Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Notespeller Book Complete 2 & 3: Piano Book
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Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Notespeller Book Complete 2 & 3: Piano Book
For the Later Beginner
By Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster
Level: 2 & 3
Item: 00-14556
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Students needing to review and improve their note-naming and interval-naming skills will benefit greatly from these well-prepared Notespeller Books. Each book provides a variety of written activities that reinforce note reading concepts presented in the Lesson Books. Correlates page-by-page with the Lesson Books, but may also serve as an effective supplement to other piano methods.
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About the Authors
Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a faculty member at California State University, Northridge, where she teaches class piano, individual piano instruction, and piano pedagogy. 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.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kowalchyk has held teaching 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 taught summers at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan from 1979 to 1982. She maintains an active presence as a clinician and adjudicator, having presented at conventions of the Music Teachers National Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the National Group Piano Symposium, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference, among others.
In collaboration with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored over 300 educational piano publications. Their works include the widely used Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. From 1981 to 1996, she and her husband operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma, serving students of all ages. Today, she resides in the Los Angeles area and works as a clinician for Alfred Music.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kowalchyk has held teaching 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 taught summers at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan from 1979 to 1982. She maintains an active presence as a clinician and adjudicator, having presented at conventions of the Music Teachers National Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the National Group Piano Symposium, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference, among others.
In collaboration with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored over 300 educational piano publications. Their works include the widely used Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. From 1981 to 1996, she and her husband operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma, serving students of all ages. Today, she resides in the Los Angeles area and works 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.
From 1979 to 1998, Dr. Lancaster was Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he established the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980. He mentored over 50 doctoral students in this field and directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, which blended group and private instruction for pre-college students. His teaching excellence was recognized with the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and the Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). He also received the David Ross Boyd Professorship in 1991, an honor reserved for faculty who demonstrate exceptional teaching and student mentorship.
Dr. Lancaster has held significant leadership positions within the music education community, serving as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. He has been active in the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy and coordinated a large independent piano studio in Norman from 1981 to 1996 alongside his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk. In 2013, he received recognition as a Signature Sinfonian from Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Murray State University honored him with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2014.
From 1979 to 1998, Dr. Lancaster was Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he established the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980. He mentored over 50 doctoral students in this field and directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, which blended group and private instruction for pre-college students. His teaching excellence was recognized with the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and the Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). He also received the David Ross Boyd Professorship in 1991, an honor reserved for faculty who demonstrate exceptional teaching and student mentorship.
Dr. Lancaster has held significant leadership positions within the music education community, serving as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. He has been active in the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy and coordinated a large independent piano studio in Norman from 1981 to 1996 alongside his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk. In 2013, he received recognition as a Signature Sinfonian from Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Murray State University honored him with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2014.