Senate Youth Program
Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin announced the United States Senate Youth Program has begun its statewide selection process. The two selected Iowa students will join 102 other delegates March 5-12, 2011, for the program’s 49th Annual Washington Week, an intensive week-long educational program.
Music program at South Fayette hits high notes under retiring choral director
Choral director Kevin Maurer has seen the music program in the South Fayette School District hit many high notes. read more »
Hugh Sung, pianist and host of the “Clair de lune from Scratch” video piano lesson series ( pianofromscratch.com ), discusses the limitations of entry and mid-range digital pianos, and how the virtual piano program Pianoteq by Modartt ( http ) enables an unprecedented level of musical expression. Dispensing with 1980’s sample-trigger technologies that hamper digital keyboards, Pianoteq actually models the physics of the piano sound components in real time. Tone, color, and textural effects are now possible with the Pianoteq program, along with an incredible array of instrument customization and virtual recording tools. Hugh demonstrates the expressive capabilities of the Pianoteq virtual piano in a performance of Debussy’s masterpiece, “Clair de lune”. Pianoteq is available for immediate download for Mac, PC, and Linux computers.
