by Sonja Lynne | Sep 15, 2025 |
Ever since he began teaching at Phoenix College over 21 years ago, Dr. Karl Schindler, has been thinking about replacing the college’s piano inventory with institution-grade equipment. As Chair of the College’s Visual and Performing Arts Department, he knew that this...
by Sonja Lynne | Jan 12, 2024 |
As one of Arizona’s premier music education partners, Riverton Piano Company is honored to once again supply the Arizona Music Educators’ Association (AMEA) with all of the pianos they need for their two-day conference at the Mesa Convention Center. From...
by Sonja Lynne | Feb 1, 2023 |
Teaching music can be a very challenging – yet gratifying – career. Nothing gives music teachers more satisfaction than seeing their students become passionate, life-long music learners. One aspect of teaching that is often less pleasant for music teachers, however,...
by Sonja Lynne | Aug 15, 2022 |
Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Julie Hackmann from the Kyrene School District. Mrs. Hackmann is the Coordinator of Kyrene’s Visual and Performing Arts Department. It has been a year since her district replaced nearly all of their old school pianos with...
by Gary Gordon | Aug 1, 2022 |
If you grew up the way I did, you probably heard someone in your household overuse the whole “right tool for the right job” cliché. Then – to your horror – you found yourself saying the same thing over the years. We’ve all been there. The fact is that there...
by Sonja Lynne | May 4, 2022 |
Without a doubt, one of the greatest challenges for music educators, administrators and college deans is finding funds for musical equipment. With dwindling budgets, failing gear and all those field trips, concert tours, performances, visiting artists, and so much...
