Annual Piano Pedagogy Seminar
Annual Piano Pedagogy Conference
September 21, 2019 -- Mr. Dennis Alexander
Dennis Alexander began his affiliation with Alfred Music Publishing in 1986. Mr. Alexander's 240 publications and recordings created with Alfred have earned him an international reputation as one of North America's most prolific and popular composers of educational piano music for students at all levels. Professor Alexander retired from his position at the University of Montana in May 1996 where he had taught piano and piano pedagogy for 24 years. After moving to California, he taught piano privately and served on the faculties of Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Northridge. Now a resident of New Mexico, he currently maintains an active composing and touring schedule for Alfred. A former president of the Montana State Music Teachers Association, he is a popular clinician at state conventions. In addition to the Alfred-sponsored workshops he presents regularly in the U.S. and Canada, Mr. Alexander has also presented workshops in Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Workshop Schedule
8:30 a.m. - Registration
9–10:15 a.m. - Session One --- "Why Didn't I Think of That?" Highlighting question that deal with technique, motivation, repertoire, sight reading, rhythm, artistry, memorization, teaching adults, stage fright, and
other issues that every teacher must deal with!
10:15–10:45 a.m. - Light Refreshments
10:45–12:15 p.m. Session Two ---- "Practical, Purposeful, and Plentiful" Mr. Alexander will share some of his favorite teaching pieces at each
level.
Participation Fee: $10
Please send your check payable to Cedarville University by September 15, and send to:
Connie Anderson, Music & Worship Dept.
Cedarville University
251 N. Main Street
Cedarville, OH 45314.
You may also pay at the door.
Past Presenters
Here is a list of the accomplished presenters we've hosted:
- — Coordinator of the BA piano program at California State University, Northridge; teacher of class piano, piano pedagogy and piano; former Senior Keyboard Editor for Alfred Music (1988-2017).
- Donald and Delayna Beattie — Director of Piano Pedagogy at Southern Illinois University; founder and director of the Beethoven Society for Pianists; independent piano teachers; founders and director of Piano Wizard Academy
- Marvin Blickenstaff — President of the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy; teacher at The New School for Music Study
- — Composer; independent piano teacher; clinician
- — Dalcroze specialist
- — RMM presenter; author, Piano Fun for Adult Beginners
- — co-author, Piano Adventures; founder of the Faber Piano Institute in Ann Arbor, Michigan; independent piano teacher
- — Fisher Piano Duo; Chris serves as Chair of the Keyboard Division and Coordinator of Group Piano Studies; Katie is co-author of Piano Safari Method
- — Dalcroze Eurhythmics specialist
- — Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; one of America's most respected authorities on piano literature
- — Professor and Director of the Division of Music at the Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University; Executive Director of the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy
- — Co-author of Piano Safari Method; Independent piano teacher
- — Senior Vice-President and keyboard Editor-in Chief, Alfred Music Company; co-author Alfred Premier Method
- — Wright State University; piano duo
- — University of Oklahoma; author of The Pianist’s Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature
- — Alexander Technique specialist
- — Professor of piano and piano pedagogy and coordinator of piano pedagogy at the University of South Carolina School of Music, President of the Board of Trustees of the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy
- Eugene and Elizabeth Pridonoff — Duo pianists and former professors at The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
- — MTNA President; Professor of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Kansas; CEO of the International Institute for Young Musicians
- — Former head of the piano department of the Eastman School of Music; lecturer and workshop clinician for pianists and teachers; performer
- — Independent Teachers and Composers