{"id":718,"date":"2012-04-15T17:44:54","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T17:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joeraciti.com\/?page_id=718"},"modified":"2021-01-24T22:48:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T02:48:01","slug":"free-lessons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joeraciti.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/128923671\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>SAMPLE LESSONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Music Reading<\/p>\n<a id=\"69e5b2d2a771a\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/143087651?width=1280&#038;height=720\" title=\"\">Piano Lessons for Adult Beginners Overview<\/a>    <script>\r\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\r\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\r\n        $(function(){\r\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\r\n            var setwidth = parseFloat(1280);\r\n            var 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