Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Ear Training Book 1A: Piano Book
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Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Ear Training Book 1A: Piano Book
By Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster
Level: 1A
Item: 00-3112
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The Ear Training Books reinforce each concept presented in the Lesson Books and specifically focus on the training and development of the ear. Rhythmic, melodic and intervallic concepts are drilled throughout each book and each page is designed to be completed using approximately five minutes of the lesson time.
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About the Authors
Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a piano instructor and pedagogy specialist at California State University, Northridge, where she teaches class piano, applied piano, and piano pedagogy courses. She earned her Bachelor's degree in piano performance from Ohio University in 1977, a Master's degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern University in 1979, and a Doctor of Education in piano pedagogy from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1989.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kowalchyk has held faculty positions at Eastern Illinois University, Oklahoma Baptist University, and the University of Oklahoma. She coordinated the class piano program and directed the piano preparatory program at Eastern Illinois, and spent summers from 1979 to 1982 teaching class piano and ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. Her scholarly work includes presentations at major national conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the National Group Piano Symposium, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
With her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored more than 300 educational piano publications, among them Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. She operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma from 1981 to 1996. Currently based in the Los Angeles area, she continues to teach piano privately and serves as a clinician for Alfred Music.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kowalchyk has held faculty positions at Eastern Illinois University, Oklahoma Baptist University, and the University of Oklahoma. She coordinated the class piano program and directed the piano preparatory program at Eastern Illinois, and spent summers from 1979 to 1982 teaching class piano and ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. Her scholarly work includes presentations at major national conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the National Group Piano Symposium, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
With her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored more than 300 educational piano publications, among them Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. She operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma from 1981 to 1996. Currently based in the Los Angeles area, she continues to teach piano privately and serves as a clinician for Alfred Music.
Dr. E. L. Lancaster served as Executive Editor for Piano at Alfred Music and currently teaches piano as adjunct faculty at California State University, Northridge. He earned degrees from Murray State University and the University of Illinois, culminating in a Ph.D. from Northwestern University.
During his 19 years as Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman (1979 to 1998), Dr. Lancaster shaped the institution's piano pedagogy offerings by establishing both the master's and doctoral programs in 1980. He mentored more than 50 doctoral candidates, taught pre-college students through the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, and coordinated the group piano program. Between 1981 and 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated a large independent piano studio in Norman.
Dr. Lancaster's service to the music education profession includes roles as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. He has held leadership positions within the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. His teaching excellence earned him multiple University of Oklahoma honors: the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). In 1991, he received a David Ross Boyd Professorship recognizing exceptional teaching and student mentoring. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian in 2013, and Murray State University presented him with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
During his 19 years as Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman (1979 to 1998), Dr. Lancaster shaped the institution's piano pedagogy offerings by establishing both the master's and doctoral programs in 1980. He mentored more than 50 doctoral candidates, taught pre-college students through the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, and coordinated the group piano program. Between 1981 and 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated a large independent piano studio in Norman.
Dr. Lancaster's service to the music education profession includes roles as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. He has held leadership positions within the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. His teaching excellence earned him multiple University of Oklahoma honors: the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). In 1991, he received a David Ross Boyd Professorship recognizing exceptional teaching and student mentoring. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian in 2013, and Murray State University presented him with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.