Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Ear Training Book 5: Piano Book
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Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Ear Training Book 5: Piano Book
By Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster
Level: 5
Item: 00-14537
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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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Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a piano instructor and pedagogy specialist at California State University, Northridge, where she teaches class piano, individual piano, and piano pedagogy courses. She earned her bachelor's degree in piano performance from Ohio University, a master's degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern University, and a doctorate in piano pedagogy from Teachers College at Columbia University.
Her professional accomplishments include extensive publications coauthored with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster. Together they have written over 300 educational piano books, among them Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. Dr. Kowalchyk has presented clinics and workshops at major conferences including the Music Teachers National Association convention, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, National Piano Teachers Institute, International Pedagogy Workshops, National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
Beyond her current role at CSUN, Dr. Kowalchyk brings diverse teaching experience from positions at Eastern Illinois University, Oklahoma Baptist University, and the University of Oklahoma. She also served as a summer instructor at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan from 1979 to 1982. Today, she works as a clinician for Alfred Music while continuing her teaching practice in the Los Angeles area.
Her professional accomplishments include extensive publications coauthored with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster. Together they have written over 300 educational piano books, among them Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. Dr. Kowalchyk has presented clinics and workshops at major conferences including the Music Teachers National Association convention, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, National Piano Teachers Institute, International Pedagogy Workshops, National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
Beyond her current role at CSUN, Dr. Kowalchyk brings diverse teaching experience from positions at Eastern Illinois University, Oklahoma Baptist University, and the University of Oklahoma. She also served as a summer instructor at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan from 1979 to 1982. Today, she works as a clinician for Alfred Music while continuing her teaching practice in the Los Angeles area.
E. L. Lancaster served as Executive Editor for Piano at Alfred Music and maintains a position as adjunct piano faculty at California State University, Northridge. He earned degrees from Murray State University, the University of Illinois, and completed his Ph.D. at Northwestern University.
From 1979 to 1998, Dr. Lancaster was a Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he established the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980. He guided more than 50 doctoral candidates through their dissertations and directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program for pre-college students. His teaching excellence earned him multiple honors, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), a David Ross Boyd Professorship (1991), the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). He and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated an independent piano studio in Norman from 1981 to 1996.
Dr. Lancaster has held significant leadership roles within the music education profession, serving as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. He has also contributed to the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy in various capacities. In recognition of his contributions to music and his fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian in 2013, and Murray State University awarded him the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2014.
From 1979 to 1998, Dr. Lancaster was a Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he established the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980. He guided more than 50 doctoral candidates through their dissertations and directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program for pre-college students. His teaching excellence earned him multiple honors, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), a David Ross Boyd Professorship (1991), the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). He and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated an independent piano studio in Norman from 1981 to 1996.
Dr. Lancaster has held significant leadership roles within the music education profession, serving as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. He has also contributed to the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy in various capacities. In recognition of his contributions to music and his fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian in 2013, and Murray State University awarded him the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2014.