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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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