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Spring Has Sprung
‘Thank goodness spring is here,’ I thought, as I looked out onto the garden one morning in early March, watching my cat weave his way through the daffodils. Spring brings the promise of new life. The dispelling of cold, hard winter, and the welcome a
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Edvard GRIEG (1843-1907)
This descriptive piece from Grieg’s third volume of Lyric Pieces needs very little explanation: picture a cheeky little bird hopping around, who then becomes rather feisty in the central section! This piece is a good exercise for working on crisp, li
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Edward MACDOWELL (1860-1908)
With the theme of springtime running through this issue, ‘In The Woods’ might capture a dewy spring day. Presented here is the poem by Goethe on which the piece is based. Read Nils Franke’s lesson. Through the woodland glades,One springtide fair,I wa

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