Music for Little Mozarts: Rhythm Speller, Book 4: Piano Book
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Music for Little Mozarts: Rhythm Speller, Book 4: Piano Book
Written Activities and Rhythm Patterns to Reinforce Rhythm Reading
By Christine H. Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster
Level: 4
Item: 00-47171
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The Rhythm Speller Book 4 reinforces rhythm skills based on the concepts introduced in the Music Lesson Book 4. 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 a leading expert in early childhood music education and 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 instructing Music for Little Mozarts classes.
Her musical training includes a degree in piano performance from San Francisco State University, where she studied under Vladimir Brenner, a piano soloist for 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. Barden later became a national staff member with Yamaha, holding positions as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System over 17 years.
As a sought-after clinician, Barden has led workshops for piano teachers at conferences across the United States, England, Norway, and Singapore. Her published works through Alfred feature the Music for Little Mozarts curriculum along with several piano solos, including "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a Junior Festival piece by the National Federation of Music Clubs.
Her musical training includes a degree in piano performance from San Francisco State University, where she studied under Vladimir Brenner, a piano soloist for 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. Barden later became a national staff member with Yamaha, holding positions as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System over 17 years.
As a sought-after clinician, Barden has led workshops for piano teachers at conferences across the United States, England, Norway, and Singapore. Her published works through Alfred feature the Music for Little Mozarts curriculum along with several piano solos, including "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a Junior Festival piece by the National Federation of Music Clubs.
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 at Northwestern University in 1979, and received her Ed.D. in piano pedagogy from Teachers College, 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 clinician and adjudicator, she has presented at numerous national conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
In collaboration with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored more than 300 educational piano publications. Her most notable works include Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. From 1981 to 1996, she and her husband operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma, serving students of all ages. Currently based in the Los Angeles area, she continues her work as a clinician for Alfred Music while maintaining her 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 clinician and adjudicator, she has presented at numerous national conferences including the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Group Piano Symposium, and World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
In collaboration with her husband, Dr. E. L. Lancaster, Dr. Kowalchyk has authored more than 300 educational piano publications. Her most notable works include Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. From 1981 to 1996, she and her husband operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma, serving students of all ages. Currently based in the Los Angeles area, she continues her work as a clinician for Alfred Music while maintaining her teaching responsibilities.
Dr. E. L. Lancaster served as Executive Editor of Piano for Alfred Music and currently teaches piano as an adjunct faculty member at California State University, Northridge. He holds degrees from Murray State University and the University of Illinois, along with a Ph.D. from Northwestern University.
During his tenure as Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma from 1979 to 1998, Dr. Lancaster shaped piano pedagogy education in significant ways. He established both the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980 and mentored more than 50 doctoral students in the field. His teaching extended to pre-college students through the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, which integrated group and private instruction. Alongside his academic work, he and his wife Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk operated a thriving independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma from 1981 to 1996.
Dr. Lancaster's contributions to music education have earned substantial recognition. His University of Oklahoma honors include the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and the Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). He received a David Ross Boyd Professorship in 1991, recognizing excellence in teaching and student mentorship. Within the profession, he has held leadership positions including National Chairman of Group Piano and National Conference Chair for MTNA. In 2013, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian, and Murray State University awarded him the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2014.
During his tenure as Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma from 1979 to 1998, Dr. Lancaster shaped piano pedagogy education in significant ways. He established both the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980 and mentored more than 50 doctoral students in the field. His teaching extended to pre-college students through the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, which integrated group and private instruction. Alongside his academic work, he and his wife Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk operated a thriving independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma from 1981 to 1996.
Dr. Lancaster's contributions to music education have earned substantial recognition. His University of Oklahoma honors include the Regents Award for Superior Teaching (1984), the Associated Distinguished Lectureship (1987), the Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Award (1996), and the Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of Fine Arts (1996). He received a David Ross Boyd Professorship in 1991, recognizing excellence in teaching and student mentorship. Within the profession, he has held leadership positions including National Chairman of Group Piano and National Conference Chair for MTNA. In 2013, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian, and Murray State University awarded him the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2014.