Music for Little Mozarts: Music Discovery Book 1: Piano Book
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Music for Little Mozarts: Music Discovery Book 1: Piano Book
Singing, Listening, Music Appreciation, Movement and Rhythm Activities to Bring Out the Music in Every Young Child
By Christine H. Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster
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The unique Music Discovery Book contains songs that allow the students to experience music through singing, movement and rhythm activities. Music appreciation is fostered through carefully chosen music; Mozart, Beethoven and Sousa are introduced. Melodies to sing, using either solfege or letter names, help students learn to match pitch and discover tonal elements of music. Correlates to the Music Lesson Book 1. Familiar songs include If You're Happy and You Know It, Mexican Hat Dance and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Full color, 48 pages.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Varia
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Christine H. Barden stands as a leading expert in early childhood music education. She is the co-author of Alfred's Music for Little Mozarts preschool piano method and maintains a private piano teaching studio in Reno, Nevada, where she instructs award-winning students in piano, composition, and Music for Little Mozarts classes.
Her educational background includes a piano performance degree from San Francisco State University, where she studied under Vladimir Brenner, a pianist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. She spent four years abroad studying, performing, and teaching in Europe, and was among the first American teachers to train with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan. Her extensive work with Yamaha spanned 17 years as a national staff member, serving as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System.
Barden has earned recognition as a sought-after clinician, leading 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 educational background includes a piano performance degree from San Francisco State University, where she studied under Vladimir Brenner, a pianist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. She spent four years abroad studying, performing, and teaching in Europe, and was among the first American teachers to train with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan. Her extensive work with Yamaha spanned 17 years as a national staff member, serving as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System.
Barden has earned recognition as a sought-after clinician, leading 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, individual piano lessons, and piano pedagogy courses. She earned her bachelor's degree in piano performance from Ohio University in 1977, followed by a master's degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern University in 1979, and completed her doctorate in piano pedagogy from Teachers College at Columbia University in 1989.
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 level pedagogy courses. She spent summers from 1979 to 1982 teaching class piano and piano ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan.
As a recognized clinician and adjudicator, Dr. Kowalchyk frequently presents at major conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference. She has co-authored over 300 educational piano publications with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, including the widely used Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts series. Based in the Los Angeles area, she currently serves as a clinician for Alfred Music in addition to her teaching responsibilities.
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 level pedagogy courses. She spent summers from 1979 to 1982 teaching class piano and piano ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan.
As a recognized clinician and adjudicator, Dr. Kowalchyk frequently presents at major conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference. She has co-authored over 300 educational piano publications with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, including the widely used Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts series. Based in the Los Angeles area, she currently serves as a clinician for Alfred Music in addition to her teaching responsibilities.
Dr. 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, culminating in a Ph.D. from Northwestern University.
From 1979 to 1998, Dr. Lancaster was a Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he established the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980. He mentored more than 50 doctoral students in this field and directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, which integrated group and private instruction for pre-college students. His contributions to music education earned him several prestigious awards, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), an 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, recognizing excellence in teaching and student mentorship.
Dr. Lancaster has held leadership positions within professional organizations, serving as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. He has also contributed to the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy in various administrative roles. From 1981 to 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated a large independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma. In 2013, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian for exemplary representation of the fraternity. Murray State University honored him with its 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
From 1979 to 1998, Dr. Lancaster was a Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he established the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980. He mentored more than 50 doctoral students in this field and directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, which integrated group and private instruction for pre-college students. His contributions to music education earned him several prestigious awards, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), an 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, recognizing excellence in teaching and student mentorship.
Dr. Lancaster has held leadership positions within professional organizations, serving as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. He has also contributed to the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy in various administrative roles. From 1981 to 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated a large independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma. In 2013, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian for exemplary representation of the fraternity. Murray State University honored him with its 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.