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I think I was born with desire to be a teacher.

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By the end of college, I knew I wanted to be a teacher.

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It's my life. I can't even say it's my job,

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because I don't think there is a time in my day

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when I don't think about music or my students or teaching.

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Piano Pedagogy Pioneering.

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Explore the innovative world of piano education

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with Irina Gorin, the visionary behind the Tales of a Musical Journey Method book series

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and founder of the Gorin Institute.

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Renowned for her innovative approach to teaching piano,

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Ms. Gorin emphasizes musicality, expressiveness, and foundational skills from the onset.

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This little girl, her name is Chen Yao, inspired me

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along with all my previous years of desperation to write the book.

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For each lesson with her, I wrote a story

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that would introduce her to certain concepts.

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I took to study how kids learn, young children, preschool ages.

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And what I've learned is they don't get things from explanations or demonstrations,

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only through analogies, through images, through stories, through artwork.

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They need to see, they need to hear, they need to imagine,

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and they need to feel or experience.

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In my books, these stories, the songs,

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they all work for developing students' imagination

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and making them active participants in the lessons

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rather than passive observers.

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So they participate, they want to experience, experiment,

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they want to try, they want to learn, they want to know what's next.

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So join us tomorrow, April 16th at 8 p.m. Eastern Time,

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for the premiere of this inspiring conversation

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on the Piano Pod's YouTube channel featuring piano pedagogue Irina Gorin.

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Discover how she revolutionizes piano pedagogy with her inventive teaching techniques

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and empowers piano teachers worldwide through the Gorin Institute comprehensive courses,

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workshops, and master classes.

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The audio version of this exciting conversation will be split into two parts,

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and one available simultaneously on your favorite podcasting platforms

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alongside the YouTube premiere.

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