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Archive for January 2011

About Practice

Posted by: Elem Eley on: January 28, 2011

In looking through some old documents, I ran across the Practice Guide that I give my students at Westminster Choir College of Rider University. It offers direction on what good practice is, and how it can helpful. A portion of this document was posted on this blog a couple of years ago, but I think [...]

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Recital Retrieval

Posted by: Elem Eley on: January 21, 2011

An informative article in The New York Times (January 20, 2011) caught my eye. The title is “To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test,” reporting on a study that is detailed online at the journal, Science. The gist of the study was this: Three groups of students were asked to read a passage [...]

True Imagination

Posted by: Elem Eley on: January 19, 2011

I remember reading a comment by golfing great Severiano Ballesteros. In his playing days, Seve was known for an unmatched ability to get out of trouble on the golf course–hitting shots from unusual lies, parking lots, trees, etc. (Of course, one must first get into trouble to be able to get out of it…That could [...]


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