He is in demand as a guest conductor and clinician throughout the United States, working with both professional, collegiate, amateur and student ensembles. His secondary school teaching experience began in his home state of Michigan and culminated at Campolindo High School in Moraga, CA. His teaching career spans over 40 years, teaching on the faculties of The Ohio State University (OH), McNeese State University (LA), and Butler University (IN). Locally Benstein has been the Music Director and Conductor of the Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra and is in his twenty-fourth year as Music Director and Conductor of The Walnut Creek Concert Band. Ensembles under his direction demonstrate a wide range of musical styles, sensitive musicianship, and ensemble clarity, creating innovative and eclectic programs. His musical interpretations and artistic conducting style have won the praises of composers, conductors, musicians and audiences alike. Her biggest thrill, "Tuning a piano that I later hear in a performance.Harvey Benstein- Musical Director and ConductorĬonducting Bands and Orchestras, Harvey Benstein brings a wealth of experience and artistry to the podium. Meeting people is a favorite part of her job. I make something beautiful out of something that wasn't when I walked in the door." It is a creative job, like painting a portrait. "I check it all as chords," she said, "it is really the only way to tell if each note is in harmony with the others."Įven though her music career failed to make her a performing star, she said of the piano tuning, "I like tuning. Since she started in the music industry playing the guitar, she admitted being more chord oriented than some piano tuners. She explained, "Notes need to be not only in perfect pitch, but you must also hear them in harmony with the whole piano." (Burlington, Oakville, Hamilton, Milton). My service is affordable and professional, so you will be satisfied with my work.
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Jacks scorns the use of electronic tuners, prefering to work by ear. Professional piano tuner offers support services for your piano including tuning, regulation and repairs. She added, "I often see a piano that has gone 20 years without anything being done to it." After that it probably will hold longer and require less frequent tuning. She observed that a new piano should be tuned at least every six months for the first two years. It is just like a car engine, you must take care of it on a regular basis, or it starts to deteriorate." These distances need adjustment to factory specifications.
She said, "A new or reconditioned piano has new felt, and the measurements between moving parts change as it is played. She regards a new piano much like a new car. She has traveled as far as Stillwater but prefers to work between Enid and Woodward. Most of her work is done in the customer's home. She operates Jeannie Jacks' Piano Service from her home here. She once owned her own music store in Hennessey, and for the past three years has lived in Woodward. She has tuned professionally for 11 years.
But, it suits women, all the small tedious work." I am something of a rarity in the business. Jacks said, "Only about 10 percent of the members of the guild are women. Jacks said she began tuning pianos in college, but once she decided to do it full-time, she received specialized training as a member of the Piano Technicians Guild. She turned to a profession that has kept her in the music field, and allowed her to meet and work with performers. But she said, "Somehow I never made it big." She majored in music at Ventura College, Ventura, Calif. SOLD: 1996 Kawai NS-20A Professional Upright Piano Polished Ebony Like. Like many California girls, Jeannie Jacks dreamed of making it to the top writing songs and playing her guitar.
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