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PIANO TEACHER HELP DESK Memory loss: embrace the fear

As both piano teacher and parent, this frightening confession has been shared with me much more often than I would like. In our piano-playing community, fear of humiliation is often linked to a fear of forgetting the notes. Inexperienced players of all ages commonly become negatively fixated by the risk of blanking and freezing – even if they are performing repertoire they’ve known for a long

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