Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Ensemble Book 2: Piano Book
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Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Ensemble Book 2: Piano Book
By Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster
Level: 2
Item: 00-5737
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The Ensemble Books contain eight 4-part ensembles, carefully coordinated with material in the Lesson Books. Part 1 is a selected favorite from the Fun Book or the Recital Book. Parts 2, 3 and 4 use the same concepts and hand positions at the same level of difficulty. Includes suggested electronic sounds for those ensembles using electronic instruments.
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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, Columbia University.
Her career has spanned multiple institutions, including Eastern Illinois University where she coordinated the class piano program and directed the piano preparatory program. She previously taught at Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Oklahoma, while also serving on faculty at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan during the summers of 1979 through 1982. As a prolific author in collaboration with her husband Dr. E. L. Lancaster, she has co-written more than 300 educational piano publications, including Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts.
Dr. Kowalchyk is an active clinician and adjudicator who regularly presents at major conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference. Based in the Los Angeles area, she continues her work as both a piano educator and clinician for Alfred Music.
Her career has spanned multiple institutions, including Eastern Illinois University where she coordinated the class piano program and directed the piano preparatory program. She previously taught at Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Oklahoma, while also serving on faculty at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan during the summers of 1979 through 1982. As a prolific author in collaboration with her husband Dr. E. L. Lancaster, she has co-written more than 300 educational piano publications, including Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts.
Dr. Kowalchyk is an active clinician and adjudicator who regularly presents at major conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference. Based in the Los Angeles area, she continues her work as both a piano educator and clinician for Alfred Music.
Dr. E. L. Lancaster served as Executive Editor for Piano at Alfred Music and holds faculty positions as an adjunct piano instructor at California State University, Northridge. He earned degrees from Murray State University and the University of Illinois, completing his doctoral studies at Northwestern University.
Lancaster spent nearly two decades at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he held the rank of Professor of Music from 1979 to 1998. He founded both the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy at Oklahoma in 1980, guiding over 50 doctoral students as their major professor. His teaching excellence earned him the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the David Ross Boyd Professorship (1991), the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and the Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). He also directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, where he instructed pre-college students using combined group and private lessons.
Beyond his academic work, Lancaster co-founded an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma with his wife Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operating it from 1981 to 1996. He has held significant leadership roles within the Music Teachers National Association, including National Chairman of Group Piano, National Chairman of Student Chapters, and 2020 National Conference Chair. Additional honors include recognition as a Signature Sinfonian by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (2013) and the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Murray State University.
Lancaster spent nearly two decades at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he held the rank of Professor of Music from 1979 to 1998. He founded both the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy at Oklahoma in 1980, guiding over 50 doctoral students as their major professor. His teaching excellence earned him the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the David Ross Boyd Professorship (1991), the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and the Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). He also directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, where he instructed pre-college students using combined group and private lessons.
Beyond his academic work, Lancaster co-founded an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma with his wife Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operating it from 1981 to 1996. He has held significant leadership roles within the Music Teachers National Association, including National Chairman of Group Piano, National Chairman of Student Chapters, and 2020 National Conference Chair. Additional honors include recognition as a Signature Sinfonian by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (2013) and the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Murray State University.