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  • Book Lists 10
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  • Guest Posts 22
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  • Music and Life 85
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Pianists and the self improvement trap
Playing Advice, Career Advice, Music and Life Rhonda Rizzo 5/9/25 Playing Advice, Career Advice, Music and Life Rhonda Rizzo 5/9/25

Pianists and the self improvement trap

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How to be your own practice coach
Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 4/4/25 Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 4/4/25

How to be your own practice coach

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Let the music be your guide
Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 4/19/24 Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 4/19/24

Let the music be your guide

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How to revive old repertoire
Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 6/30/23 Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 6/30/23

How to revive old repertoire

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Why easy isn't always best
Career Advice, Playing Advice, Music and Life Rhonda Rizzo 1/13/23 Career Advice, Playing Advice, Music and Life Rhonda Rizzo 1/13/23

Why easy isn't always best

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How to stop being a serial starter
Playing Advice, Career Advice Rhonda Rizzo 1/6/23 Playing Advice, Career Advice Rhonda Rizzo 1/6/23

How to stop being a serial starter

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How to get inside a piece of music
Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 9/23/22 Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 9/23/22

How to get inside a piece of music

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5 Poor Piano Practicing Habits and How to Change Them: a guest post by Doug Hanvey
Playing Advice, Guest Posts Rhonda Rizzo 8/19/22 Playing Advice, Guest Posts Rhonda Rizzo 8/19/22

5 Poor Piano Practicing Habits and How to Change Them: a guest post by Doug Hanvey

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Why Technique is a Lifelong Journey
Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 5/20/22 Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 5/20/22

Why Technique is a Lifelong Journey

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Pianists and the Power of Delayed Gratification
Career Advice, Playing Advice, Music and Life Rhonda Rizzo 4/28/22 Career Advice, Playing Advice, Music and Life Rhonda Rizzo 4/28/22

Pianists and the Power of Delayed Gratification

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8 Tips for Learning Music by Living Composers
Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 10/28/21 Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 10/28/21

8 Tips for Learning Music by Living Composers

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Learning the Difference Between Excuses and Limitations
Playing Advice, Music and Life Rhonda Rizzo 9/30/21 Playing Advice, Music and Life Rhonda Rizzo 9/30/21

Learning the Difference Between Excuses and Limitations

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What does it mean to "play with feeling"?
Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 4/8/21 Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 4/8/21

What does it mean to "play with feeling"?

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5 ways musicians can develop a "beginner's mind"
Career Advice, Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 3/4/21 Career Advice, Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 3/4/21

5 ways musicians can develop a "beginner's mind"

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6 self-defeating practice habits (and how to fix them)
Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 2/4/21 Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 2/4/21

6 self-defeating practice habits (and how to fix them)

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Play like no one's listening: learning to practice without performance goals
Music and Life, Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 8/19/20 Music and Life, Playing Advice Rhonda Rizzo 8/19/20

Play like no one's listening: learning to practice without performance goals

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Chick Corea's advice for practicing (and for life)
Music and Life Rhonda Rizzo 6/30/20 Music and Life Rhonda Rizzo 6/30/20

Chick Corea's advice for practicing (and for life)

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