The Meeks Duo - Piano 4 hands | The Meeks Talk, Episode 5: @NeemanPianoDuo @TheMeeksDuo | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
Our interview with the charming married couple, the Neeman Piano Duo! Edward and Stephanie Neeman currently live in Australia, where they are raising their son JJ and are very active as performers and teachers.
Please check out their awesome YouTube channel and website!
youtube.com/c/NeemanPianoDuo
neemanpianoduo.com
We played several of Edward's piano 4-hand arrangements over the years and are always enthralled by the ingenious arrangement techniques and high level of complexity.
Enjoy the interview!
0:00 Intro/Preview
2:05 Neemans’ relationship story
4:10 Neeman Piano Duo origins
6:45 Marriage proposal
8:20 Edward’s arrangement of Some Enchanted Evening
11:30 Stephanie performing during pregancy
16:10 Graduate studies in Cincinnati while raising a child
18:10 American vs. Australian accents
19:50 Stephanie “No Last Name”
24:10 Edward’s and Stephanie’s roles in the Neeman Duo
26:30 Edward’s affinity for complexity
28:15 Waltz of the Flowers arrangement
32:30 Video/audio editing
34:10 Edward’s early training and competition experience
37:30 Stephanie’s early training and competition experience
40:45 Decision to study in the US
45:05 Importance of competitions
51:40 Qu estions for Scott about arranging
54:00 Writing original compositions for piano duo
59:00 Teaching their son piano
1:04:10 More about Edward’s arrangements
1:09:05 Advice for young people deciding on a music career
Our interview with the charming married couple, the Neeman Piano Duo! Edward and Stephanie Neeman currently live in Australia, where they are raising their son JJ and are very active as performers and teachers.
Please check out their awesome YouTube channel and website!
youtube.com/c/NeemanPianoDuo
neemanpianoduo.com
We played several of Edward's piano 4-hand arrangements over the years and are always enthralled by the ingenious arrangement techniques and high level of complexity.
Enjoy the interview!
0:00 Intro/Preview
2:05 Neemans’ relationship story
4:10 Neeman Piano Duo origins
6:45 Marriage proposal
8:20 Edward’s arrangement of Some Enchanted Evening
11:30 Stephanie performing during pregancy
16:10 Graduate studies in Cincinnati while raising a child
18:10 American vs. Australian accents
19:50 Stephanie “No Last Name”
24:10 Edward’s and Stephanie’s roles in the Neeman Duo
26:30 Edward’s affinity for complexity
28:15 Waltz of the Flowers arrangement
32:30 Video/audio editing
34:10 Edward’s early training and competition experience
37:30 Stephanie’s early training and competition experience
40:45 Decision to study in the US
45:05 Importance of competitions
51:40 Qu estions for Scott about arranging
54:00 Writing original compositions for piano duo
59:00 Teaching their son piano
1:04:10 More about Edward’s arrangements
1:09:05 Advice for young people deciding on a music career
