Music for Little Mozarts: Rhythm Speller, Book 1: Piano Book
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Music for Little Mozarts: Rhythm Speller, Book 1: Piano Book
Written Activities and Rhythm Patterns to Reinforce Rhythm Reading
By Christine H. Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster
Level: 1
Item: 00-47168
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The Rhythm Speller Book 1 reinforces rhythm skills based on the concepts introduced in the Music Lesson Book 1. Each page of the Rhythm Speller Book has two activities---a rhythm-writing activity and a rhythm-reading activity. The written activities reinforce note values and counting through coloring, circling, drawing, or matching. The rhythm-reading activities help students practice clapping or tapping rhythm patterns while counting aloud, playing rhythms on rhythm instruments or keys on the keyboard, and chanting words based on rhythm patterns.
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Christine H. Barden is recognized worldwide as a leading expert 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 accomplished student pianists and composers alongside teaching Music for Little Mozarts classes to young learners.
Barden earned her degree in piano performance from San Francisco State University, studying under Vladimir Brenner, a renowned piano soloist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. She spent four years abroad studying, performing, and teaching in Europe, and became one of the first American educators to study with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan. During her 17 years as a national staff member with Yamaha, she served as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System.
As a sought-after clinician, Barden regularly conducts teacher workshops at professional conferences across the United States and internationally in England, Norway, and Singapore. Her compositions published by Alfred include the Music for Little Mozarts curriculum and piano solos such as "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival piece.
Barden earned her degree in piano performance from San Francisco State University, studying under Vladimir Brenner, a renowned piano soloist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. She spent four years abroad studying, performing, and teaching in Europe, and became one of the first American educators to study with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan. During her 17 years as a national staff member with Yamaha, she served as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System.
As a sought-after clinician, Barden regularly conducts teacher workshops at professional conferences across the United States and internationally in England, Norway, and Singapore. Her compositions published by Alfred include the Music for Little Mozarts curriculum and piano solos such as "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival piece.
Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a pianist and educator currently serving on the faculty at California State University, Northridge, where she teaches class piano, private piano, and piano pedagogy. She earned her piano performance degree from Ohio University in 1977, followed by a master's degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern University in 1979, and completed her Ed.D. in piano pedagogy from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1989.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kowalchyk has held teaching positions at several universities, including Eastern Illinois University where she coordinated the class piano program and directed the piano preparatory program. She previously taught at Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Oklahoma, and 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, she has led sessions at conventions for the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, National Piano Teachers Institute, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
With her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored more than 300 educational piano publications, most notably Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. Based in the Los Angeles area, she combines her university teaching with work as a clinician for Alfred Music.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kowalchyk has held teaching positions at several universities, including Eastern Illinois University where she coordinated the class piano program and directed the piano preparatory program. She previously taught at Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Oklahoma, and 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, she has led sessions at conventions for the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, National Piano Teachers Institute, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
With her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored more than 300 educational piano publications, most notably Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. Based in the Los Angeles area, she combines her university teaching with work as a clinician for Alfred Music.
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, 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 guided more than 50 doctoral dissertations in this specialization and directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, which integrated group and private instruction for pre-college students. During his tenure, he and his wife Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk operated an independent piano studio in Norman from 1981 to 1996.
Lancaster's professional leadership includes roles as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as serving as 2020 National Conference Chair. His teaching excellence earned him multiple University of Oklahoma honors, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), and the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996). In 1991 he received a David Ross Boyd Professorship, recognizing faculty who excel in teaching and student mentorship. 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, 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 guided more than 50 doctoral dissertations in this specialization and directed the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, which integrated group and private instruction for pre-college students. During his tenure, he and his wife Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk operated an independent piano studio in Norman from 1981 to 1996.
Lancaster's professional leadership includes roles as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as serving as 2020 National Conference Chair. His teaching excellence earned him multiple University of Oklahoma honors, including the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), and the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996). In 1991 he received a David Ross Boyd Professorship, recognizing faculty who excel in teaching and student mentorship. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian in 2013, and Murray State University honored him with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.