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REVIVAL!
After 40+ Years, We're Back
 Royal W. Daynes, the second President of Daynes Music, from 1902-1950, oversaw an era of growth for our company when pianos were the entertainment mainstay of every home. He was a pretty good writer and historian too. Each month, he published a monthly newsletter, The Melodeon, and wrote most of the articles. His monthly column, "Looking Backward," provided glimpses at the beginnings of the cultural institutions in Utah, including the old Salt Lake Theatre and the Utah Symphony, for which he was a major impetus, although he was much too modest to admit it. Looking Forward, forty years forward, we're reviving The Melodeon, right here on your PC (or Mac).
Although Royal couldn't have seen the internet coming (who knows, maybe he did, and just never said anything), we're honoring his vision for the musical and lively arts in our community, from our vantagepoint. Periodically, we'll be re-printing some of his articles on our web site, in addition to providing many of our own. In fact, to start things off, we're including Royal's informative and amusing November 1950 article on the difficulties of raising the initial funds for the various orchestras in the Salt Lake Valley, and how they eventually came together to become today's Utah Symphony.
Throughout our Company's history, including the tenures of John Daynes, Royal W. Daynes, Gerald R. Daynes Sr., and Gerald R. "Skip" Daynes, our fourth and current President, we have viewed Daynes Music as a more than a music store. Indeed, Daynes Music is a cultural catalyst for our community, having helped to seed organizations like the Utah Symphony, Ballet West, the Utah Opera, the Gina Bachauer Festival, and so many more. We're very proud of that. As we approach our Sesqui-Centennial, we will be continuing with this tradition, i.e., our role, working with schools, universities, fledgling organizations, and young talent. And via The Melodeon, we'll be sharing our work with you. We know how much you appreciate the furtherance of the high arts in our community. To that end, we hope The Melodeon serves its purpose. Oh, and by-the-way, please contact us, we'd love to hear from you. And tell a friend.
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HAUNTINGLY GOOD TRAINING
Start Now for Halloween
 Now's the time to teach your students some great pieces in time for Halloween. Here are three fun performance pieces (click on the titles for more info, including sample pages):
A Ghostly Tale - Elementary Piano
Great for learning how to articulate legato vs. staccato and melodic phrasing in triple metre.
Spider Dance - Late Elementary Piano
Excellent elementary piece for teaching staccatos and musical form through repetition.
Cool Ghouls - Intermediate Piano
Impressive dynamic intermediate piece enforcing chromaticism, triplets, and chord progressions.
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NEW HENLE EDITIONS FOR PROS
Beethoven and Ravel
 Henle has announced a newly revised edition of Beethoven's "Pastorale" Sonata op.28. This edition is considered to be an outstanding performance edition. The release arrives as the sixth installment in Murray Perahia's project as co-editor of the complete sonatas, with Norbert Gertsch. In addition to Mr. Perahia's own fingering, there is an illuminating preface and an extensive critical commentary in this affordable single edition.
Henle has also recently published a new edition of Maurice Ravel's Miroirs. The edition features a highly readable format and an insightful preface and critical commentary to this evocative masterpiece.
Here's what Beethoven himself has to say:
"My compositions are very profitable for me and I can say that I have more orders than are almost possible for me to fulfil." Beethoven wrote the latter to a friend in 1801. He had only just completed his "Moonlight Sonata" op. 27 No. 2, when he began writing down the first sketches for his Sonata op. 28. Elements of pastoral music, such as the dance-like triple metre as well as pedal notes and fifths in the bass, which seem to imitate bagpipes, are reminiscent of the later 6th Symphony. The rustic character gave rise to the work's epithet "Sonate Pastorale". Following a thorough revision, we are now presenting this sonata in an affordable single edition for the first time. The fingerings were provided by none other than Murray Perahia.
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