Sonatina/Sonata Festival

Congratulations to William who received a 1+ (With Honors) in the Richardson Music Teachers Association Sonatina/Sonata Festival, February 26th. He played Sonata, Op.2, No.1, 1st movement, by Ludwig van Beethoven.

Congratulations to Victor who received a 1+ (With Honors) in the Richardson Music Teachers Association Sonatina/Sonata Festival, February 26th. He played Sonatina in G, 1st movement, by William Gillock.

Congratulations to Caleb  who received a 1 (Superior) and received his 15 point Trophy in the Richardson Music Teachers Association Sonatina/Sonata Festival, February 26th. He played Sonatina in D, 1st movement, by Friedrich Kuhlau.


Congratulations to Savannah who received a 1 (Superior) in the Richardson Music Teachers Association Sonatina/Sonata Festival, February 26th. She played Sonatina in F Major, 1st movement, by Dennis Alexander.


Congratulations to Clare who received her 15 point Trophy in the Richardson Music Teachers Association Sonatina/Sonata Festival, February 26th. She played Sonatina in Eb Major, Op.20, No.6, 1st Movement, by Jan Ladislav Dussek.

Congratulations are in Order!

Samuel Huang

Congratulations to Samuel who received the Eagle Scout Award, February 23rd.

For his Eagle project, Samuel planned and carried out the construction of a 24 ft. boardwalk for the Oak Point Nature Preserve in a rapidly eroding area of the trail. Fellow scouts and friends helped over 2+ days, for a total of 135 service hours devoted by the boys to the project.

Samuel will be attending the high adventure activities of Philmont and the World Jamboree (in Rinkaby, Sweden) this summer, as well as Northern Tier in 2012.

Hubbard Competition

Congratulations to Victor who received Second Place in the Hubbard Chamber Music Young Artists Solo and Chamber Music Competition held February 18th. He performed in the Junior Division, ages 8-10, and played, Little Flower by Gurlitt.


Congratulations to William who received First Place in the Hubbard Chamber Music Young Artists Solo and Chamber Music Competition held February 18th. He performed in the Junior Division, ages 11-13, and played Nocturne in C# minor by Chopin.

Sacred Music Festival

Congratulations to Clare who received a Superior with Honors (1+) in the Richardson Music Teachers Association Sacred Music Festival, January 29th, Grade Level 11.

An Hour of Duets
Great job, everyone!!

A Festival of Piano Duets

Featuring the Students of the Allen Long Piano Studio

Performers

(in alphabetical order)

Corey

Samuel

Victor

William

Savannah

Ericka

Meagan

Caleb

Mahala

Saturday, January 22

3:00pm

Grand Staff Piano Center

(click HERE for directions)

Family and Friends are Welcome!

MTNA and partner organizations are currently in the midst of celebrating the Year of Collaborative Music (YCM). Programming, publications, and special events mark the joy of playing music together. The celebration began last year at the MTNA National Conference in Albuquerque, and will culminate at the next National Conference in Milwaukee next March. 

One special day has been designated for MTNA affiliates to participate in collaborative or chamber music. Organizations around the world will be offering concerts on the International Day of Collaborative Music (IDCM), on January 22, 2011. This local-level initiative is meant to involve many different instruments or vocalists in making music; we anticipate hundreds of performances happening that day from coast to coast and around the globe.

What is Counterpoint?

Bach ... to Chopin ... to Schoenberg ....
Counterpoint is the compositional key for understanding musical connections.