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Hi Laurie. Great job, and keep up the good work! Did any of the teachers allow a Q.&A. period? In my experince in attending master classes I found it very rare - Joseph Silverstein being a notable, and most welcome exception. I'd have taken issue with one or two things Simon Fischer and Mimi Zweig said - or at least wanted to question them to clarify a couple of points. Yes, keep it up, this is all wonderful and definitely growth-oriented for all.

Sam

Laurie,
Is this the one at Indiana that Rebecca Henry also runs? I was considering that for next summer, and I wanted to know if you have attended that one, too? I should add though it is probably easier for a teacher to push students to play hard pieces than polishing the ealier ones. I believe the latter demands more detailed work as well as technical and musical abilities from the teacher, as the latter would likely to involve more of fixing some stubborn bad habbits while the former mostly aims at finishing the piece. Sorry, my above post was ment to be posted under the other one that Lauri did on Duke:-( I especially like her comment that mistakes are neither good nor bad, just useful information. Thanks again, Laurie, for sharing with us all these wonderful insights.