Premier Piano Course, Notespeller 2B: Piano Book
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Premier Piano Course, Notespeller 2B: Piano Book
By Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster
Level: 2B
Item: 00-42683
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Notespeller 2B reinforces note-reading concepts presented in Lesson Book 2B through written exercises. Note and interval identification exercises are presented to provide systematic reinforcement to help the student read and write notes on the staff. QR codes are included and link directly to Premier Online Assistant videos that further support and increase understanding of the concepts.
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About the Authors
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, a master's degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern University, and a doctoral degree in piano pedagogy from Teachers College at Columbia University.
Her professional accomplishments include extensive presentations at major conferences such as 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, she has co-authored more than 300 educational piano publications, with notable titles including Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. She currently serves as a clinician for Alfred Music.
Before joining California State University, Northridge, Dr. Kowalchyk held faculty positions at Eastern Illinois University, where she coordinated the class piano program and directed the piano preparatory program, as well as at Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Oklahoma. She taught summer classes in class piano and ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan from 1979 to 1982, and operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma with her husband from 1981 to 1996.
Her professional accomplishments include extensive presentations at major conferences such as 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, she has co-authored more than 300 educational piano publications, with notable titles including Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Music for Little Mozarts. She currently serves as a clinician for Alfred Music.
Before joining California State University, Northridge, Dr. Kowalchyk held faculty positions at Eastern Illinois University, where she coordinated the class piano program and directed the piano preparatory program, as well as at Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Oklahoma. She taught summer classes in class piano and ensemble at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan from 1979 to 1982, and operated an independent piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma with her husband from 1981 to 1996.
E. L. Lancaster 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.
From 1979 to 1998, Lancaster was Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he developed the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980 and mentored more than 50 doctoral dissertation advisees. He taught piano pedagogy courses, directed the group piano program, and ran a comprehensive Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program serving pre-college students. Between 1981 and 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated an independent piano studio in Norman.
Lancaster has been deeply involved in professional service, holding leadership roles including National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. He has also held positions within the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. His teaching excellence earned him 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). In 1991, he received a David Ross Boyd Professorship honoring faculty who excel in teaching and student mentoring. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian in 2013, and Murray State University honored him with its 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
From 1979 to 1998, Lancaster was Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, where he developed the master's and doctoral programs in piano pedagogy in 1980 and mentored more than 50 doctoral dissertation advisees. He taught piano pedagogy courses, directed the group piano program, and ran a comprehensive Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program serving pre-college students. Between 1981 and 1996, he and his wife, Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk, operated an independent piano studio in Norman.
Lancaster has been deeply involved in professional service, holding leadership roles including National Chairman of Group Piano and National Chairman of Student Chapters for MTNA, as well as 2020 National Conference Chair. He has also held positions within the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. His teaching excellence earned him 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). In 1991, he received a David Ross Boyd Professorship honoring faculty who excel in teaching and student mentoring. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia named him a Signature Sinfonian in 2013, and Murray State University honored him with its 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.