Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course: Activity & Ear Training Book F: Piano Book
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Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course: Activity & Ear Training Book F: Piano Book
For the Young Beginner
By Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster
Level: F
Item: 00-6294
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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 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 doctoral degree 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, as well as Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Oklahoma. During the early 1980s, she taught class piano and piano ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. Together with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, she has authored more than 300 educational piano publications, including the widely used Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts.
Dr. Kowalchyk maintains an active presence in the piano pedagogy field as a clinician and adjudicator. She regularly presents sessions 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. Based in the Los Angeles area, she currently serves as a clinician for Alfred Music while continuing her teaching work.
Her career has spanned multiple institutions, including Eastern Illinois University where she coordinated the class piano program and directed the piano preparatory program, as well as Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Oklahoma. During the early 1980s, she taught class piano and piano ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. Together with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, she has authored more than 300 educational piano publications, including the widely used Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts.
Dr. Kowalchyk maintains an active presence in the piano pedagogy field as a clinician and adjudicator. She regularly presents sessions 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. Based in the Los Angeles area, she currently serves as a clinician for Alfred Music while continuing her teaching work.
Dr. E. L. Lancaster served as Executive Editor for Piano at Alfred Music and teaches adjunct piano faculty at California State University, Northridge. He earned degrees from Murray State University and the University of Illinois, completing his Ph.D. at Northwestern University.
From 1979 to 1998, Dr. Lancaster was Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he founded the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980. He guided more than 50 doctoral dissertations in this specialty and taught pre-college students through the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, blending group and private instruction. Between 1981 and 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated a thriving independent piano studio in Norman.
Dr. Lancaster has held significant leadership roles within the Music Teachers National Association, serving as National Chairman of Group Piano, National Chairman of Student Chapters, and 2020 National Conference Chair. He received numerous honors including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and the David Ross Boyd Professorship (1991). In 2013, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian for his excellence in representing the fraternity, and Murray State University presented him with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
From 1979 to 1998, Dr. Lancaster was Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he founded the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980. He guided more than 50 doctoral dissertations in this specialty and taught pre-college students through the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, blending group and private instruction. Between 1981 and 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated a thriving independent piano studio in Norman.
Dr. Lancaster has held significant leadership roles within the Music Teachers National Association, serving as National Chairman of Group Piano, National Chairman of Student Chapters, and 2020 National Conference Chair. He received numerous honors including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and the David Ross Boyd Professorship (1991). In 2013, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian for his excellence in representing the fraternity, and Murray State University presented him with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.