JUNE 2010

 

PIANO & ORGAN CENTER


GET IT RIGHT

“TAP” THE TEMPO


LOWREY

HOLIDAY CLASSIC  

ORGAN FEST

FALL 2010

FIRST AMERICAN INSTRUMENT


GET IT RIGHT – “TAP” THE TEMPO

 

Rhythm Styles make playing music fun… but only when they are at the correct tempo!

 

How many times have you “dialed” the tempo up and down, trying to find the correct tempo?  How many times have you begun playing only to have the rhythm faster or slower after a few measures?

 

With a fantastic, under-used feature on most instruments, you can find the correct tempo without having to “dial-in” the correct number – the organ will find the correct tempo for you!

 

Take a song with quarter-notes in the melody (Little Brown Jug).  Find the “Tap Tempo” feature on your organ.  (For Lowrey Organs, it can be assigned to the Touch Bar.)  Select a Rhythm Style that will work with the song.

 

Just as you would play the first four quarter-notes on the upper keyboard, lightly tap those first four quarter-notes on the button or touch bar in the speed you would play the melody.  You will notice the tempo number in the screen has changed – this is your tempo.

 

Start the Rhythm Styles, and start playing – the tempo is magically at your tempo – and you never had the touch the Tempo buttons or “dial” to find it!

 

Happy playing!

Find YOUR Tempo

Use the TAP TEMPO

Feature


CUSTOMER-APPRECIATION DAY COOK-OUT

 

Plans are in the works for a Customer-Appreciation Cook-Out at the Great Northern Mall store in Clay, NY during August.

 

Keep an eye here to learn more about the dates and details.

 

This is our way of saying “Thank You” to all of our customers and colleagues – we wouldn’t be here without you!


Lowrey

Holiday Classic

LOWREY HOLIDAY CLASSIC


The Lowrey “Holiday” organ has had many incarnations.  The “Holiday” model has always been the instrument that consisted of most of the most advanced features in a compact, affordable package.  This “Holiday Classic” is no different!

 

Many of your favorite Rhythm Styles from the Prestige and Legend Organs are available on the Holiday Classic.  “Unforgettable,” “Harmoni-Cats,” “Frank & The Count,” “Chicago Swing,” “Razz-ma-tazz,” and many others are there for you to enjoy and re-live the musical memories of the 50’s and 60’s.

 

Also, there are so many classic and new voices available, such as “Scat Voices,” ethereal strings, “Tommy Trombone,” Louis Armstrong’s “Trumpet Shake,” and hundreds of others!

 

You want sound effects?  It’s got it! – You want a touch-bar? – It’s got it! – You want a split lower keyboard? – It’s got it!  It’s got it all!

 

If your home doesn’t have the space for a Prestige or Legend, check out the Holiday Classic.  Holiday Classic – big in features, small in size and price.


THIRD-ANNUAL

ORGAN FEST

FALL 2010

ORGAN FEST – FALL 2010

 

“For those who have not participated in the Organ Fest in the past, we encourage you to take this opportunity to advance your music-making and push your boundaries a further than usual.”

 

“For me, playing in last year’s Organ Fest was a truly remarkable experience.  I learned so much and was supported by everyone at Piano & Organ Center, and that made it so much easier for me.”

 

“The Organ Fest is not about judging your level of playing; it is about your level of creativity and what you do with the instruments that counts.  The winners of each level of competition last year were based on very creative settings and interpretations.  With a little hard work, each of you are able to accomplish this.”

 

“It is a great learning experience and I encourage each of you, whether you play with headphones on, or if you play for friends and family, to participate in this event.”  Jason Comet


NEW INSTRUMENT OWNERS – JUNE 2010                Congratulations on your new instruments! 

Lowrey Organs

Otto Boylan

Pauline Stewart

Annette Kuss

Tony Quattrocchi

 

Roland Organs

Elsie Gozzio

 

Roland Artist Edition Upgrades

Kathy Black

Richard Guild

Marj Canino

Barbara Cavellier

Tony Carlino

 

Everett Pianos

Ce Guo

Yamaha Pianos

Katherine Hutchinson

Daniel Phillips

Judy Wilson

Amy Hall

Alexandra Pleten

 

Roland Digital Pianos

Art & Cathy Corbin

Pulaski Academy Central School

Marlin Clemson

 

Geo. Steck Pianos

Stepan & Natalie Onufriychuk

 

Baldwin Pianos

Elizabeth Sherwood

 

Samick Pianos

John Gritzen

Weber Pianos

Lynn Aloi

Mark Penhollow

 

Allen Organs

Fellowship Baptist – Watertown

Pulaski Baptist Church

 

Korg Digital Pianos

Lori Marchildon

Rodney Kouthoofd

Jeff Simons

Vincent Cirella

Frank Grosso

 

Casio Keyboards

Nick & Joyce Peta

 

Technics Organs

Erman Ferris


BIRTHDAYS – JULY 2010

ANNIVERSARIES

1 – Richard Potter

7 – Dave White

8 – Ruth McNeff

30 – June Martin

2 – Robert & Judy Dalton

4 – Don & Sharon Bruce

12 – Bob & Cindy Evans

24 – Wayne & Karen Skinner

28 – Doug & Chris Reith


DAVE’S HUMOR CORNER

 

Exercise for People Over 50

 

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface where you have plenty of room on both sides.  With a 5lb potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can.  Try to reach a full minute and then relax.  Each day you’ll find you can hold this position for just a bit longer.  After a couple of weeks move up to a 10lb potato sack in each hand and then try 50 lb potato sacks.  Eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100lb potato sack in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a minute.  (I’m at this level.)  After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each sack.


AMERICA’S FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT – THE GLASS ARMONICA

 

 

Considered the first authentic American musical instrument, the Glass Armonica was developed by Benjamin Franklin after seeing a person playing the wine glasses at a dinner party.

 

We all have, at one time or another, taken our finger, dipped it into the water, and then rubbed the rim of a wine glass to create that delicate tone.  This was the principal of Ben Franklin’s Glass Armonica.

The Glass Armonica consists of several dozen glass bowls of progressing sizes mounted on a central, rotating shaft in the same layout of a modern keyboard.  This shaft is rotated, and so are the bowls.  Some of these bowls have gold bands around their edges to indicate the sharps and flats (“black” keys).

 

People thought the instrument caused madness in those who played it.  One theory was because of the lead used in the making of the glass bowls, however, with the larger amount of lead used in other utensils, this was very unlikely.  No lead is used in glass today.

 

The Glass Armonica was a popular instrument in parlors and small music halls, but was later abandoned when music halls began getting larger and its sound would not carry.  They are still being made today.

 

Its beautiful sound was initially considered for Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies”, but it was too soft for the concert hall and was changed to the newly-invented Celesta by Mustel in Paris.

Over 100 composers wrote music for the Glass Armonica, and we have Benjamin Franklin to thank for creating the first, authentic musical instrument in 1761.


Piano & Organ Center

Great Northern Mall, Clay, NY

(315) 622-3926

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(585) 427-2280

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(315) 788-9998

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