A Fanfare and Kettle Drums!

Royal Conservatory Music Development Program

This past December, Ryan D took the practical assessment for the Preparatory B Level and earned First Class Honors for his piano playing.  Congratulations, Ryan!

Richardson Music Teachers Association
Sonatina/Sonata Festival

On February 23, six students from the Allen Long Piano Studio participated with almost 400 students in the RMTA Sonatina/Sonata Festival.

Two students received a rating of Superior with Honor:

• Ryan D
• Victor

Four students received a rating of Superior:

• Ashley
• Jeffrey
• Ethan
• Hari

Additionally, Victor was eligible to play in the Honors Recital.  He played masterfully and received his 30 point Trophy.

Congratulations to all these fine musicians!

The Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program has a new name: The Royal Conservatory Music Development Program.  The Royal Conservatory has now become solely responsible for the program, overseeing management and administration of assessments in the U.S.    Past participation and records for students in The Achievement Program will automatically transfer to and be recognized by The Royal Conservatory Music Development Program, and all operational and programmatic elements will remain the same.  For more information, click here.  

Trumpet Fanfare I

The following students earned medals in the Texas Music Teachers Association Student Affiliate Theory Test:

Gold Medalists

• Hari (Level 4 Test)
• Caleb (Level 8 Test)
• William (Level 8 Test)

Silver Medalists

• Ryan D. (Level 4 Test)
• Aythan (Level 1 Test)

Bronze Medalist

• Victor (Level 4 Test)

What is music theory?  Consider what an engineer does.  Music Theory is like music engineering.  Congratulations to these students diligent study to prepare themselves for the Theory Test.
 

Trumpet Fanfare II

Five students participated in the Richardson Music Teachers Fall Festival.  These students prepared a piece of music from the Baroque era of Music History (1600 – 1750).  Music from the Baroque requires extra independence between the hands, and more independence of each finger.

Superior with Honors:

• Ethan
• Victor
• Savannah
• Caleb

Superior:

• Ryan D.

Congratulations to these wonderful pianists!
 

What's a Bösendorfer?

We are privileged to be able to play on a world class piano for our Duet Festival and May Recital!
The Collora Piano Store in the Design District (downtown Dallas) has a recital hall with a Bösendorfer grand piano that we will be able to utilize.


Hallmarks of Bösendorfer grand pianos: 

• they are built by hand in Vienna, the music capital of the world 
• they are built using the highest possible proportion of sound-spruce 
• they have a screwed-on capo d’astro bar in the treble 
• they have single stringing 
• Bösendorfer’s “resonating box principle”, which views the whole instrument as a cohesive sound unit, produces our uniquely rich tone colour and characteristic singing timbre 
• the open wrest-plank ensures excellent tunability and tuning stability due to the optimum fit of the tuning pins in the wrest-plank

It takes over five years to build a Bösendorfer grand piano. A team of piano master builders, concert technicians, and a separate research and development department all collaborate  to keep the Bösendorfer a world class piano.  In my 50+ years as a pianist, I would say that this grand has the most beautiful sound of any that I have played.  I am excited for my students to be able to play and to hear the beautiful music they can make! 

Piano Sale

Steinway Hall (Dallas/Fort Worth/Plano) will be celebrating its 20th year anniversary September 20 - 30, 2012. This is the time to get a $5,990 studio upright for a price of $3,990! That is a great deal. Investing in a piano substantially increases a student's desire to continue learning and playing the piano for many years! With all of the research that is supporting the essential role music plays in developing brain skill, this is a good time to make an investment for your child.

Studio Artists and Their Art

Not only do we have developing musicians in our studio, but we also have creative visual artists. With this post, we are launching a new section of our website featuring the artwork of our students!

Students, bring your visual art or create some here at the studio, and we will post it.  A new PAGE has been created on the right sight of our webpage: Studio Art.

Here are our first submissions...

LeAnne N.

LeAnne N.

Corey H.

Congratulations, Samuel!

Congratulations to Samuel H. who scored a perfect SAT score in World History.

Way to go Samuel! 

Congratulations, Ryan!

Congratulations to Ryan D. who took the Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program Assessment and earned First Class Honors With Distinction.

"Only truly exceptional candidates achieve this standing. Candidates must demonstrate complete technical command and perform with a confident, masterful style.  These candidates clearly demonstrate an authentic personal performance spark." 

- The Royal Conservatory of Music Official Examination Syllabus

This is the highest recognition given to students who earn 90 or higher on their assessment.  Ryan memorized and performed three pieces, performed sight reading, and met technical requirements.

Ryan, we are proud of your achievement!