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Music for Little Mozarts: Sticker Book: Piano Sticker Book

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Music for Little Mozarts: Sticker Book: Piano Sticker Book

Featuring the Music for Little Mozarts Music Friends

By Christine H. Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster

Level: 1, 2, 3 & 4

Item: 00-20647

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These stickers were designed to be used with all young piano students in any piano method. Many of the characters from the Music for Little Mozarts series including Beethoven Bear, Mozart Mouse, Clara Schumann-Cat, Pachelbel Penguin and J. S. Bunny are featured in colorful and imaginative artwork. Words of encouragement and praise are featured on some stickers. Two different sizes (regular and mini) are included. Booklet includes 495 stickers.

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Series: Music for Little Mozarts
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN10: 0-7390-2223-7
ISBN13: 978-0-7390-2223-8
UPC: 038081194295
SKU: 00-20647

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About the Authors

Christine H. Barden
Christine H. Barden is an internationally respected 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, composition, and Music for Little Mozarts classes.

Her musical foundation includes a degree in piano performance from San Francisco State University, where she studied under Vladimir Brenner, a pianist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. She spent four years in Europe studying, performing, and teaching, and became one of the first American educators to train with Yamaha Music Foundation instructors in Japan. Over 17 years with Yamaha as a national staff member, she served as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System.

Christine is a sought-after clinician who has led workshops for piano teachers at professional conferences across the United States and internationally in England, Norway, and Singapore. Her publications through Alfred include the Music for Little Mozarts course and several piano solos, notably "Etude Toccata," which was selected as a National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival piece.
Gayle Kowalchyk
Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a piano instructor and pedagogy specialist at California State University, Northridge, where she teaches class piano, private 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 an Ed.D. in piano pedagogy from Teachers College at Columbia University.

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 also spent four summers teaching class piano and piano ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan.

Dr. Kowalchyk is a widely recognized clinician and adjudicator who has presented 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, among them Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. Based in the Los Angeles area, she continues her work as both an instructor and clinician for Alfred Music.
E. L. Lancaster
Dr. E. L. Lancaster served as Executive Editor for Piano at Alfred Music and currently holds an adjunct piano faculty position 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.

During his 19 years as Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Lancaster established the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980 and guided more than 50 doctoral students through their dissertations. He taught piano pedagogy courses, directed the group piano program, and ran the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program serving pre-college students. His teaching excellence earned him 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 received a David Ross Boyd Professorship in 1991, recognizing his exceptional work in teaching, counseling, and student mentorship.

Lancaster's professional leadership includes serving as National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as the 2020 National Conference Chair. He has held leadership roles in the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy and, alongside his wife Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma from 1981 to 1996. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia recognized him as a Signature Sinfonian in 2013, and Murray State University honored him with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Why we love this

Sticker rewards work because they bridge the gap between intrinsic musical motivation and the concrete, immediate feedback young learners need. These particular stickers feature beloved characters from the Music for Little Mozarts curriculum, so they deepen connection to the method itself while offering 495 options in two sizes that fit naturally into practice routines, progress charts, and lesson notebooks without feeling gimmicky.

What to expect

Playful and encouraging. The familiar characters (Beethoven Bear, Mozart Mouse, Clara Schumann-Cat, and their companions) make practice feel like joining a friendly musical community rather than completing a task. Colorful, imaginative artwork turns routine progress into celebration.

Who it's for

Young piano students in Levels 1 through 4 who respond to visual incentives and tangible recognition of their progress. Teachers using any piano method will find these stickers valuable, though they integrate seamlessly for those teaching Music for Little Mozarts.

How to get the most out of it

  • Create a visible practice tracker where students earn stickers for completed assignments, encouraging consistent daily practice habits
  • Use mini stickers for smaller reward moments (mastering a passage, improving technique) and regular stickers for larger milestones (finishing a piece, achieving a new level)
  • Let students choose their own sticker placement to give them agency and ownership over their progress documentation

How to use it

Integrate stickers into weekly lesson structure as part of your reward and motivation system for individual students. Teachers often place them on practice journals, achievement certificates, or lesson notebooks to track milestones throughout the year and maintain excitement as students progress through levels.

Skills your students will build

  • motivation for consistent practice and lesson attendance
  • ownership of musical progress and self-directed goal-setting
  • association between effort and tangible achievement in music study

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