Music Trade Review

Issue: 1954 Vol. 113 N. 1

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sponse to music in creative expression
and rhythmic games: 4. Use of rhythm
instruments; 5. Music listening in the
primary grades; and 6. Integrating the
music program with the curriculum. At
the intermediate grade level sessions
are; 1. Use of the piano keyboard as
an aid in understanding of music fun-
damentals: 2. Melody instruments as
an aid to note reading; 3. Introduction
to part singing; 4. Listening programs;
and 5. Maintaining interest in music
in 7th & 8th grades.
President Davis of the A.S.P.T. Presents
Liberace Mahogany and Bronze Plaque
Steinways Return From
European Trip Optimistic
LIBERACE IS PRESENTED WITH PLAQUE BY WILLARD B. DAVIS, PRESIDENT OF
THE A.S.P.T.
A bronze plaque mounted on ma-
hogany was presented to the pianist.
Liberace. recently at the Beverly Hills
Music Hall over KLAC TV. channel
13. The citation reads:
"THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
PIANO TECHNICIANS ANNUAL
AWARD OF RECOGNITION!
Presented to Liberace whom we deem
to have done the most to promote in-
terest in piano music during the
past year.
The American Society of Piano Tech.
Assembled in Houston, Texas, 1953
Willard B. Davis, President"
Participating in the ceremony were
Ralph Louis, manager of the Baldwin
Piano Co.. Los Angeles; Seymour Hel-
ler, Liberace's agent, Victor Jackson,
Liberace's piano technician; Willard
B. Davis, A.S.P.T. president; Mrs.
Willard Davis and Mrs. Ralph Louis.
Also present for the Liberace TV show-
were his younger brother, Rudy who
has been in Korea, and his wife;
"George" who played the violin and
George's wife and mother.
The Liberace award was voted upon
at the A.S.P.T. convention in Houston.
Athol. Mass. The American Society
expects to make similar awards to out-
standing music personalities each year
in the future.
AMC Has Program For
Teacher Training Workshops
sing off-pitch with vocal aids toward
fine voice quality: 3. Rhythmic re-
The American Music Conference has
prepared a tentative program for use
in giving teacher training workshops
in the nation's colleges and universi-
ties. They state the purpose: "To pro-
vide speciaized participation and an
opportunity for all attending to per-
sonally participate." The sessions are
arranged to be given in one day or
divided throughout a several-day con-
ference. The hour-long sessions in-
clude primary teacher study, such as:
1. Methods of teaching songs in the
primary grades: 2. Helping those who
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JANUARY, 1954
William R. Steinway. vice-president,
and John H. Sleinway, advertising
manager of Steinway & Sons, returned
recently from Europe where they at-
tended special events in London and
Hamburg, honoring the 1953-54 Stein-
way Centennial Celebration. Confer-
ences with important Steinway dealers
throughout Europe were held in both
cities and plans for the season-long
jubilee celebration were discussed with
individual representatives.
In Hamburg, the executives inspected
the new 7-story glass Steinway Haus,
one of the company's principal ware-
rooms and offices in Europe. The build-
ing is one of the most modern erected
in this city since the War. The two
Steinway men were guests of honor at
the Steinway Piano Award Concert,
which was the final event in the na-
tion-wide contest sponsored annually
by Steinway & Sons to select outstand-
ing young piano virtuosi.
William R. Steinway. who for 30
years served abroad as European man-
ager, reports that piano sales have tak-
en a sharp upturn in the past several
years throughout the continent. The
Centenary Grand Piano, designed by
Walter Dorwin Teague for Steinway's
100th anniversary, is proving especially
popular on the European market.
beauty -+- performance
Spinel piano
Significant trend in piano styling.
Fluid lines, molded forms and sculptured
detail point up the perfect propor-
tioned beauty of the Transitional.
Priced for profitable promotions.
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GULBRANSEN
COMPANY
2050 N. RUBY ST., MELROSE PARK, ILL
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Casey Schneider's Promotional
Methods Swells His Tuning Business
Conducting a tuner-technician busi-
ness on a very high promotional plane
has been found very profitable by
blem of the society and under his name
the slogan "A Piano in tune is an in-
spiration to play and a delight to
three brass pedals and a complete
closing fallboard. It is furnished in
satin ebony, mahogany, maple, walnut,
blond mahogany and blond oak.
Besides being 41% inches high, it is
2-M/i> inches deep with a width of
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SOME MODERN PROMOTION BLOTTERS USED BY CASEY SCHNEIDER.
(iasey Schneider of Milwaukee. Wis.
In the accompanying illustration is
shown two of the modern pieces of
publicity which have been used by Mr.
Schneider to a great advantage. Both
of these are sent to customers and pros-
pective customers in the form of a
blotter and at the same time he uses
an order blank which contains the esti-
mated basic charges for all general
services. These include the tuning of
all styles of pianos, special rates on
regular, yearly, and periodic service
schedules, proper charges for raising
pitch one-quarter tone, one-half tone or
more than one-half tone, also a charge
for lowering the pitch if necessary.
There is also a minimum charge for
estimates or service call and a long list
of charges for action servicing, for re-
placement parts and miscellaneous
items.
hear."'
This is the estimate blank which is
copyrighted by the A.S.P.T. of Wiscon-
sin. Inc. and leaves no question as to
what the proper charges should be for
the various items referred to above.
Tonemasler by Gulbransen Co.
Has Scale Over Forty Inches
571/2 inches. It has been introduced
particularly to meet what seems to be
a growing demand for an instrument
over 40 inches in height and equipped
wilh a direct-blow action.
Wurlilzer Pianos Selected by
A Teachers Coll. Prof. Music
Two Wurlitzer Model 2900 pianos
The Gulbransen Co.. Melrose Park.
were recently selected at the DeKalb
111., has recentlv announced a new Factory of the Hudolph Wurlitzer Co.
GULBRANSEN TONEMASTER
On the back of the estimate blank
there are three paragraphs pointing out
41% inch piano to be known as the
what the American Society of Piano
"Tonemaster."
Technicians represents, also the em-
This is a full 88-note piano, has
to be shipped to the Iowa State Teach-
ers College for use in the Music De-
partment.
Max Walker, a member of the firm
of Goodwin Music, Inc., prominent
dealer of Waterloo. la., recently ac-
companied Karl Holvik Professor of
Music at the Teachers College at Cedar
Falls. Iowa, on a trip to the DeKalb
plant where Wurlitzer pianos are made.
They made an extensive tour of the
plant, during which time they had an
opportunity to observe every operation
that is essential in the construction of
Wurlitzer pianos.
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