Music for Little Mozarts: Halloween Fun! Book 4: Piano Book
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Music for Little Mozarts: Halloween Fun! Book 4: Piano Book
A Halloween Story with Performance Music and Related Music Activity Pages
By Christine H. Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster
Item: 00-21226
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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 4, the Music Friends receive a special surprise invitation to a Halloween party.
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About the Authors
Christine H. Barden stands as an internationally recognized expert in early childhood music education. She co-authored Alfred's Music for Little Mozarts, a preschool piano method, and currently teaches piano, composition, and Music for Little Mozarts classes in Reno, Nevada, where her students have won numerous competitions.
Barden holds a piano performance degree from San Francisco State University, where she studied under Vladimir Brenner, a piano soloist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. She spent four formative years studying, performing, and teaching throughout Europe and became one of the first American teachers to train 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.
A sought-after clinician, Barden regularly conducts workshops for piano teachers at conferences across the United States, England, Norway, and Singapore. Her published works through Alfred include the Music for Little Mozarts series and original piano solos; her composition "Etude Toccata" was selected as a National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival piece.
Barden holds a piano performance degree from San Francisco State University, where she studied under Vladimir Brenner, a piano soloist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. She spent four formative years studying, performing, and teaching throughout Europe and became one of the first American teachers to train 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.
A sought-after clinician, Barden regularly conducts workshops for piano teachers at conferences across the United States, England, Norway, and Singapore. Her published works through Alfred include the Music for Little Mozarts series and original piano solos; her composition "Etude Toccata" was selected as a National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival piece.
Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a piano educator and pedagogy specialist currently on the faculty 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 doctorate in piano pedagogy from Teachers College, 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 the class piano program and directed the piano preparatory program at Eastern Illinois, while also teaching graduate level piano pedagogy. Early in her career, she spent summers from 1979 to 1982 teaching class piano and piano ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan.
As a prolific author and clinician, Dr. Kowalchyk has co-authored more than 300 educational piano publications alongside her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, including the widely used Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. She regularly presents at major national and international conferences including those of the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference. Based in the Los Angeles area, she continues to serve as a clinician for Alfred Music while maintaining 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 coordinated the class piano program and directed the piano preparatory program at Eastern Illinois, while also teaching graduate level piano pedagogy. Early in her career, she spent summers from 1979 to 1982 teaching class piano and piano ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan.
As a prolific author and clinician, Dr. Kowalchyk has co-authored more than 300 educational piano publications alongside her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, including the widely used Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. She regularly presents at major national and international conferences including those of the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference. Based in the Los Angeles area, she continues to serve as a clinician for Alfred Music while maintaining her teaching responsibilities.
Dr. E. L. Lancaster served as Executive Editor for Piano at Alfred Music and maintains a position as adjunct piano faculty at California State University, Northridge. He holds degrees from Murray State University, the University of Illinois, and a doctorate from 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 and advised more than 50 doctoral candidates in the field. He taught piano pedagogy courses, directed the group piano program, and led the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program serving pre-college students. Concurrently from 1981 to 1996, he and his wife Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk operated a thriving independent piano studio in Norman.
Dr. Lancaster's contributions to music education have earned significant recognition. At the University of Oklahoma, he received 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 was awarded a David Ross Boyd Professorship, recognizing faculty excellence in teaching and student guidance. Nationally, he has served as Chair of Group Piano and National Conference Chair for MTNA, along with leadership roles in the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian in 2013, and Murray State University honored 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 and advised more than 50 doctoral candidates in the field. He taught piano pedagogy courses, directed the group piano program, and led the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program serving pre-college students. Concurrently from 1981 to 1996, he and his wife Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk operated a thriving independent piano studio in Norman.
Dr. Lancaster's contributions to music education have earned significant recognition. At the University of Oklahoma, he received 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 was awarded a David Ross Boyd Professorship, recognizing faculty excellence in teaching and student guidance. Nationally, he has served as Chair of Group Piano and National Conference Chair for MTNA, along with leadership roles in the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian in 2013, and Murray State University honored him with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.