Music for Little Mozarts: Plush Toy -- Mozart Mouse: Piano Plush Toy
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Music for Little Mozarts: Plush Toy -- Mozart Mouse: Piano Plush Toy
By Christine H. Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster
Level: 1, 2, 3 & 4
Item: 00-14653
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First introduced in Lesson Book 1, Mozart Mouse is an adventurous toy mouse who explores the children's Music Room with Beethoven Bear and other toys from the playroom. He likes the piano's high sounds best, saying "I find them quite refreshing!" He is a quick learner who composes beautiful music and enjoys performing at concerts. The course centers on the adventures of Beethoven Bear™ and Mozart Mouse™ as they learn about music. The plush animals of the two characters are integral to making the course fun for young students. 5 inches tall.
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Christine H. Barden stands as a leading voice in early childhood music education and is a co-author of Alfred's Music for Little Mozarts preschool piano method. Based in Reno, Nevada, she maintains a private piano teaching practice where she works with award-winning students in piano and composition while also leading Music for Little Mozarts classes for preschoolers.
Her musical training began at San Francisco State University, where she earned a degree in piano performance under the mentorship of Vladimir Brenner, a pianist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Seeking broader musical perspectives, she spent four years studying, performing, and teaching throughout Europe. As one of the first American instructors selected to study with Yamaha Music Foundation teachers in Japan, she developed expertise that led to a 17-year tenure as a national staff member with Yamaha, where she served as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor.
Barden is recognized as an engaging clinician and has conducted workshops for music educators at conferences across the United States as well as in England, Norway, and Singapore. Her compositions published through Alfred include the Music for Little Mozarts curriculum and numerous piano solos, among them "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival choice.
Her musical training began at San Francisco State University, where she earned a degree in piano performance under the mentorship of Vladimir Brenner, a pianist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Seeking broader musical perspectives, she spent four years studying, performing, and teaching throughout Europe. As one of the first American instructors selected to study with Yamaha Music Foundation teachers in Japan, she developed expertise that led to a 17-year tenure as a national staff member with Yamaha, where she served as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor.
Barden is recognized as an engaging clinician and has conducted workshops for music educators at conferences across the United States as well as in England, Norway, and Singapore. Her compositions published through Alfred include the Music for Little Mozarts curriculum and numerous piano solos, among them "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival choice.
Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a piano instructor and pedagogy specialist at California State University, Northridge, where she teaches class piano, applied 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 at Columbia University.
Her professional contributions span several decades and institutions. Before joining CSUN, she 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. During the summers of 1979 through 1982, she taught class piano and ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. 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.
As a clinician and adjudicator, Dr. Kowalchyk regularly presents at major conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, National Piano Teachers Institute, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference. Based in the Los Angeles area, she continues her work as both a piano instructor and clinician for Alfred Music.
Her professional contributions span several decades and institutions. Before joining CSUN, she 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. During the summers of 1979 through 1982, she taught class piano and ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. 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.
As a clinician and adjudicator, Dr. Kowalchyk regularly presents at major conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, National Piano Teachers Institute, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference. Based in the Los Angeles area, she continues her work as both a piano instructor and clinician for Alfred Music.
Dr. E. L. Lancaster is an accomplished pianist and music educator who served as Executive Editor for Piano at Alfred Music and currently teaches piano as adjunct faculty 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.
Throughout his 19-year tenure at the University of Oklahoma (1979 to 1998), Dr. Lancaster distinguished himself as Professor of Music while pioneering the institution's master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980. He mentored more than 50 doctoral students as their Major Professor, taught piano pedagogy courses, and directed the group piano program. His dedication to music education earned him significant recognition, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). He also received the David Ross Boyd Professorship in 1991, an honor bestowed upon faculty excelling in teaching and student guidance.
Dr. Lancaster's leadership extends to professional organizations, having served as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. He has held various positions within the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, including Chair of the Administration/Pedagogy Liaison Committee. Along with his wife Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, he operated a thriving independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma from 1981 to 1996. In recognition of his outstanding career, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian in 2013, and Murray State University awarded him the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2014.
Throughout his 19-year tenure at the University of Oklahoma (1979 to 1998), Dr. Lancaster distinguished himself as Professor of Music while pioneering the institution's master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980. He mentored more than 50 doctoral students as their Major Professor, taught piano pedagogy courses, and directed the group piano program. His dedication to music education earned him significant recognition, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). He also received the David Ross Boyd Professorship in 1991, an honor bestowed upon faculty excelling in teaching and student guidance.
Dr. Lancaster's leadership extends to professional organizations, having served as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. He has held various positions within the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, including Chair of the Administration/Pedagogy Liaison Committee. Along with his wife Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, he operated a thriving independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma from 1981 to 1996. In recognition of his outstanding career, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian in 2013, and Murray State University awarded him the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2014.