Allen Long Piano Studio: Standing Ovation

March 4, 2015

Standing Ovation

The following students earned medals in the Texas Music Teachers Association Student Affiliate Theory Test, 2015 Spring.

Gold Medalists
Level 1

Kylie - Perfect Test
Nanditha - Perfect Test
Shreya - Perfect Test

Level 4

Nguyen - Perfect Test

Silver Medalists
Level 6

Faith

Bronze Medalists
Level 6

Alex B.

Level 10

Caleb

What is music theory?
Consider what an engineer does. An engineer understands how to put various elements together. Music theory is like "music engineering". The study of music theory is essential for students as they use the symbols and notation of music to express themselves through beautiful sounds.

Students scoring 90-93 receive Bronze Medals
Students scoring 94-97 receive Silver Medals
Students scoring 98-101 receive Gold Medals

Congratulations to all these students who diligently prepared themselves for the Theory Test and reaped the rewards!

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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March 4, 2015

Standing Ovation