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    For children killed in a school shooting, there is a bedroom left behind. This was Hallie’s room. She was 9 when she died. Hallie’s parents have kept her room untouched for two an…

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    "If you have gold or Panini sticker today, people will go for the sticker and not the gold,” Francesco Furnari, the biggest official Panini distributor in the U.S., told 60 Minute…

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    "We're not forcing you to learn specific songs. We're forcing you to learn the techniques, but in songs you actually like, which makes it a lot more enjoyable, says Payam Khastkho…

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    For 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper went diving with wild Nile crocodiles, a shoot he now calls crazy and dumb. Nile crocodiles are the most deadly and dangerous species of crocodile.…

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    Piano teacher Payam Khastkhodaei skips the classical approach and classical songs. Instead, he wants students to play at the piano, literally.

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    From improvising classical music to playing songs students like, the approach by Payam Music focuses on student enjoyment while learning piano.

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    Sally Field memorized the First Amendment as a child. The Oscar winner says she now understands "it like never before," stressing that "this fragile thing called democracy needs t…

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    Bill Whitaker couldn’t resist a piano lesson from unconventional teacher Payam Khastkhodaei, more than 50 years after his last one. Whitaker quit piano as an adolescent, frustrate…

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    Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer says most of his childhood piano lessons were “horrible.” But he believes the “Payam Method” has found a way to make learning joyful.

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    What really sets the “Payam Method” apart is that piano students learn to compose original songs at very young ages. Delara, 11, has already written three.

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    It’s something you may never have seen a piano teacher do before: write numbers directly on the piano keys. In the “Payam Method,” beginners do not initially use intimidating shee…

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    “It’s exactly what I wish I could’ve had,” says composer Hans Zimmer of the “Payam Method,” which makes learning piano fun and accessible. Zimmer had an unconventional education a…

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    Only 1-2% of piano students worldwide ever reach “diploma” level — the black belt of music — and it usually takes about 12 years. At Payam Khastkhodaei’s school, creator Payam Kha…

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    “Our students don't just learn piano; they love piano. And that's one of the biggest keys to it,” says Seattle area teacher Payam Khastkhodaei.

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    “The natural disaster in our area is not hurricanes, or tornadoes, or earthquakes; it is Lyme disease,” says MIT associate professor and pioneer in genetic engineering Kevin Esvel…

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    “We will have a crash, I just can't tell you when, and I can't tell you how deep. But I can assure you, unfortunately, I wish I wasn't saying this, we will have a crash,” says And…

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    “Out of some 150 pieces I've done for 60 Minutes, one of my favorites is a story we did called Sharkman,” said Anderson Cooper. The 2010 report followed Mike Rutzen, who free dive…