| TEACHER'S GUIDE | |
| Introduction | |
| Lessons Overview | |
| The Great Migration | |
| Kleindeutschland-Little Germany | |
| Letters from America | |
| The Age of Improvement & Piano Production | |
| The United States in 1860 & A House Divided | |
| The Life Story of Piano 2166 & Family Stories | |
| Steinway Success | |
| Sales Agent Training Course | |
| Steinway Workers | |
| Steinway Village | |
| Educational Resources | |
| NYC History-General | |
| Immigration | |
| Population & Kleindeutschland-Little Germany | |
| The Age of Improvement & Piano Production | |
| Piano 2166 | |
| Steinway Workers, Steinway Village & Queens | |
| Schedule a Tour | |
| Ó 2001 La Guardia and Wagner Archives Web Designer: Kate Zou | |
LESSON: SALES AGENT TRAINING COURSE
Steinway Hall sales room, c. 1885.
A math-based lesson in which students play the role of Steinway dealers. They learn to identify the three types of pianos built in the 19th century. (Square pianos were the piano of choice for home use until the introduction of improved upright pianos in the 1870’s.) Using an actual 1869 price list, they use addition and subtraction to compute their profits.