Music for Little Mozarts: Halloween Fun! Book 3: Piano Book
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Music for Little Mozarts: Halloween Fun! Book 3: Piano Book
A Halloween Story with Performance Music and Related Music Activity Pages
By Christine H. Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster
Item: 00-21225
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The adventures of Beethoven Bear and Mozart Mouse continue in this series of supplementary books written to correlate with the Music for Little Mozarts series. In Halloween Fun Book 3, Mozart Mouse and Beethoven Bear teach Professor Haydn Hippo how to trick-or-treat for his first time.
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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 maintains a private piano teaching studio in Reno, Nevada, where she instructs talented students in piano, composition, and Music for Little Mozarts classes. Many of her students have earned prizes in competitions.
Barden earned her degree in piano performance from San Francisco State University, where she studied under Vladimir Brenner, a piano soloist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. She spent four years living and working in Europe, studying, performing, and teaching music. As one of the first American teachers to train with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan, she went on to serve as a national staff member with Yamaha for 17 years, holding positions including Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System.
An accomplished clinician and workshop presenter, Barden has led sessions for piano teachers at conferences across the United States and internationally in England, Norway, and Singapore. Her compositions published through Alfred include the Music for Little Mozarts course materials and several piano solos, notably "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a Junior Festival piece by the National Federation of Music Clubs.
Barden earned her degree in piano performance from San Francisco State University, where she studied under Vladimir Brenner, a piano soloist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. She spent four years living and working in Europe, studying, performing, and teaching music. As one of the first American teachers to train with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan, she went on to serve as a national staff member with Yamaha for 17 years, holding positions including Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System.
An accomplished clinician and workshop presenter, Barden has led sessions for piano teachers at conferences across the United States and internationally in England, Norway, and Singapore. Her compositions published through Alfred include the Music for Little Mozarts course materials and several piano solos, notably "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a Junior Festival piece by the National Federation of Music Clubs.
Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a pianist and educator who currently serves on the faculty 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 doctoral degree 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 directed the piano preparatory program and coordinated class piano studies at Eastern Illinois, and spent summers from 1979 to 1982 teaching at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. As a prolific clinician and adjudicator, she has presented at major conferences including those hosted by the Music Teachers National Association, the Music Educators National Conference, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
In collaboration with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored more than 300 educational piano publications, among them Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. She and her husband operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma from 1981 through 1996. Currently based in the Los Angeles area, she continues her work as a clinician for Alfred Music alongside her teaching responsibilities.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kowalchyk has held teaching positions at Eastern Illinois University, Oklahoma Baptist University, and the University of Oklahoma. She directed the piano preparatory program and coordinated class piano studies at Eastern Illinois, and spent summers from 1979 to 1982 teaching at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. As a prolific clinician and adjudicator, she has presented at major conferences including those hosted by the Music Teachers National Association, the Music Educators National Conference, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
In collaboration with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored more than 300 educational piano publications, among them Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. She and her husband operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma from 1981 through 1996. Currently based in the Los Angeles area, she continues her work as a clinician for Alfred Music alongside her teaching responsibilities.
E. L. Lancaster served as Executive Editor for Piano at Alfred Music and currently teaches piano as an adjunct faculty member at California State University, Northridge. He earned degrees from Murray State University and the University of Illinois, followed by a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. His academic career includes nineteen years as Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he shaped the institution's piano pedagogy programs and mentored numerous doctoral students.
At the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Lancaster founded both the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980. He directed more than fifty doctoral dissertations and taught piano pedagogy courses while managing the group piano program. His honors from the university include 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). In 1991, he received the David Ross Boyd Professorship, which recognizes faculty excellence in teaching, counseling, and student guidance.
Beyond his university work, Dr. Lancaster co-founded and operated a large independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma with his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, from 1981 to 1996. He has held significant leadership positions with the Music Teachers National Association, including National Chairman of Group Piano and Student Chapters, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. Additional professional recognition includes the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Signature Sinfonian Award (2013) and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Murray State University (2014).
At the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Lancaster founded both the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980. He directed more than fifty doctoral dissertations and taught piano pedagogy courses while managing the group piano program. His honors from the university include 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). In 1991, he received the David Ross Boyd Professorship, which recognizes faculty excellence in teaching, counseling, and student guidance.
Beyond his university work, Dr. Lancaster co-founded and operated a large independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma with his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, from 1981 to 1996. He has held significant leadership positions with the Music Teachers National Association, including National Chairman of Group Piano and Student Chapters, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. Additional professional recognition includes the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Signature Sinfonian Award (2013) and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Murray State University (2014).