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125 Paul Ellison: The Essence of Pedagogy

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Paul, I'm a Soprano and I Grew Up in the Middle of Manhattan

PaulEllison: My mother was a professional singer. And i did my best to be obstinate and stay away from music other than being a boy soprano. I didn't play an instrument until i got to eighth grade, and then it was guitar. Then when i got to high school, i decided, you know, it would be fun to play it an ensemble. So he was about the size of the old black and white movie star, peter larry. The first lessons were so bad. He'd fill our studio on michigan avenue, next to orchestra hall, with cigar smoke. It's amazing how it starts, it is. When i recognize that occasionally

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