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Melissa Harris Piano Studio, Cape Cod
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The Guilt Thing
I regularly remind students during lessons NOT to worry if they found no time for practice, which seems to happen at least one week a...


My Wish for You
May music awaken you to each new day, music from deep within, a silent, peaceful knowing, to guide you gently through the hours, the...


Lesson One for Adults: What NOT to do before beginning piano lessons.
Obviously, this title has quite the negative connotation.  Forgive me.  But, I think it’s time to put out a fair warning to would-be...


The Road to Music
It’s always ideal to learn music with help from a qualified teacher.  But for lots of reasons this isn’t always possible.  Roughly half...


Our Lives in Pencil
While I was searching for the ever-elusive pencil, despite starting each teaching day with a fresh pencil pile and sitting in one spot...


Maybe Music Has a Mind of Its Own
It's a curious thing that almost every adult student who contacts me prefaces their conversation with a clear statement that they want to...


Common Themes
I began working with adults, almost exclusively, in 2005. Being the mother of four and having taught piano to children for 17 years at...
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