Music for Little Mozarts: Meet the Music Friends Curriculum Book: Piano Book & CD
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Music for Little Mozarts: Meet the Music Friends Curriculum Book: Piano Book & CD
5 Introductory Music Lessons for Ages 4--6
By Christine H. Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster
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Meet the Music Friends provides an introduction to music and the piano for four- and five-year olds. It consists of a series of five lessons that include singing, listening, movement, rhythm activities and beginning activities at the keyboard. Mozart Mouse, Beethoven Bear, and Clara Schumann-Cat guide the students through the lessons. The program is designed to be taught in a music classroom with one keyboard instrument. The Curriculum Book contains five complete lesson plans for a classroom lesson of 45-60 minutes. After completing the five lessons, students should begin Level 1 of the Music for Little Mozarts piano course.
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Christine H. Barden is widely recognized as an authority on music education for young children and serves as co-author of Alfred's Music for Little Mozarts preschool piano method. Based in Reno, Nevada, she maintains an independent piano teaching practice where she instructs accomplished students in piano and composition while leading Music for Little Mozarts classes. She holds a piano performance degree from San Francisco State University, where she studied under Vladimir Brenner, the acclaimed piano soloist for the NBC Symphony Orchestra.
Her career reflects extensive international experience and leadership in music education. Barden spent four years studying, performing, and teaching throughout Europe and was among the first American teachers to train with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan. She then contributed seventeen years of service to Yamaha, ultimately leading the organization as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System. Her published compositions and methods through Alfred Music include the Music for Little Mozarts series and several piano solos, notably "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a Junior Festival piece by the National Federation of Music Clubs.
Barden is a sought-after clinician and presenter, having conducted workshops for piano educators at conferences across the United States as well as in England, Norway, and Singapore.
Her career reflects extensive international experience and leadership in music education. Barden spent four years studying, performing, and teaching throughout Europe and was among the first American teachers to train with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan. She then contributed seventeen years of service to Yamaha, ultimately leading the organization as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System. Her published compositions and methods through Alfred Music include the Music for Little Mozarts series and several piano solos, notably "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a Junior Festival piece by the National Federation of Music Clubs.
Barden is a sought-after clinician and presenter, having conducted workshops for piano educators at conferences across the United States as well as in England, Norway, and Singapore.
Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a faculty member at California State University, Northridge, where she instructs class piano, individual piano, and piano pedagogy courses. She earned her bachelor's degree in piano performance from Ohio University (1977), a master's degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern University (1979), and a doctorate in piano pedagogy from Teachers College, Columbia University (1989).
Throughout her career, Dr. Kowalchyk has held teaching positions at Eastern Illinois University, Oklahoma Baptist University, and the University of Oklahoma. She served as coordinator of the class piano program and director of the piano preparatory program at Eastern Illinois, and taught summer sessions at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan from 1979 to 1982. As a clinician and adjudicator, she has led sessions at major conferences including those hosted by the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, National Piano Teachers Institute, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
In collaboration with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored over 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 to 1996. Currently based in the Los Angeles area, she continues to teach piano and serves as a clinician for Alfred Music.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kowalchyk has held teaching positions at Eastern Illinois University, Oklahoma Baptist University, and the University of Oklahoma. She served as coordinator of the class piano program and director of the piano preparatory program at Eastern Illinois, and taught summer sessions at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan from 1979 to 1982. As a clinician and adjudicator, she has led sessions at major conferences including those hosted by the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, National Piano Teachers Institute, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
In collaboration with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored over 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 to 1996. Currently based in the Los Angeles area, she continues to teach piano and serves as a clinician for Alfred Music.
Dr. E. L. Lancaster served as Executive Editor for Piano at Alfred Music and currently holds an adjunct piano faculty position at California State University, Northridge. He earned degrees from Murray State University and the University of Illinois, culminating in a Ph.D. from Northwestern University.
From 1979 to 1998, Lancaster was Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he established both the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy. He mentored more than 50 doctoral dissertation candidates and taught piano pedagogy courses while directing the group piano program. His leadership extended to pre-college instruction through the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, which integrated group and private lesson formats. Between 1981 and 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated a thriving independent piano studio in Norman.
Lancaster's contributions to the profession earned him significant recognition. He received multiple awards from the University of Oklahoma, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the David Ross Boyd Professorship (1991), the Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), and the Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). The Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996) also honored his work with students. At the national level, he served as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, along with chairing the 2020 National Conference. In 2013, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian, and Murray State University presented him with its 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
From 1979 to 1998, Lancaster was Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he established both the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy. He mentored more than 50 doctoral dissertation candidates and taught piano pedagogy courses while directing the group piano program. His leadership extended to pre-college instruction through the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, which integrated group and private lesson formats. Between 1981 and 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated a thriving independent piano studio in Norman.
Lancaster's contributions to the profession earned him significant recognition. He received multiple awards from the University of Oklahoma, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the David Ross Boyd Professorship (1991), the Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), and the Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). The Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996) also honored his work with students. At the national level, he served as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, along with chairing the 2020 National Conference. In 2013, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian, and Murray State University presented him with its 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.