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Notes from Under the Piano Episode 21 entitled Thank You for All Your Good Work

Thank You for All Your Good Work

It was the summer of 2015 when Maestro Maull had an awestruck, chance encounter with Congressman John Lewis while on vacation in San Diego. Not only did he learn for…

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Notes from Under the Piano podcast episode entitled Secrets of Conducting.

The Secrets of Conducting

As Maestro Maull reveals three secrets of conducting, he reflects on his Austrian conducting mentor, Richard Johannes Lert, who taught him the most important secret of all—which may surprise you….

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Video Podcast episode #19 entitled Vacation Listening

Vacation Listening

Do you listen to music while on vacation? In this episode, Maestro Maull reminisces about the struggle traveling with cassettes and CDs, which many of us can remember. He also…

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Notes from Under the Piano Episode 18 Come On Down

Come On Down!

In this video podcast episode, Maestro George Marriner Maull talks about when he first met his wife Marcia in the late 1970s. He was enamored not only with her masterful…

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Notes from Under the Piano video podcast image for Episode 17 Musician Humor

Musician Humor

What’s the difference between a viola and an onion? Find out the answer in this episode of Notes from Under the Piano, where Maestro Maull tells a few funny jokes…

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Your “listening guide” amazes me, in that it is a means of illustrating the role of various instrumental sections in communicating and “telling” a story. My background is science and technology so the 1 -1 ½ hours listening to a symphony with your presentation was an exciting learning experience I was not expecting.You are an exceptional talent and personality to be able to introduce someone like myself to the very complicated language of a symphony.

— Outreach Program Attendee