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Breakfast is Served, Steinway Enjoys Morning with Local Music Educators
Over the month of August, Steinway Hall - Dallas/ Fort Worth/ Plano had the delightful opportunity to share breakfast with some of the finest piano teachers North Texas has to offer and presented to them our newly revamped teacher program. Partners in Performance is a program designed for piano educators in the North Texas area that provides a formal process to connect piano teachers and their students with Steinway Hall and all it has to offer.... Continue Reading
Recipes From 2010 Teacher Breakfast →
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How does your piano dealership use Facebook?
Music Inc. Magazine ~ June 2010
Each month Music Inc. Magazine publishes their magazine with a section titled: "Ask the Dealer". Music Inc. then selects three to four of the dealers' replies for publishing in the next issue. For the June 2010 issue, Music Inc. asked: "How does your piano dealership use Facebook?" and our response was selected! Below is the reply from Casey D. Saliba, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Steinway Hall - Dallas/ Fort Worth/ Plano.
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Phenomenal Piano Duo Andrey and Elena Share Their Talent and Virtuosity in Dallas Recital
When Andrey Ponochevny and I discussed the possibility of him and his wife Elena Zyl playing a duo piano recital at Steinway Hall Dallas earlier this year in February, we had no idea the Hall would be filled with 100 enthusiastic music lovers from the Metroplex of Dallas, Fort Worth and Plano.
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An Afternoon with Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Ravel at the Dallas Symphony
Jaap was back! Jaap van Zweden is the conductor of Dallas Symphony Orchestra. I hadn't seen him at the Symphony for months and had missed him. He was back and in his groove... I enjoyed watching him conduct Ravel's Ma Mere I'Oye, "Mother Goose" (complete ballet). His cue was powerful and impeccable, his stare, captivating. The audience felt his mental energy transferred into his dance of the baton and his body language.
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Lang Lang and His Diet
I read a blog about Lang Lang playing in Chongqing, China today. He is one of the lucky artists for whom Steinway & Sons has decided to recongnize by creating his own brand of Steinway piano, the "langlang." First time in more than 150 years for Steinway to do so.
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Cliburn at the Modern with Ursula Oppens
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is one of the most architecturally ingenious buildings in the cultural district of Fort Worth. Half of the exterior structure is surrounded by the beautiful water feature. The Van Cliburn Foundation hosts several lecture recitals at the Modern throughout the year where they bring wonderful musicians and composers to the intimate setting of the museum.
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Voices of Change with Carole Leone
Voices of Change is a professional chamber music ensemble group in Dallas founded by Jo Boatright and Ross Powell in 1974. It premiers and features contemporary music and introduces new composers of our time. Last night’s performance titled Time After Time is the second Voices concert I attended this season performed in Caruth Auditorium at Southern Methodist University. They are currently in their 35th season.
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10 Practice Tips For Piano Students
1. Practice piano everyday. Try to practice at the same time each day and stick to the schedule.
2. You must focus when you practice. Make sure the environment is free from distractions and noise.
3. Mix practicing sections and the whole piece. First practice in sections until you can do it without mistakes, move on to the next section, and so forth, and eventually the entire piece.
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Dedication of the Dobson Organ To Highland Park United Methodist Church
This past weekend I had the distinct pleasure of attending the concerto concert dedicating the new 5.5 million dollar organ at Highland Park United Methodist Church. To say that is was thrilling would be an understatement! This fine instrument has power and richness, so much so that at times we could physically feel the vibrations-and the chill bumps! With never a thin, cutting sound, but always a rich, versatile sound at any dynamic, this organ delighted a standing-room-only crowd at 6 p.m. last Sunday night, January 31st.
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