Music for Little Mozarts: Music Recital Book 3: Piano Book
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Music for Little Mozarts: Music Recital Book 3: Piano Book
Performance Repertoire to Bring Out the Music in Every Young Child
By Christine H. Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster
Item: 00-19726
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The Music for Little Mozarts Recital Book 3 includes motivational music to reinforce performance concepts that are introduced in the Music Lesson Books. The book includes an all new story about Mozart Mouse and Nina Ballerina, as well as familiar music for performance.
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About the Authors
Christine H. Barden is recognized internationally as a leading figure in early childhood music education. She co-authored Alfred's Music for Little Mozarts preschool piano method and maintains a private piano teaching practice in Reno, Nevada, where she instructs Music for Little Mozarts classes alongside advanced students in piano and composition.
Barden earned her degree in piano performance from San Francisco State University, studying under Vladimir Brenner, the renowned piano soloist for the NBC Symphony Orchestra. She was among the first American educators to train with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan and 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. Her published works through Alfred encompass the Music for Little Mozarts series and numerous piano solos, including "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival piece.
Throughout her career, Barden has worked extensively as a clinician, conducting workshops for piano teachers at conferences across the United States, England, Norway, and Singapore. She also spent four years studying, performing, and teaching in Europe.
Barden earned her degree in piano performance from San Francisco State University, studying under Vladimir Brenner, the renowned piano soloist for the NBC Symphony Orchestra. She was among the first American educators to train with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan and 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. Her published works through Alfred encompass the Music for Little Mozarts series and numerous piano solos, including "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival piece.
Throughout her career, Barden has worked extensively as a clinician, conducting workshops for piano teachers at conferences across the United States, England, Norway, and Singapore. She also spent four years studying, performing, and teaching in Europe.
Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a piano instructor and pedagogy specialist 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 in 1977, completed a master's degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern University in 1979, and received her Ed.D. in piano pedagogy from Teachers College at Columbia University in 1989.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kowalchyk has held faculty positions at Eastern Illinois University (where she coordinated the class piano program and directed the piano preparatory program), Oklahoma Baptist University, and the University of Oklahoma. She spent summers from 1979 to 1982 teaching class piano and piano ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. As a sought-after clinician and adjudicator, she has presented at major conferences including those hosted by the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, National Piano Teachers Institute, International Pedagogy Workshops, National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
In collaboration with 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 and her husband operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma from 1981 to 1996, teaching students of all ages. Currently based in the Los Angeles area, she works as a clinician for Alfred Music in addition to her university teaching responsibilities.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kowalchyk has held faculty positions at Eastern Illinois University (where she coordinated the class piano program and directed the piano preparatory program), Oklahoma Baptist University, and the University of Oklahoma. She spent summers from 1979 to 1982 teaching class piano and piano ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. As a sought-after clinician and adjudicator, she has presented at major conferences including those hosted by the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, National Piano Teachers Institute, International Pedagogy Workshops, National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
In collaboration with 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 and her husband operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma from 1981 to 1996, teaching students of all ages. Currently based in the Los Angeles area, she works as a clinician for Alfred Music in addition to her university teaching responsibilities.
E. L. Lancaster spent nearly two decades as Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he established both the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy. He currently serves as an adjunct piano faculty member at California State University, Northridge, and previously held the position of Executive Editor, Piano for Alfred Music. Lancaster earned his undergraduate degree from Murray State University and advanced degrees from the University of Illinois and Northwestern University, where he completed his Ph.D.
Throughout his career at Oklahoma, Lancaster mentored over 50 doctoral students as Major Professor while also teaching piano pedagogy courses and directing the group piano program. Between 1981 and 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated a substantial independent piano studio in Norman. His achievements have been recognized with major honors including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the David Ross Boyd Professorship (1991), and the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996).
Lancaster has held significant leadership roles within the music education profession, 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 administrative capacities. Among other distinctions, he was named a Signature Sinfonian by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia in 2013 and received the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Murray State University.
Throughout his career at Oklahoma, Lancaster mentored over 50 doctoral students as Major Professor while also teaching piano pedagogy courses and directing the group piano program. Between 1981 and 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated a substantial independent piano studio in Norman. His achievements have been recognized with major honors including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the David Ross Boyd Professorship (1991), and the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996).
Lancaster has held significant leadership roles within the music education profession, 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 administrative capacities. Among other distinctions, he was named a Signature Sinfonian by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia in 2013 and received the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Murray State University.