Music for Little Mozarts: Flash Cards, Level 1: Piano Flash Cards
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Music for Little Mozarts: Flash Cards, Level 1: Piano Flash Cards
A Piano Course to Bring Out the Music in Every Young Child
By Christine H. Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster
Item: 00-14587
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Flash Cards reinforce concepts as they are presented in the Music Lesson Book 1. Each card contains a musical symbol or rhythm pattern for the student to identify. Included on the cards are musical terms, keys on the keyboard, notes and rests, rhythm patterns, notes on the staff, steps and skips, intervals on the keyboard, and melodic and harmonic intervals on the staff. The back of the cards contain questions to ask the student about the information on the front of the card. Answers are provided, making the cards easy to use for parents with limited musical backgrounds.
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Christine H. Barden is recognized internationally as a leading expert in early childhood music education. She co-authored Alfred's Music for Little Mozarts preschool piano method and currently teaches piano independently in Reno, Nevada, where she instructs numerous award-winning students in piano, composition, and Music for Little Mozarts classes. A piano performance graduate from San Francisco State University, she studied under Vladimir Brenner, who performed as a piano soloist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra.
Her career includes groundbreaking international work in music pedagogy. Christine was among the first American teachers to study with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan, an experience that led to 17 years of service as a national staff member with Yamaha. During this tenure, she held positions including Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System. She also spent four years studying, performing, and teaching across Europe.
As an accomplished clinician and composer, Christine regularly presents workshops for piano teachers at major conferences throughout the United States, England, Norway, and Singapore. Her published works with Alfred feature the Music for Little Mozarts series along with individual piano compositions, including "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a Junior Festival piece by the National Federation of Music Clubs.
Her career includes groundbreaking international work in music pedagogy. Christine was among the first American teachers to study with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan, an experience that led to 17 years of service as a national staff member with Yamaha. During this tenure, she held positions including Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System. She also spent four years studying, performing, and teaching across Europe.
As an accomplished clinician and composer, Christine regularly presents workshops for piano teachers at major conferences throughout the United States, England, Norway, and Singapore. Her published works with Alfred feature the Music for Little Mozarts series along with individual piano compositions, including "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a Junior Festival piece by the National Federation of Music Clubs.
Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a piano professor at California State University, Northridge, where she teaches class piano, applied piano, and piano pedagogy. She earned her B.M. in piano performance from Ohio University, her M.M. in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern University, and her Ed.D. in piano pedagogy from Teachers College at Columbia University.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kowalchyk has held faculty positions at Eastern Illinois University, Oklahoma Baptist University, and the University of Oklahoma. At Eastern Illinois, she coordinated the class piano program, directed the piano preparatory program, and taught graduate courses in piano pedagogy. She also spent summers from 1979 to 1982 teaching class piano and piano ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan.
As a respected clinician and adjudicator, Dr. Kowalchyk regularly presents at major conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the National Group Piano Symposium, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference. She co-authored over 300 educational piano publications with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, including Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. Based in the Los Angeles area, she currently serves as a clinician for Alfred Music.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kowalchyk has held faculty positions at Eastern Illinois University, Oklahoma Baptist University, and the University of Oklahoma. At Eastern Illinois, she coordinated the class piano program, directed the piano preparatory program, and taught graduate courses in piano pedagogy. She also spent summers from 1979 to 1982 teaching class piano and piano ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan.
As a respected clinician and adjudicator, Dr. Kowalchyk regularly presents at major conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the National Group Piano Symposium, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference. She co-authored over 300 educational piano publications with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, including Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. Based in the Los Angeles area, she currently serves as a clinician for Alfred Music.
E. L. Lancaster spent nearly two decades at the University of Oklahoma as a Professor of Music, where he shaped the discipline of piano pedagogy through innovative teaching and program development. He earned degrees from Murray State University, the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Currently, he serves as an adjunct piano faculty member at California State University, Northridge, and formerly worked as Executive Editor for Piano at Alfred Music.
At the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Lancaster established both the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980, guiding over 50 doctoral candidates through their dissertations. He directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program and co-owned a thriving independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma, from 1981 to 1996 with his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk. His teaching excellence earned him multiple institutional honors, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the David Ross Boyd Professorship (1991), and the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996).
Dr. Lancaster has held significant leadership roles within major professional organizations. He served as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, and chaired the 2020 MTNA National Conference. His contributions to music education and fraternity were recognized through the 2013 Signature Sinfonian award from Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Murray State University, his alma mater.
At the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Lancaster established both the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980, guiding over 50 doctoral candidates through their dissertations. He directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program and co-owned a thriving independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma, from 1981 to 1996 with his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk. His teaching excellence earned him multiple institutional honors, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the David Ross Boyd Professorship (1991), and the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996).
Dr. Lancaster has held significant leadership roles within major professional organizations. He served as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, and chaired the 2020 MTNA National Conference. His contributions to music education and fraternity were recognized through the 2013 Signature Sinfonian award from Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Murray State University, his alma mater.