Oclef Podcast
On this show, we interview experts who help children to develop their talents. These experts can be in music, arts education, sports or an academic teacher. Basically, anyone who works regularly with children or develops programs for them. On this show, we are looking to share the strategies, secrets, and processes that these experts use every day to help kids become great.Podcasts
Oclef Daily | EP91 - All Great Piano Teachers Possess This Ability
Published: Jan. 14, 2019, 8:05 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 20 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP29 - Jon Nakamatsu - The Story of a Great American Pianist
Published: Jan. 9, 2019, 8:31 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 23 seconds
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Oclef Daily | EP90 - Is there an end to piano lessons?
Published: Oct. 13, 2018, 4:28 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 47 seconds
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Oclef Daily | EP89 - The musician's mindset
Published: Oct. 10, 2018, 8:43 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 1 second
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Oclef Daily | EP88 - You're more like a therapist than you want to believe
Published: Oct. 9, 2018, 6:43 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 7 seconds
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Oclef Daily | EP87 - Kaizen and the perfection of pursuit
Published: Oct. 3, 2018, 8:14 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP86 - Small Wins
Published: Oct. 1, 2018, 8:25 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 12 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP85 - Knowledge vs. Understanding
Published: Sept. 29, 2018, 7:32 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 19 seconds
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Oclef Q&A: EP011 - How can I instill a sense of passion into my child?
Published: Sept. 26, 2018, 6:44 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 57 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP84 - Educate Parents on the Value of Piano
Published: Sept. 24, 2018, 11:29 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 39 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP28 - Irina Gorin - The Iconic Trailblazer in Piano Teaching
Published: Sept. 23, 2018, 6:23 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 2 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP83 - Recapping the Parent Recital
Published: Sept. 18, 2018, 12:53 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 49 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP27: Michelle Conda - A Leading Teacher of Piano Teachers
Published: Sept. 15, 2018, 10:30 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 41 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP82 - The Teaching Window
Published: Sept. 14, 2018, 9:30 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 39 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP81 - Redefining Teaching Roles
Published: Sept. 13, 2018, 9:30 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 39 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP80 - Parent Recital
Published: Sept. 12, 2018, 9:30 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 42 seconds
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Oclef Q&A EP010 - How do I improve my sight reading?
Published: Sept. 11, 2018, 9:45 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 54 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP79 - Be weird. Be awkward. Be quirky. Be you.
Published: Aug. 28, 2018, 8:30 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 30 seconds
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Oclef Q&A: EP009 - How do pianists make interpretive choices?
Published: July 30, 2018, 9:51 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 51 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP78 - Tools of the Oclef Method: Priming, Narration, and Feedback
Published: July 29, 2018, 2:04 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP77 - Let progress reveal itself as independence
Published: July 28, 2018, 3:09 a.m.Duration: 9 minutes 16 seconds
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Oclef Q&A: EP008 - How can I start learning piano at 16?
Published: July 25, 2018, 6:46 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 52 seconds
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Oclef Q&A: EP007 - Can I teach my seven year old sister how to play piano by myself?
Published: July 24, 2018, 3:46 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 49 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP76 - Why radical candor is required when teaching
Published: July 23, 2018, 9:12 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 19 seconds
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Oclef Q&A: EP006 - What is your advice for someone just starting piano?
Published: July 19, 2018, 8:53 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 19 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP75 - Does musical talent exist?
Published: July 18, 2018, 8:44 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 51 seconds
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Oclef Q&A: EP005 - I can play perfect during practice, but not in public. Why?
Published: July 17, 2018, 7:29 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 34 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP74 - Fixing the fixed-mindset
Published: July 16, 2018, 8:27 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 40 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP73 - The external point of reference fail
Published: May 18, 2018, 9:27 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 58 seconds
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Oclef Q&A: EP004 - Where can I buy a used piano?
Published: May 17, 2018, 6:42 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 2 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP72 - The seeds of negativity
Published: May 17, 2018, 5:37 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 12 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP26: Dr. Joel Pierson - You Suck at Piano
Published: May 13, 2018, 5:51 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 56 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP71 - Predictability Problems
Published: May 9, 2018, 9:12 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 50 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP70 - Finding a better self
Published: May 3, 2018, 8:01 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 33 seconds
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Oclef Q&A: EP003 - Why can't I tell the difference between electric, upright and grand pianos?
Published: May 2, 2018, 10:30 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 57 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP69 - 'Good enough' is no good
Published: May 1, 2018, 7:47 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 20 seconds
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Oclef Q&A: EP002 - Where do pianists look when they play?
Published: April 27, 2018, 9:09 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 33 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP68 - An announcement and our gratitude
Published: April 26, 2018, 6:07 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 1 second
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Oclef Q&A: EP001 - How long does piano take to learn?
Published: April 24, 2018, 9:12 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 47 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP67 - Inconsistency in parents
Published: April 20, 2018, 9:38 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 35 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP66 - Two steps forward and three back
Published: April 19, 2018, 4:07 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 24 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP25: El Sistema USA - Revolutionary Music Education
Published: April 17, 2018, 6:43 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 22 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP65 - A story about confidence
Published: April 13, 2018, 9:03 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 59 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP64 - Become the music
Published: April 11, 2018, 9:52 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 45 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP63 - The Tortoise Always Wins
Published: April 6, 2018, 8:25 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 56 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP62 - The impatience side effect
Published: April 4, 2018, 9:06 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 49 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP61 - A study in impatience
Published: April 3, 2018, 9:40 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 3 seconds
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Season 5 Introduction - The Seven Deadly Sins of Learning Music
Published: April 2, 2018, 7:01 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 24 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP60 - Swimming without a life jacket
Published: March 15, 2018, 7:45 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 2 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP59 - Milestones
Published: March 14, 2018, 7:56 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 26 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP58 - Music testing exposes character
Published: March 9, 2018, 7:22 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 35 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP57 - Tricks versus skills
Published: March 7, 2018, 8:07 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 15 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP56 - Practicing versus playing
Published: March 6, 2018, 10:01 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 49 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP55 - Become the music
Published: March 6, 2018, 7:27 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 22 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP54 - Oclef is now down under
Published: March 3, 2018, 6:28 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 25 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP24: Nahre Sol - The amazing practice video pianist and composer
Published: Feb. 28, 2018, 7:18 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes
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Oclef Daily: EP53 - Programming repertoire and learning formats
Published: Feb. 26, 2018, 10:56 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP52 - Reach the emotional center
Published: Feb. 22, 2018, 6:17 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 45 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP51 - How do you do health?
Published: Feb. 20, 2018, 8:06 p.m.Duration: 1 minute 42 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP23: Adriana Linares - Wearing many hats in music
Published: Feb. 18, 2018, 6:13 a.m.Duration: 49 minutes 49 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP50 - The bigger concepts are leading
Published: Feb. 16, 2018, 9:19 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 28 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP49 - A reflection on the shooting at Stoneman
Published: Feb. 15, 2018, 6:20 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP48 - Meditation for children
Published: Feb. 14, 2018, 9:52 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 36 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP47 - The Magic Formula
Published: Feb. 13, 2018, 4:41 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 7 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP46 - Helping Teenagers Succeed
Published: Feb. 12, 2018, 5:42 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 37 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP45 - Build a tribe and shape perspectives
Published: Feb. 10, 2018, 6:43 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 21 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP22: Lisa Bastien - Continuing and innovating the Bastien Methodology
Published: Feb. 9, 2018, 6:59 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 24 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP44 - Mr. Julian said...
Published: Feb. 8, 2018, 10 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 58 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP43 - Dance like a rock star
Published: Feb. 7, 2018, 9:28 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 31 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP42 - Parents as peer learners
Published: Feb. 6, 2018, 9:49 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 29 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP41 - The non-talented stars
Published: Feb. 5, 2018, 7:30 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP40 - Training independent thinking
Published: Feb. 4, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 23 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP39 - Practice Reflection
Published: Feb. 3, 2018, 5:52 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 57 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP38 - I love piano
Published: Feb. 2, 2018, 5:08 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 21 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP37 - Winners vs. Losers
Published: Feb. 1, 2018, 8:46 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 52 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP36 - Listen for the root of all problems
Published: Jan. 31, 2018, 10 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 8 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP35 - Family Portrait
Published: Jan. 30, 2018, 10 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP21: David Asher Brown - A talk with the Founder of PianoCub on music education
Published: Jan. 29, 2018, 6:47 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 38 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP34 - What's a Bass Clef?
Published: Jan. 27, 2018, 8:29 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 52 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP33 - Soft skills learned from piano
Published: Jan. 26, 2018, 8:59 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP32 - Is 2 years old too young?
Published: Jan. 25, 2018, 10:15 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes
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Oclef Daily: EP31 - I am a cognitive architect
Published: Jan. 24, 2018, 9:56 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 54 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP30 - The real piano lesson
Published: Jan. 24, 2018, 9:51 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP29 - There's always more
Published: Jan. 19, 2018, 10:30 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 34 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP28 - Reading is key
Published: Jan. 18, 2018, 10:06 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP27 - Cultivating creativity
Published: Jan. 17, 2018, 10:51 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 20 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP20: Christopher Norton - The world's top Jazz and R&B music education composer
Published: Jan. 16, 2018, 9:17 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 57 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP26 - Seven lessons a week
Published: Jan. 15, 2018, 9:50 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP25 - You are a role model
Published: Jan. 15, 2018, 8:52 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 35 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP24 - Learn an instrument in 2018
Published: Jan. 13, 2018, 10 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 38 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP23 - Reflection after meeting with Lisa Bastien
Published: Jan. 12, 2018, 10 a.m.Duration: 1 minute 54 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP22 - Pressure creates diamonds
Published: Jan. 11, 2018, 10 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 31 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP21 - Pain + Reflection = Learning
Published: Jan. 10, 2018, 8:04 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 33 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP20 - Improvising on a carol
Published: Dec. 22, 2017, 10 a.m.Duration: 1 minute 48 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP19 - #1 way to help your kid
Published: Dec. 21, 2017, 10 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 1 second
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Oclef Daily: EP18 - Students under pressure
Published: Dec. 20, 2017, 10 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP17 - Being confident as you
Published: Dec. 19, 2017, 10 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 5 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP16 - Q&A on Talent in Music
Published: Dec. 18, 2017, 8:28 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP15 - Principles of child development
Published: Dec. 17, 2017, 10:30 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 8 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP14 - Go "all in" on passions
Published: Dec. 16, 2017, 10:30 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 36 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP 13 - The big change at 7
Published: Dec. 15, 2017, 10 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 50 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP12 - Discover your music
Published: Dec. 15, 2017, 2:35 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 1 second
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Oclef Daily: EP11 - Life as a Cognitive Architect
Published: Dec. 8, 2017, 10 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 2 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP10 - The mistake mindset
Published: Dec. 7, 2017, 6:06 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 34 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP09 - Always be in "learning mode"
Published: Dec. 6, 2017, 3:57 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 5 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP08 - Patience and the will to endure challenges
Published: Dec. 5, 2017, 10 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 58 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP07 - Falling in love with the climb
Published: Dec. 4, 2017, 10:30 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 46 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP06 How to use Facebook Ads to attract new students
Published: Dec. 3, 2017, 11 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 22 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP05 - An improv exercise
Published: Dec. 2, 2017, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 minute 9 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP04 - The world will come to you
Published: Dec. 1, 2017, 10:30 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 11 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP03 - A fear of learning something new
Published: Nov. 30, 2017, 6:22 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 13 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP02 - A way to improve your ears
Published: Nov. 25, 2017, 1:25 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 11 seconds
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Oclef Daily: EP01 - Gratitude is everything
Published: Nov. 25, 2017, 1:22 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 23 seconds
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Season 3 Trailer
Published: Oct. 27, 2017, 2:15 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP19: Noa Kageyama - A Juilliard Performance Psychologist talks practice and performance
Published: Oct. 18, 2017, 5:23 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 21 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP18: Hermes Camacho - The Founder of Picardy talks on music education
Published: Oct. 11, 2017, 7:08 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 54 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP17: Karen King - Research on music students who drop out
Published: Oct. 3, 2017, 7:18 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 43 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP16: Keith Porter-Snell - One of music education's most prolific creators and shapers
Published: Sept. 26, 2017, 8:48 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 57 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP15: Judith Jain - On developing a pre-college music school
Published: Sept. 19, 2017, 9:24 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 11 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP14: Ian Jones - How to develop musical talent in students
Published: Sept. 12, 2017, 12:19 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 30 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP13: Melodica Men - Taking on music education with a toy
Published: Sept. 3, 2017, 5:46 a.m.Duration: 35 minutes 35 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP12: Carla Cash - The benefits of rest, reflection and redefining error in learning music
Published: Aug. 27, 2017, 9 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 41 seconds
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Bonus Episode: The Impressive-Crazy-Fun Students of Master Teacher Sueanne Metz
Published: Aug. 20, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 36 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP11: Sueanne Metz - The teacher taking piano competitions to the next level
Published: Aug. 19, 2017, 8:25 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 57 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP10: Mike Springer - The composer who's keeping piano students on track
Published: Aug. 4, 2017, 9 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 27 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP09: Lori Bastien - On her holistic piano methodology
Published: July 28, 2017, 11 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 49 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP08: Scott McBride Smith - The Music Teachers National Association President's view of Music Education
Published: July 21, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 9 seconds
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Oclef Season 2 Teaser
Published: July 20, 2017, 9:46 p.m.Duration: 1 minute 54 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP07: Ryan Greene - In search of a more sound music education curriculum
Published: July 7, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 49 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP06: Nicola Cantan - Teaching kids to practice and play in a more colourful way
Published: June 30, 2017, 6 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 27 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP05: Andy Villemez - On shame, character and community in music education
Published: June 23, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 8 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP04: Jennifer Schoener Connecting communities through music education
Published: June 16, 2017, 8:30 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 4 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP03: Justin Bird On his journey as a pianist, teacher and father
Published: June 9, 2017, 8:30 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 30 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP02: Ya-Liang Chang The influential role of parents and practice quality in learning music
Published: June 2, 2017, 8:30 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 46 seconds
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Oclef Interviews | EP01: Ludwig Treviranus Using Comedy and Music to teach kids confidence
Published: May 27, 2017, 6:30 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 38 seconds
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