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ΊΪΑΟΜμΜΓ’s All-Steinway Initiative

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The ΊΪΑΟΜμΜΓ seeks to become an β€œAll-Steinway School,” meaning that students receive instruction exclusively on Steinway pianos. ΊΪΑΟΜμΜΓ is committed to excellence in music education and strives to join more than 200 institutions of distinction across the globe that display the All-Steinway School symbol. To receive this designation, 90% of ΊΪΑΟΜμΜΓ’s acoustic pianos must be Steinway & Sons, Boston or Essex pianos, and the University must have an approved maintenance program in place.

Four Key Advantages to an All-Steinway Designation

β–Ό   Performance Quality

As an All-Steinway School, ΊΪΑΟΜμΜΓ will strengthen and enhance overall performance quality by:

  • providing students with the best instruments possible for the study of music.
  • satisfying the high expectations of piano faculty.
  • enhancing the performance levels of piano students.
  • having a positive effect on national accreditations.
  • giving students an edge in competitions.
β–Ό   New Student and Faculty Recruitment
Earning the All-Steinway designation is extremely advantageous for recruiting students, as well as faculty, into our music program. Steinway is the gold standard of pianos and will attract a larger number of quality students, additional international students, and students in other music concentrations who are not specifically piano majors.
β–Ό   Return on Investment
Steinways are synonymous for their longevity, craftsmanship and incomparable sound quality. Through a variety of degree programs at ΊΪΑΟΜμΜΓ, pianos provide students the opportunity to grow as performers and to achieve musical excellence. From the practice studio and recital halls on campus, graduates move on to perform on stages across the world.
β–Ό   Reputation
As Steinway is known as the gold standard of pianos, the ΊΪΑΟΜμΜΓ is recognized as the β€œFlagship of the Gulf Coast.” Becoming an all-Steinway school is a testament to ΊΪΑΟΜμΜΓ's commitment to excellence for its students, faculty and greater community.

Invest in the Steinway Initiative

Please consider investing in ΊΪΑΟΜμΜΓ’s All-Steinway Initiative by making a gift of support today. Gifts at any level will allow the ΊΪΑΟΜμΜΓ Department of Music to continue its commitment to excellence in piano performance. 

Entire-Piano Donors

Contributions may be made to purchase an entire piano. Donors will be recognized with a commemorative plaque on their piano as a way to memorialize or pay tribute to a family member or loved one, to honor a graduate or faculty member, or to recognize a loyal supporter.  Donors at this level will also be recognized on the Steinway donor wall in the USA Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. To learn more about specific piano investments, please contact the office of University Development at (251) 460-7032.

A few entire-piano gift examples are provided below:

  • Steinway Model B 7' Grand Spirio with recording capability - $186,800 (piano faculty studio)
  • Steinway Model B 7' Grand - $138,800 (piano faculty studio)
  • Boston GP 178 5’10 Grand - 5 x $37,900 (four - faculty studios and practice rooms; one - Jaguar Marching Band facility)
  • Boston UP 118 46" Upright - 5 x $14,600 (practice rooms)
  • Essex EUP 123S 48" Upright - 5 x $9,500 (classrooms and studios)

Levels of Giving

Grand Level ($50,000-100,000)
Studio Level ($25,000-50,000)
Octave Level ($15,000)
Chord Level ($5,000)
Key Level ($1,000)
Players Level ($500)
Hammer Level ($250)

Contact Us

University Development Office

Lindsey Kendall
Development Officer for College of Arts and Sciences 
University Development Office
lindseykendall@southalabama.edu
(251) 341-3931

Office of Development
650 Clinic Drive TRP III, Suite 1500
Mobile, AL 36688

USA Music Department

Dr. Laura Moore
Chair and Associate Professor
Music Department
lauramoore@southalabama.edu
(251) 460-6361

Dr. Robert Holm
Professor
Music Department
rholm@southalabama.edu
(251) 460-6237

Department of Music
Laidlaw Performing Arts Center
5751 USA Drive S., Room 1072
Mobile, AL 36688-0002
Department Email: usamusic@southalabama.edu