Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course: Activity & Ear Training Book C: Piano Book
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Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course: Activity & Ear Training Book C: Piano Book
For the Young Beginner
By Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster
Level: C
Item: 00-3126
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The Activity & Ear Training Books include coloring activities to help students recognize notes, musical symbols, rhythms and more, both aurally and visually. Each activity is carefully designed to encourage teacher/student interaction. Every activity coordinates page-by-page with the Lesson Books.
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About the Authors
Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a pianist and pedagogy specialist currently on the faculty at California State University, Northridge, where she teaches class piano, individual piano, 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 at 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 class piano programs, directed piano preparatory studies, and taught graduate level pedagogy courses. Her publications are extensive; she has co-authored over 300 educational piano books with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, including the widely used Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. During the early 1980s, she taught at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan.
As a clinician and adjudicator, Dr. Kowalchyk regularly presents at major conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, the Music Educators National Conference, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference. She maintains a private piano studio in the Los Angeles area while serving 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 class piano programs, directed piano preparatory studies, and taught graduate level pedagogy courses. Her publications are extensive; she has co-authored over 300 educational piano books with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, including the widely used Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. During the early 1980s, she taught at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan.
As a clinician and adjudicator, Dr. Kowalchyk regularly presents at major conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, the Music Educators National Conference, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference. She maintains a private piano studio in the Los Angeles area while serving as a clinician for Alfred Music.
Dr. E. L. Lancaster served as Executive Editor for Piano at Alfred Music and currently holds an adjunct piano faculty position 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 founded the masters and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy. He mentored more than 50 doctoral dissertation students and directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, which integrated group and private instruction for pre-college musicians. Between 1981 and 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated a substantial independent piano studio in Norman.
Dr. Lancaster has been deeply involved in professional organizations, serving 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 roles with the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. His teaching excellence earned him the University of Oklahoma Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), an Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and an Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). The university honored him with a David Ross Boyd Professorship in 1991, recognizing faculty who excel in teaching and student mentorship. In 2013, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia designated him a Signature Sinfonian, and Murray State University presented him with its 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
From 1979 to 1998, Dr. Lancaster was a Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he founded the masters and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy. He mentored more than 50 doctoral dissertation students and directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, which integrated group and private instruction for pre-college musicians. Between 1981 and 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated a substantial independent piano studio in Norman.
Dr. Lancaster has been deeply involved in professional organizations, serving 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 roles with the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. His teaching excellence earned him the University of Oklahoma Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), an Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and an Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). The university honored him with a David Ross Boyd Professorship in 1991, recognizing faculty who excel in teaching and student mentorship. In 2013, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia designated him a Signature Sinfonian, and Murray State University presented him with its 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.