Clicking on the image of Dorothy (1935-2025) below will take you to the Archive.org page where you'll see an MP3 download link as well as other audio formats. This audio runs about 30 minutes taking 13MB of digital space.
Dorothy had many Chinese students because we began advertising piano lessons in Asian newspapers here in Phoenix after Schroeder's Organ and Piano closed in 2002. Our studio had many Chinese students come through from 2003 to 2019.
Dorothy grew up in Oakland, California and knew many Chinese families in that area at the time in the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was always fond of the culture and the people and thoroughly enjoyed teaching piano lessons to very attentive and respectful Chinese children.
It's interesting that we played for six years at the Steven and Stan's Golden Buddha Restaurant through a contact made amongst our Chinese and Taiwanese friends in Phoenix. Other Chinese restaurants Dorothy and Rick played at include Joyful Chinese Restaurant and Tony's Shangri-La Restaurant. Of course the Chinese, Taiwanese and South Koreans love popular American Music but Rick and Dorothy learned a number of Asian tunes too, written in a number format that they had to learn to read!
Happy New LUNAR Year Jan 29, 2025 to all our Chinese, Taiwanese, South Korean and Viet Namese friends! Dorothy is watching us from up there, I know it. You can look up in the air and wave, and she'll see you too.
Dorothy had many Chinese students because we began advertising piano lessons in Asian newspapers here in Phoenix after Schroeder's Organ and Piano closed in 2002. Our studio had many Chinese students come through from 2003 to 2019.
Dorothy grew up in Oakland, California and knew many Chinese families in that area at the time in the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was always fond of the culture and the people and thoroughly enjoyed teaching piano lessons to very attentive and respectful Chinese children.
It's interesting that we played for six years at the Steven and Stan's Golden Buddha Restaurant through a contact made amongst our Chinese and Taiwanese friends in Phoenix. Other Chinese restaurants Dorothy and Rick played at include Joyful Chinese Restaurant and Tony's Shangri-La Restaurant. Of course the Chinese, Taiwanese and South Koreans love popular American Music but Rick and Dorothy learned a number of Asian tunes too, written in a number format that they had to learn to read!
Happy New LUNAR Year Jan 29, 2025 to all our Chinese, Taiwanese, South Korean and Viet Namese friends! Dorothy is watching us from up there, I know it. You can look up in the air and wave, and she'll see you too.
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