Calendar

Jun
12
Wed
Jessica Kiernan Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome students of Jessica Kiernan!

Jun
14
Fri
Marty Long Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome students of Marty Long!

Jun
15
Sat
Kathy Wiessner Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome students of Kathy Wiessner!

Jun
18
Tue
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Welcome piano technicians!

Aug
20
Tue
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting @ Ruggero Piano
Aug 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting @ Ruggero Piano

Welcome local piano technicians!

Sep
2
Mon
CLOSED for Labor Day @ Ruggero Piano
Sep 2 @ 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
CLOSED for Labor Day @ Ruggero Piano

Closed for Labor Day!

Sep
7
Sat
NCMTA Fall Workshop @ Ruggero Piano
Sep 7 @ 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
NCMTA Fall Workshop @ Ruggero Piano

Welcome NCMTA!

Sep
13
Fri
Fall Piano Course – Introduction to the Concept of Emotional Rhythm (Part 1 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano
Sep 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Piano Course - Introduction to the Concept of Emotional Rhythm (Part 1 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano

Introduction to the Concept of Emotional Rhythm

Basic emotional rhythm has been described by writers, runners, dances, vocalists and musicians. This session will introduce the work of Abby Whiteside and Sophia Rosoff. Their work enhanced many pianists’ ability to play with freedom and maximum expression.

Sep
17
Tue
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting @ Ruggero Piano
Sep 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting @ Ruggero Piano

Welcome local piano technicians!

Sep
20
Fri
Fall Piano Course – Outlining: A Crucial Practice Technique (Part 2 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano
Sep 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Piano Course - Outlining: A Crucial Practice Technique (Part 2 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano

Outlining: A Crucial Practice Technique

Basic emotional rhythm has been described by writers, runners, dances, vocalists and musicians. This session will introduce the work of Abby Whiteside and Sophia Rosoff. Their work enhanced many pianists’ ability to play with freedom and maximum expression.

Sep
28
Sat
Polina Rathbone Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Sep 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Polina Rathbone Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano

Welcome students of Polina Rathbone!

Oct
4
Fri
Fall Piano Course – Rhythmic Freedom and Performance from the First Lessons (Part 3 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano
Oct 4 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Piano Course - Rhythmic Freedom and Performance from the First Lessons (Part 3 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano

Rhythmic Freedom and Performance from the First Lessons

Approaches discussed will be applied to materials from Alfred, Faber, Marlais and others. Devices like Splashing, singing, and the use of auditory approaches blended with these methods can enhance the confidence and musicality of younger students.

Oct
15
Tue
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting @ Ruggero Piano
Oct 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting @ Ruggero Piano

Welcome local piano technicians!

Oct
18
Fri
Fall Piano Course – Making Sense of Technique: Integrating Musicality (Part 4 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano
Oct 18 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Piano Course - Making Sense of Technique: Integrating Musicality (Part 4 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano

Making Sense of Technique: Integrating musicality

Whiteside was against unmusical playing of scales and technical routines. This last session explores ways to bridge the gap between technique and performance.

Dec
12
Thu
Private Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Dec 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Dec
13
Fri
Private Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Dec 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Dec
14
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Dec 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jan
18
Sat
Private Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jan 18 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jan
21
Tue
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting
Jan 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jan
25
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Jan 25 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jan
31
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Jan 31 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb
1
Sat
Yamaha Rebate Promotion @ Ruggero Piano
Feb 1 @ 9:30 am – Feb 29 @ 5:30 pm
Feb
7
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Feb 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb
9
Sun
Annual Battens Disease Play-A-Thon Fundraiser @ Ruggero Piano
Feb 9 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Feb
18
Tue
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting
Feb 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Feb
21
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Feb 21 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb
27
Thu
Private Studio Recital
Feb 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb
29
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Feb 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Mar
6
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Mar 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Mar
7
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Mar 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Mar
14
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Mar 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Mar
17
Tue
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting
Mar 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Mar
19
Thu
Private Studio Recital
Mar 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Mar
28
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
3
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Apr 3 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
4
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Apr 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
21
Tue
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting
Apr 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Apr
25
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Apr 25 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
27
Mon
Private Studio Recital
Apr 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
28
Tue
Private Studio Recital
Apr 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
29
Wed
Private Studio Recital
Apr 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
30
Thu
Private Studio Recital
Apr 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
1
Fri
Private Studio Recital
May 1 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
4
Mon
Private Studio Recital
May 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
5
Tue
Private Studio Recital
May 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
11
Mon
Piano Guild Auditions @ Ruggero Piano
May 11 @ 9:30 am – May 16 @ 5:30 pm
May
12
Tue
Private Studio Recital
May 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
13
Wed
Private Studio Recital
May 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
14
Thu
Private Studio Recital
May 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
15
Fri
Private Studio Recital
May 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
16
Sat
Private Studio Recital
May 16 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
18
Mon
Private Studio Recital
May 18 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
19
Tue
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting
May 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
May
20
Wed
Private Studio Recital
May 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
21
Thu
Private Studio Recital
May 21 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
27
Wed
Private Studio Recital
May 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
28
Thu
Private Studio Recital
May 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
29
Fri
Private Studio Recital
May 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
30
Sat
Private Studio Recital
May 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
31
Sun
Private Studio Recital
May 31 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
4
Thu
Private Studio Recital
Jun 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
5
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Jun 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
6
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Jun 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
12
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Jun 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
13
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Jun 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
16
Tue
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting
Jun 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jun
20
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Jun 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
27
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Jun 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Oct
9
Fri
Fall Course Live Stream – Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians – How to Naturally Stay Healthy in the Neck, Shoulders and Spine for Piano Teachers featuring Chip Moseley, MPT, OCS, CSCS, Clinician
Oct 9 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Course Live Stream - Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians - How to Naturally Stay Healthy in the Neck, Shoulders and Spine for Piano Teachers featuring Chip Moseley, MPT, OCS, CSCS, Clinician

Fall Course Live Stream – Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians – How to Naturally Stay Healthy in the Neck, Shoulders and Spine for Piano Teachers featuring Chip Moseley, MPT, OCS, CSCS, Clinician

Teachers and musicians of all disciplines are often challenged by chronic tension in the neck, shoulders and back. Learn how to prevent pain and teach and perform more healthfully with these approaches, stretches and exercises. In the comfort of your home or studio, try out these exercises!

Chip Moseley earned his Masters in Physical Therapy and a Bachelor’s  Degree  in Chemistry from the University of  North Carolina at  Chapel Hill.  Chip is one of a few Board Certified   Orthopedic Specialists in Physical Therapy in North Carolina. In addition, he has a specialty in strength and conditioning. Chip has earned hundreds of  hours of continuing education in Biomechanics of movement and manual therapy. Chip has been with Total Motion PT in Durham for almost two decades. He has been a physical therapist since 1988.

These workshops are complimentary – simply click here and enjoy!

Dr. Carol Ann Larry , Workshop Coordinator

Oct
30
Fri
Fall Course Live Stream – Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians – Defining and Teaching Well-Coordinated, Injury-Preventive Piano Technique featuring Barbara Lister-Sink, Ed.D.
Oct 30 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Course Live Stream - Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians - Defining and Teaching Well-Coordinated, Injury-Preventive Piano Technique featuring Barbara Lister-Sink, Ed.D.

Fall Course Live Stream – Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians – Defining and Teaching Well-Coordinated, Injury-Preventive Piano Technique featuring Barbara Lister-Sink, Ed.D.

Pianists of all ages and levels are often frustrated and even tragically hindered by discomfort, pain, and injury related playing.  Dr. Barbara Lister-Sink, author of the MTNA-award-winning DVD IFreeing the Caged Bird–Developing Well-Coordinated, Injury-Preventive Piano Technique, will offer an accessible but scientifically informed look into the heart of injury-preventive piano technique.  She will demonstrate basic biomechanical principles that can constitute a “basic form” for pianists of any age or level;  define how the body is designed to work best with the instrument; and discuss risk factors for injury.  Finally, she will offer practical tools for teaching the sensations of good coordination and freedom.

Internationally acclaimed pianist and acknowledged global leader in injury-preventive keyboard technique, is a graduate of Smith College, the Utrecht Conservatory and holds an Ed.D. from Columbia University.  A Steinway ARtist since 1977, Lister-Sink has performed and given workshops throughout North America, Europe and Australia.  As the current Artistic Director of the Salem College School of Music and Director of the Graduate Music Program, she has  also taught on the Eastman School of Music Artist Faculty and was keyboardist for the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.  A previewer for Oxford University Press, Lister-Sink was chosen by Musical America Global as one of America’s “30 Top Professionals of 2018” as an innovator, independent thinker, and visionary leader.

These workshops are complimentary – simply click here and enjoy!

Dr. Carol Ann Larry , Workshop Coordinator

Nov
6
Fri
Fall Course Live Stream – Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians – The Alexander Technique for Pianists – In Introduction featuring Suzanne Faulkner
Nov 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Course Live Stream - Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians - The Alexander Technique for Pianists - In Introduction featuring Suzanne Faulkner

Fall Course Live Stream – Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians – The Alexander Technique for Pianists – In Introduction featuring Suzanne Faulkner

The Alexander Technique  (AT) is the investigation of how intention and habit affect physical coordination and learning capacity.  AT has a long history of helping instrumentalists perform with less stress and likelihood of injury.  With a mixture of lecture and experiential learning,  this workshop will introduce you to the tools and foundations of AT.  These tools can be applied to your particular issues regarding injury recovery and prevention, or as a way to deepen your relationship to your instrument and enable a bit more freedom in all that you do.

Over the years Suzanne Faulkner has worked with a wide variety of instrumentalists both amateur and professional.  Some sought her AT teaching to get relief from injuries or to improve sound performance issues, others have come out of sheer curiosity.  Suzanne has been studying AT since 1987 and for 25 years has been an active member and recognized teacher of The American Society of TEachers of the AT.  She continues her studies and development of this technique with Ruth Kilroy and the dynamic AT community in the Boston area.

These workshops are complimentary – simply click on the link and enjoy!

Dr. Carol Ann Larry , Workshop Coordinator

Nov
9
Mon
You’re Invited to our Annual Holiday Piano Sale – November 9th-15th @ Ruggero Piano
Nov 9 @ 9:00 am – Nov 15 @ 6:00 pm
You're Invited to our Annual Holiday Piano Sale - November 9th-15th @ Ruggero Piano

You’re Invited to our Annual Holiday Piano Sale Event – discounted pricing and special financing offers on our entire inventory of new and used pianos – limited time only – November 9th through 15th, open by appointment!

Mar
2
Wed
American Red Cross Blood Drive at Bosendorfer Hall @ Ruggero Piano
Mar 2 @ 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
American Red Cross Blood Drive at Bosendorfer Hall @ Ruggero Piano

We hope you can join us in the fight to save lives at our first ever Red Cross Blood Drive, hosted at our Bosendorfer Hall! Appointments for giving power red or whole blood will be available from 10:30AM-2:30PM on Wednesday, March 2nd, and there will be a drawing for Ruggero Piano door prizes for those who participate. See you there!

Click Here to learn more and/or sign up!

Sep
26
Mon
2022 Carolina Ballet Benefit Piano Sale @ Ruggero Piano
Sep 26 @ 9:30 am – Oct 1 @ 5:30 pm
2022 Carolina Ballet Benefit Piano Sale @ Ruggero Piano

You’re invited to support Carolina Ballet! Monday, September 26th through Saturday, October 1st. We will be offering institutional sale pricing on all in-stock new & used pianos, 0% interest financing for 25 months will be available, all piano purchases include up to four complimentary Ballet tickets, and a portion of each selection will be donated to Carolina Ballet. New and used pianos from Yamaha | Bosendorfer | Estonia | Schimmel | Hallet & Davis | Clavinova | Steinway | Kawai | Mason & Hamlin & others will be available, including uprights, grands, hybrids, digitals, player pianos, and more!

Mar
1
Wed
American Red Cross Blood Drive at Bösendorfer Hall @ Ruggero Piano
Mar 1 @ 9:30 am – 2:30 pm

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