=14976&amp;subd=gretchenspianos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post:  What is the Suzuki Method?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suzuki method art class ~ Image by Lee Fenner via Flickr Thanks to Brittany Lyons* of OnlinePhD.org for sharing this post. Introduction:  What is the Suzuki Method? Learning music can be a difficult process for many people to master. The different ways to learn music include gaining an understanding of musical theory on your own, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gretchenspianos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9554146&amp;post=14951&amp;subd=gretchenspianos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Funnies (mostly)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[with a BONUS!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gretchenspianos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9554146&amp;post=14931&amp;subd=gretchenspianos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays!</title>
		<link>http://gretchenspianos.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/happy-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A Tribute to Vaclav Havel</title>
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