Perhaps more to the point, Mr. Pollini's path from the prelude to the polonaise also took the listener from simple, direct readings in which a melody line rang out over accompaniment figures to a rich-hued pianism in which textures were thick but transparent, and in which the tyranny of the bar line was swept aside in favor of a rubato driven by the passions.
Now a New York-based startup thinks it's come up with an approach based on specially developed algorithms and machine learning using simple heartbeat readings taken with a smartphone app.
Randy Shulman praised the cast, and described them as having "elevated their vocal work to a craft that goes way beyond simple line readings", and particularly praised Kavner who he said "gave what must be the most heartfelt performance ever".
To celebrate, we asked every educator who has written a guest post for us, been featured in a Reader Idea, or collaborated on one of our features to answer two simple questions: Reading their responses, below, is a crash course in how to be a "connected educator".
The current study aimed to test this further by employing a simple mind-reading task, which gave participants an opportunity to interact with one another.
In Experiment 1, we designed a simple clock-reading task and found that observers' reaction time to correctly tell the time depends systematically on the clock's orientation.
Unlike other interventions, the entire program was structured to enhance self-efficacy, for example, easier strategies, simpler homework readings and exercises, and less demanding memory skills were presented first, followed by more difficult ones, to encourage early mastery.
For a simpler reading app, the free Kids Reading (Preschool) app on Android is a great option.
The pace of the match finally died down, although only after the crowd greeted a simple save by Reading keeper Adam Federici with a loud cheer.
In The Simple Act of Reading (Random House), Debra Adelaide has pulled together some of Australia's best authors to reflect on what is arguably a writer's favourite subject: reading.
