Music for Little Mozarts: Flash Cards, Level 3: Piano Flash Cards
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Music for Little Mozarts: Flash Cards, Level 3: 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: 00-17183
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Flash Cards reinforce concepts as they are presented in the Music Lesson Book 3. 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 worldwide for her expertise in early childhood music education. She co-authored Alfred's Music for Little Mozarts preschool piano method and maintains an independent piano teaching practice in Reno, Nevada, where she works with prize-winning students in piano, composition, and preschool music classes.
Her background combines rigorous classical training with innovative educational experience. Barden earned her degree in piano performance from San Francisco State University, studying under Vladimir Brenner, a piano soloist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. She also spent four years abroad studying, performing, and teaching in Europe, and became one of the first American teachers to study with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan. Over 17 years with Yamaha, she served as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for their Music Education System.
As a sought-after clinician, Barden has conducted workshops for piano teachers at conferences across the United States and internationally in England, Norway, and Singapore. Her published works with Alfred include the Music for Little Mozarts series and several piano solos, notably "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival piece.
Her background combines rigorous classical training with innovative educational experience. Barden earned her degree in piano performance from San Francisco State University, studying under Vladimir Brenner, a piano soloist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. She also spent four years abroad studying, performing, and teaching in Europe, and became one of the first American teachers to study with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan. Over 17 years with Yamaha, she served as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for their Music Education System.
As a sought-after clinician, Barden has conducted workshops for piano teachers at conferences across the United States and internationally in England, Norway, and Singapore. Her published works with Alfred include the Music for Little Mozarts series and several piano solos, notably "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival piece.
Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a piano instructor and pedagogy specialist at California State University, Northridge, where she teaches class piano, private piano, and piano pedagogy courses. She earned her bachelor's degree in piano performance from Ohio University, followed by a master's degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern University, and completed her doctorate in piano pedagogy at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Her career includes faculty positions at Eastern Illinois University, where she coordinated the class piano program and directed the preparatory division, as well as teaching appointments at Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Oklahoma. During the summers from 1979 to 1982, she taught class piano and ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. Dr. Kowalchyk is a prolific clinician and adjudicator, having presented at conventions for the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, National Piano Teachers Institute, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
Working alongside her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored more than 300 educational piano publications, including Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. She operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma from 1981 to 1996. Currently based in the Los Angeles area, she continues her teaching work while serving as a clinician for Alfred Music.
Her career includes faculty positions at Eastern Illinois University, where she coordinated the class piano program and directed the preparatory division, as well as teaching appointments at Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Oklahoma. During the summers from 1979 to 1982, she taught class piano and ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. Dr. Kowalchyk is a prolific clinician and adjudicator, having presented at conventions for the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, National Piano Teachers Institute, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
Working alongside her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored more than 300 educational piano publications, including Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. She operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma from 1981 to 1996. Currently based in the Los Angeles area, she continues her teaching work while serving as a clinician for Alfred Music.
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, the University of Illinois, and Northwestern University, where he received his Ph.D.
From 1979 to 1998, Dr. Lancaster was Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he developed the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980 and advised more than 50 doctoral dissertations. His teaching contributions earned him multiple honors, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). He received a David Ross Boyd Professorship in 1991, recognizing faculty excellence in teaching and student mentorship. In 2013, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian for exemplifying the fraternity's highest standards.
Beyond his university role, Dr. Lancaster coordinated group piano instruction, taught pre-college students through the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, and co-operated an independent piano studio in Norman with his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, from 1981 to 1996. He has held significant positions with MTNA, including National Chairman of Group Piano, National Chairman of Student Chapters, and 2020 National Conference Chair. He also served in leadership roles within the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. Murray State University recognized 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 developed the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980 and advised more than 50 doctoral dissertations. His teaching contributions earned him multiple honors, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). He received a David Ross Boyd Professorship in 1991, recognizing faculty excellence in teaching and student mentorship. In 2013, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian for exemplifying the fraternity's highest standards.
Beyond his university role, Dr. Lancaster coordinated group piano instruction, taught pre-college students through the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, and co-operated an independent piano studio in Norman with his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, from 1981 to 1996. He has held significant positions with MTNA, including National Chairman of Group Piano, National Chairman of Student Chapters, and 2020 National Conference Chair. He also served in leadership roles within the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. Murray State University recognized him with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.