The Well-Tempered Compass

A blog about musicians exploring new environments

by Valerie Dueck, Pianist / Coach

Kazakh Chronicles #6

Valerie Dueck 4/12/24 Valerie Dueck 4/12/24

Kazakh Chronicles #6

Excursions: living abroad

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Just don’t call me late for dinner…

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Just don’t call me late for dinner…

Teaching/Coaching/Performing

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Relish

Valerie Dueck 1/7/24 Valerie Dueck 1/7/24

Relish

Teaching/Coaching/Performing

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Kazakh Chronicles #4

Valerie Dueck 12/21/23 Valerie Dueck 12/21/23

Kazakh Chronicles #4

Excursions: living abroad

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Kazakh Chronicles #3

Valerie Dueck 11/27/23 Valerie Dueck 11/27/23

Kazakh Chronicles #3

Excursions: living abroad

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Kazakh Chronicles #2

Valerie Dueck 11/1/23 Valerie Dueck 11/1/23

Kazakh Chronicles #2

Excursions: living abroad

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Practice makes perfect?

Valerie Dueck 10/20/23 Valerie Dueck 10/20/23

Practice makes perfect?

Teaching/Coaching/Performing

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Kazakh Chronicles #1

Valerie Dueck 10/7/23 Valerie Dueck 10/7/23

Kazakh Chronicles #1

Excursions: living abroad

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Edumacation

Valerie Dueck 9/21/23 Valerie Dueck 9/21/23

Edumacation

Teaching/Coaching/Performing

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Creativity and Discomfort

Valerie Dueck 8/3/23 Valerie Dueck 8/3/23

Creativity and Discomfort

Teaching/Coaching/Performing

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Building Community

Valerie Dueck 7/20/23 Valerie Dueck 7/20/23

Building Community

Teaching/Coaching/Performing

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Unshakeable Self-Worth

Valerie Dueck 5/11/23 Valerie Dueck 5/11/23

Unshakeable Self-Worth

Teaching/Coaching/Performing

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Oh, the pianos I’ve known…

Valerie Dueck 4/26/23 Valerie Dueck 4/26/23

Oh, the pianos I’ve known…

My pianos

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Ch-Ch-Changes

Valerie Dueck 3/23/23 Valerie Dueck 3/23/23

Ch-Ch-Changes

Teaching/Coaching/Performing

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All in the Family

Valerie Dueck 3/16/23 Valerie Dueck 3/16/23

All in the Family

My pianos

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What’s the BIG idea?

Valerie Dueck 2/18/23 Valerie Dueck 2/18/23

What’s the BIG idea?

Teaching/Coaching/Performing

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Radical…simplicity?

Valerie Dueck 1/25/23 Valerie Dueck 1/25/23

Radical…simplicity?

What would radical simplicity look like?

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With love, Bernadette

Valerie Dueck 2/14/22 Valerie Dueck 2/14/22

With love, Bernadette

My pianos

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Give up now.

Valerie Dueck 1/1/22 Valerie Dueck 1/1/22

Give up now.

Excursions: living abroad

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I did…didn’t I?

Valerie Dueck 11/2/21 Valerie Dueck 11/2/21

I did…didn’t I?

Czech diction

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