Allen Long Piano Studio: Passion, Ability Drive Young Piano Prodigy

February 20, 2010

Passion, Ability Drive Young Piano Prodigy

This article is by Dawn Redig - the neighborsgo section editor for Rockwall, Rowlett, Heath and RoyseCity. Posted 2/16/2010.

For 10-year-old

William Lord of Rowlett, names such as Shubert, Rachmaninoff, Kuhlau and Beethoven are household words.

So are “ni hao” and “zai jian,” which in Mandarin, mean “hello” and “goodbye.”

Not only can the fifth-grader speak the language of his grandparents, who live in Beijing, but he can recite the biography of Ludwig van Beethoven. He scores close to perfection in math at KimberlinAcademy in Garland, where he’s in the gifted and talented program. And, every other Sunday, he’s the featured pianist at Highland Park Cafeteria, where he captivates connoisseurs of classical music while feeding his passion to play.

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Welcome!

Thank you for visiting my website. I teach piano lessons. But what does that mean?

Piano lessons are more than:

...learning to read music notes.

...depressing the correct keys.

...developing physical abilities in order to perform with dazzling virtuosity.

...understanding how to take apart and put together music (i.e., music theory).

...disciplined training of the fingers, hands, wrists, forearms, and shoulders.

...exercises and finger drills.

...performing for friends, neighbors, festivals and competitions.

...expanding neural pathways in the brain.

...appreciating music from different eras.

Learning to play the piano most certainly involves all these things. But most importantly, taking piano lessons results in expressing the depths of our soul through meaningful and beautiful sounds.

I teach piano lessons with joy and passion. I welcome you or your child to enter into the discovery of making music at the piano. Let's meet to arrange for lessons.

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February 20, 2010

Passion, Ability Drive Young Piano Prodigy