American Music Teacher articles from October 2003

American Music Teacher archives from October 2003

In praise of local associations.(Dear Reader)
October 1, 2003... Every day, our profession and our association are faced with many challenges and opportunities. And through the efforts of dedicated, determined music teachers and the empowerment of association, we can make a difference--at the local, state...

The big audacious goal.(In Unison)(leadership of the Music Teachers National Association)
October 1, 2003... In preparation for the MTNA presidency, I attended, with National Executive Director Gary L. Ingle, a symposium for association CEOs. Who is MTNA's CEO? Both of us are MTNA's CEO. My role is that of chief elected officer, and Gary's is that of...

Kowalchyk receives achievement in music award.(Items of Interest)(Gayle Kowalchyk )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... MTNA member Gayle Kowalchyk received the 2003 Achievement in Music Award from the Board of Directors of the Society of Alumni and Friends of the Ohio University School of Music in honor of her outstanding contributions in music. Kowalchyk,...

Bob Morrison steps down as VH1 Save The Music Foundation C.E.O.(Items of Interest)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Longtime VH1 Save The Music Foundation Board Chief Executive Officer Bob Morrison will be stepping down from that post to pursue other interests, announced Foundation Board Chair Sandy Feldstein. Morrison was responsible for overseeing the...

New appointments at Carl Fischer.(Items of Interest)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Lauren Keiser has been named chief executive officer of Carl Fischer. Keiser has been with Carl Fischer for nine years, most recently as its executive vice president. He served as president/CEO of Cherry Lane Music for several years and...

Music Academy of the West announces new appointments.(Items of Interest)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, recently announced the appointment of NancyBell Coe as president and W. Harold Laster as vice president and dean. Coe formerly was the artistic administrator of the Aspen Music...

New online Career Center.(Items of Interest)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Musical America introduces its online Career Center, where employers can post job openings and performing artists can show their resumes. This site offers a searchable database where users can enter the type of job they are seeking by...

Classical Music Library launched.(Items of Interest)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Classical International, Inc. (formerly Classical.com) has launched a new name and website for its classical music listening service, Classical Music Library. The new names have been developed in response to feedback from librarians,...

BMI Student Composer Award.(Items of Interest)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Jeffrey Stanek, 19, a composition student with MTNA member Don Freund, is one of nine winners, ranging in age from 19 to 26, of the 51st Annual BMI Student Composer Awards this summer. Stanek studies at Indiana University. Other winners...

Naumburg International Violin Competition.(Items of Interest)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Frank Huang, a student of MTNA member Donald Weilerstein, won the 2003 Walter W. Naumhurg International Violin Competition, receiving a $10,000 cash prize. In addition Huang received two fully subsidized recitals at Lincoln Center's Alice...

Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.(Items of Interest)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Verklarte Quartet of the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) won the $5,000 Grand Prize and a winner's tour during the 2003 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, hosted by the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association. In...

Gina Bachauer competition winners.(Items of Interest)(piano competition)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Juilliard pianists Konstantin Soukhovetski and Orion Weiss were winners of the 2003 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition at Juilliard. As winners, they open the McGrawHill Companies' Young Artists Showcase series with an hour-long...

New York Philharmonic Exhibit September 25--December 5, 2003.(Items of Interest)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Celebrating more than 160 years of history, the New York Philharmonic, America's oldest and longest-running orchestra, will present the largest exhibition of treasures from its archives ever to be on public view. On view until December 5,...

Sibelius Instruments launched.(Music Marketplace)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Sibelius USA, Inc., 1407 Oakland Blvd., Ste. 103, Walnut Creek, CA 94596; (888) 474-2354 or (925) 280-0600, fax (925) 280-0008; info USA@sibelius. corn; www.sibelius.com. $119. Sibelius USA, Inc. introduces Sibelius Instruments, a unique...

New Chordmaster software for Palm from Planet Waves.(Music Marketplace)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... J. D'Addario & Co., Inc., P.O. Box 290, Farmingdale, NY 11735; info@daddario.com. www.planet-waves.com. $19.99. The Planet Waves Chordmaster, a hand-held chord computer containing more than 4,500 guitar chords, is now available as software...

Casio introduces new digital pianos and keyboards.(Music Marketplace )(Casio Inc.)
October 1, 2003... Casio, Inc., 570 Mr. Pleasant Ave., Dover, NJ 07801; (973) 361-5400; pr@casio.com, www.casio.com. $169.99 for CTK-491; $269.99 for CTK-591; $319.99 for CTK-691. $1,499.99 for AP-33, AP-31 and AP-38; $569.99 for WK-3000; $315.00 for WK-3500. ...

Link tools for tuning instruments.(Music Marketplace)(Link Tools International )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Link Tools International (USA), Inc.; (847) 767-5570; jdavidson@link-tools.com; www.link-tools.com. $59.99-249.99. Link Tools offers a convenient way for musicians to tune their instruments without calling in a specialist. With its unique...

Cardinal Stritch University Piano Competition in November.(Competitions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will host a Piano Festival and Competition November 22, 2003, open to eleventh-and twelfth-graders who are currently attending high schools in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois...

2004 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.(Competition)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The 31st Annual Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition will take place May 21-23, 2004, at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The competition has senior and junior divisions. The senior division is for ensembles...

Virginia Waring International Piano Competition.(Competition)
October 1, 2003... The 15th Virginia Waring international Piano Competition (formerly the Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition) will take place January 10-February 5, 2005, at the College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California. The competition...

2005 National Chopin Piano Competition.(Competition)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Seventh National Chopin Piano Competition will take place March 5-13, 2005, at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida. Sponsored by the Chopin Foundation of the United States, this is the only major piano...

The magic of motivation: inspiring practice, participation and performance.(Pedagogy Saturday VII)
October 1, 2003... Motivating our students and ourselves is an ongoing, and sometimes exhausting, demand. Pedagogy Saturday VII devoted the entire day to exploring this topic, and with more than 520 participants, it was an energizing and inspirational event. This...

The magic of motivation: practical implications from research.(Pedagogy Saturday VII)
October 1, 2003... The difficulties of trying to "motivate" a lethargic or belligerent student weigh heavily on every teacher. While the excited and enthusiastic student is very reinforcing to the teacher, the exact ingredients of motivation continue to be highly...

Student assessment and feedback: I taught it, but did they learn it?(Pedagogy Saturday VII)
October 1, 2003... Relationship of Goals and Assessment Most music studios are characterized by teachers who work hard to reach their pupils and by students who become more proficient on their instrument during the course of instruction. When these two...

Musical expression motivates: integrating technique and musical expression from the start.(Pedagogy Saturday VII)
October 1, 2003... Practicers, performers and audiences love it when the nervous system is hooked up to integrate the gymnastic coordination needed to play a musical instrument with the emotions appropriate to express the music. It generates feelings of personal...

Using multi-modal techniques to motivate intuitive and non-intuitive students.(Pedagogy Saturday VII)
October 1, 2003... A multi-modal approach to learning is extremely effective for many students. The opportunity to have information introduced aurally, visually and kinesthetically can increase the possibility that students will understand and remember...

Motivational strategies: the outcome starts here: motivating the adult student: we shall overcome.(Pedagogy Saturday VII Lunchtime Discussion)
October 1, 2003... The adult student comes to lessons highly motivated and with expectations of being able to perform repertoire beyond his or her ability in a short time. Sustaining this motivation, when insecurities are equally high, has always been a challenge...

Motivational strategies: the outcome starts here: motivating the gifted student: realistic challenges.(Pedagogy Saturday VII Lunchtime Discussion)
October 1, 2003... Teachers attending the session "Motivating Gifted Students" were eager to share their ideas to help all of us work more effectively with this rewarding group of students. Some of the traits of gifted students were described as the ability to...

Motivational strategies: the outcome starts here: motivating through efficient and effective practicing.(Pedagogy Saturday VII Lunchtime Discussion)
October 1, 2003... The rationale for this session was the premise that students who practice effectively will accomplish more, derive increased satisfaction from their practice time and, therefore, be motivated to practice more. Participants were encouraged...

Motivational strategies: the outcome starts here: motivating through extrinsic and intrinsic rewards.(Pedagogy Saturday VII Lunchtime Discussion)
October 1, 2003... The Pedagogy Saturday speaker Clifford Madsen said, "Motivation must first be external before it can be internal. No child is born wanting to play an instrument." Psychologist Kim Dolgin said that external motivators are fabulous because "it...

Motivational strategies: hearing three sides of the story.(Pedagogy Saturday VII)
October 1, 2003... This ninety-minute program featured short video clips of instrumental and vocal music teaching from six teachers that displayed various aspects of motivation. Each of the three panelists provided insight into the nature of the motivation from...

Motivating for success: putting it all together.(Pedagogy Saturday VII)
October 1, 2003... It is assumed most teachers go into the profession because they want students to get excited about the subject matter, be successful and enjoy the entire process. Additionally, many teachers would like their students to feel about them the...

Call for nominations of candidates.(National Association News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The MTNA Nominating Committee invites the membership to recommend candidates for the following national offices for the 2005-2007 biennium: * President-elect * Vice President * Secretary/Treasurer Candidates must be active...

MTNA partners with SupportMusic.Com.(National Association News)(Music Teachers National Association)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The MTNA Board of Directors ratified the partnership between Music Teachers National Association and SupportMusic.com at its summer meeting in July 2003. The ratification of this agreement marked the joining of forces of MTNA and the Music...

Board of directors takes action.(National Association News)(association partnerships and planning )
October 1, 2003... At its July 2003 meeting, the MINA board of Directors took action on a number of items. Strategic Planning Foremost on the agenda was the development of a strategic plan for the association, The board adopted a "Big Audacious Goal" and...

Seeking Collegiate Chapter Award Applicants.(National Association News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Presented annually by the MTNA FOUNDATION, the MTNA Collegiate Chapter of the Year Award recognizes one outstanding collegiate chapter for showing an exceptional level and depth of activities. The winning chapter will be recognized at the...

Competition Winners Perform at NCKP.(National Association News)(National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... National winners of the 2003 MTNA piano competitions performed in a recital August 7, 2003, at the opening of the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (NCKP) at the Hyatt Regency in Oak Brook, Illinois. The performers were Alexander...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
October 1, 2003... The Tri-State Conference for Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska MTAs will be Held October 31-November 1, 2003, at Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas. The Arkansas MTNA Competitions will be held November 1 at the University...

East Central Division.(Division News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... It is truly amazing "all the information open to us with the World Wide Web. With just a click state MTAs can review home pages, auditions, certification, conferences, membership and technology. With the MTNA website, the information highway is...

Northwest Division.(Division News)(conferences and competitions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Teachers in the Northwest Division were inspired by attending and enjoying many musical events over the summer. Oregon's conference was in the city of Ashland, where members also could take in the many cultural activities in that community....

Eastern Division.(Division News)(conference planning)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Eastern Division is planning for the January 2004 Conference and Competitions at West Virginia University (WVU) in Morgantown. Clinicians will be Molly Weaver and Connie Arrau Sturm, NCTM, of the WVU music faculty. Sedmara Rutstein, NCTM,...

South Central Division.(Division News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The 2003 conference of the Louisiana MTA (LMTA) will be held Thursday and Friday, October 23-24, on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. LMTA Piano Rally State Finals will be held Saturday, October 25, and the MTNA state...

Southwest Division.(Division News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... I often have thought of our jobs as music educators as being similar to coaching runners in a long-distance race. We're going the long, slow distance with our students. We're not sprinters, who start and finish fast, seeing immediate results....

West Central Division.(Division News)(conference schedule)(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... Fall conferences are being planned in several states. The South Dakota State Conference will be October 24-26, 2003, at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Guest clinician will be Dennis Alexander, and the conference will include a duo...

Southern Division.(Division News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... I hope things are going well for you this fall. The Southern Division presidents met at the National Summit for MTNA Leadership in Cincinnati, and the division will have informal policy discussions at the Southern Division Competition in...

Joanne Baker is named foundation fellow.(Foundation Fund)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... In 1986, Joanne Baker was the first recipient of the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Conservatory of Music Excellence in Teaching award. She also served as distinguished professor of piano and was designated a Curators' Professor, the...

Mildred Gaddis named foundation fellow.(Foundation Fund)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Mildred Gaddis, of Hockessin, Delaware, recently received the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) FOUNDATION Fellow award. At a celebration of her ninetieth birthday in April 2003, friends and colleagues presented her with the Fellow...

Philelle McBrayer.(Meet the 2003 Foundation Fellows)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... A nationally certified independent music teacher, Philelle McBrayer has served MTNA in many capacities, including the National Certification Board, the Governance Study Committee, the Nominating Committee and as president of Texas MTA, Oklahoma...

Dorothy Hunt McKamie.(Meet the 2003 Foundation Fellows)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Dorothy Hunt McKamie has maintained an independent piano studio for forty-six years in Texas and Tennessee. An MTNA-certified teacher, she is presently a member of the Greater Memphis MTA (GMMTA) and the Tennessee MTA and was previously a...

Billie Jenkins Murphy.(Meet the 2003 Foundation Fellows)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Billie Jenkins Murphy began her musical studies at an early age in Boston, Georgia, continuing at Shorter College, the St. Louis Institute of Music and the University of Memphis. She maintains an independent piano studio in Memphis, where she...

Audun Ravnan.(Meet the 2003 Foundation Fellows)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... A native of Bergen, Norway, Audun Ravnan was named Teacher of the Year by the Nebraska MTA in 2002. Often referred to as the "Dean of Nebraska's Pianists," he was professor of piano at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for thirty-six years. He...

Carol Winborne.(Meet the 2003 Foundation Fellows)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Carol Winborne was known nationally for her highly professional work as a piano teacher. An MTNA Master Teacher, she was a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where she taught applied piano, piano classes and piano pedagogy....

Ronald YaDeau.(Meet the 2003 Foundation Fellows)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Ronald YaDeau has been a member of MTNA since 1974 and has served the association as a member of the Board of Directors, East Central Division president and a member of the MTNA Governance Study Committee. He also has served as president of the...

The charitable gift annuity for the rest of your life.(retirement income for elderly music teachers)
October 1, 2003... If you are at least 60 years of age, for the rest of your life the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND will send you a check every quarter, or annually, if you wish. While the economy may rise or recede, your periodic check will remain the same. You can count...

Foundation fund contributors.(2002-2003)
October 1, 2003... This listing includes those individuals, association and corporations who contributed to the MTNA FOUNDATIONS FUND during the period from January 1-June 30, 2003. Founders Society Platinum Circle $10,000 or More Gibson Musical...

Certification examination materials.(Certification)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Effective immediately, candidates taking any certification examinations, including the final certification examination, will not be allowed to use any reference or other materials. Previously, no materials have been permitted for the...

The certification portfolio: an option to the certification examination.(Certification)
October 1, 2003... The National Certification Commission (NCC), which administers the MTNA Professional Certification Program, is pleased to announce an option to the final certification examination--the certification portfolio. For teachers seeking Professional...

Change in late renewal year of grace.(Certification)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Effective July 1, 2004, the renewal policy for MTNA Professional Certification will change to coincide with the MTNA annual dues policy as stated in the MTNA Bylaws. In the past, renewal candidates have been given a grace period of one year to...

Three renewals required.(teacher certification)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The National Certification Commission (NCC), along with MTNA, recognizes that society no longer mandates nor expects productive citizens to retire at age 65. There are many teachers who are active and vital long past this age, a fact for which...

Eastern Division Competitions and Conference.(Division Competitions 2004)(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... West Virginia University Creative Arts Center * Morgantown, West Virginia * January 16-18, 2004 Competitions Chair: Debra Martin, NCTM, 983 Danby Rd., Ithaca, NY14850; home: (607)274-1562, work: (607) 274-1727; dsmartin@ithaca.edu ...

East Central Division Competitions.(Division Competitions 2004)(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... Oberlin Conservatory Oberlin, Ohio * January 16-18, 2004 Competitions Chair: Laura Melton Bowling Green State University, College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green, OH 43403: (419)372-8025, meltonl@bgnet.bgsu.edu MTNA Student...

Southern Division Competitions.(Division Competitions 2004)(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina * January 23-25, 2004 Competitions Chair: Jeanette Winsor, NCTM, 6317 Brynmawr Ln. Virginia Beach. VA 23464-3730; home: (757) 424-4277; j-winsor@att.net MTNA...

South Central Division Competitions.(Division Competitions 2004)(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... Texas Christian University Ed Landreth Hall * Ford Worth, Texas * January 17-18, 2004 Competitions Chair: June Leondar, NCTM, 200 Holly Ridge Ln., Ft. Worth, TX 76108-9072; (817)448-8559; aleondar@earthlink.com MTNA Student...

Northwest Division Competitions.(Division Competitions 2004)(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... University of Montana-Missoula Missoula, Montana * January 16-18, 2004 Competitions Chair: Cynthia Kaelberer, 1319 Red Butte Ave., Cody, WY 82414; home: (307) 587-9364, studio: (307) 527-9973; ckaelberer@vcn.com MTNA Student...

Southwest Division Competitions.(Division Competitions 2004)(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii * January 17-18, 2004 Competitions Chair: Mary Louise Beckstrand, NCTM, 2531 S. 150 E., Bountiful, UT 84010; (801)295-6697; marylouisB@juno.com MTNA Student Composition Competitions...

West Central Division Competitions.(Division Competitions 2004)(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... University of Colorado, Boulder Music Building January 16-18, 2004 Competitions Chair: David Piersel, NCTM, 4300 74th St., Urbandale IA 50322-1710; (5151 331-4415; dtpiersel@mchsi.com MTNA Student Composition Competitions...

Polyphony.(Professional Resources)(parent-teacher relations)
October 1, 2003... Note: Recently I came across a book tided Dealing with Difficult Parents (And with Parents in Difficult Situations) by Todd Whitaker and Douglas J. Fiore (Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, 2001, ISBN 1-930556-09-8). This book, written primarily...

What's new in pedagogy research?(Professional Resources)
October 1, 2003... How do you teach a student to play with expression? Most teachers find their experiences teaching musicianship can range from almost instant success with the "musical" student, to a long and frustrating road with the less musically gifted. In a...

Insurance insights, tough insurance questions.(Professional Resources)
October 1, 2003... Insurance policyholders are paying the price for the extreme judicial rulings during the last decade. Without citing specific court cases, it is clear many have the same underlying issue: What would a reasonable person decide if he or she had...

Chamber music for the precollege student: "you say tomato, I say tomaahto--let's call the whole thing off!".(Forum focus: collaborative arts)
October 1, 2003... It has been my belief for a long time that the struggles in our world could be solved if everyone in positions of power and authority were required to sing in a choir or play chamber music together once a week! Wouldn't that be interesting?...

College faculty and the MTNA Professional Certification Program.(Forum focus: college faculty)(Music Teachers National Association)
October 1, 2003... MTNA college and university faculty members have been asking why the final certification examination is required of all candidates for MTNA Professional Certification, and why they should even become a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music....

A zoning success story welcome to the neighborhood! a new home and a new studio: a dream come true?(Forum focus: independent music teachers)
October 1, 2003... Anyone who has ever set out to build a successful home studio knows that just the building of the business takes a tremendous amount of time, dedication and creativity. In the beginning stages, musicians are consumed with proving their...

Three Suites for Piano: Spirit of the Journey (Composer's Studio Series).(Book Review)
October 1, 2003... by Mary Dolen. Neil A. Kjos Music Co. (4380 Jutland Dr., San Diego, CA 92117), 2003. 23 pp; $4.95. Late intermediate. Teachers and players looking for new and fresh-sounding intermediate music written in a truly contemporary style will be...

My First Recital Book: An Artistic Early Elementary Collection for Solo Piano with Optional Duet Accompaniment (Composers in Focus Series).(Book Review)
October 1, 2003... by Melody Bober The FJH Music Company, Inc. (2525 Davie Rd., Ste. 360, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317-7424), 2003. 22pp., $5.50. Early elementary. An artistic early-elementary collection for solo piano with optional duet accompaniment, My First...

Changing Moods: 9 Original Piano Solos (Composer Spotlight Series)--Intermediate Piano Solos.(Book Review)
October 1, 2003... by Joyce Grill. Warner Bros. (15800 N. W. 48th Ave., Miami, FL 33014), 2003. 23 pp., $5.95. Intermediate. Joyce Grill's new opus, Changing Moods, is an evocative twenty-four page collection of nine intermediate-level pieces. Exceptionally...

Six Pieces for Six Hands: Music for One Piano, Six Hands.(Book Review)
October 1, 2003... by Cornelius Gurlitt; edited by Dallas Weekley and Nancy Arganbright Weekley. Neil A. Kjos Music Co. (4380 Jutland Dr., San Diego, CA 92117), 2003. 55 pp., $7.95. Intermediate to late intermediate. Piano ensemble repertoire always has the...

Salsa & Pepper: Ten Latin Jazz Solos for Piano.(w/CD)(Book Review)
October 1, 2003... by Paul T. Smith. Creative Keyboard Publications/Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (P.O. Box 66, Pacific, MO 63069), 2003. 23 pp., $19.95. Intermediate. Salsa & Pepper is a collection of ten original Latin jazz solos for piano by Paul T. Smith, a...

Lynes: Four Sonatinas, Opus 39 (Master Composer Library series).(Book Review)
October 1, 2003... by Frank Lynes; edited by Keith Snell. Neil A. Kjos Music Co. (4380 Jutland Dr., San Diego, CA 92117), 2003. 40 pp., $3.95. Middle- to late-intermediate. Frank Lynes (i858-1913) was a prominent musician who studied with Cad Reinecke and...

The Craft of Piano Playing: A New Approach to Piano Technique.(Book Review)
October 1, 2003... by Alan Fraser. Scarecrow Press (4720 Boston Way, Lanham, MD 20706), 2003. 448 pp., $34.95. Alan Fraser has written a formidable and insightful volume on piano technique. Using the Feldenkreis Method as his foundation, he has presented 417...

Prokofiev--a Biography: From Russia to the West, 1891-1935.(Book Review)
October 1, 2003... by David Nice. Yale University Press (P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040), 2003. 390 pp., $.35. In Prokofiev--A Biography: From Russia to the West, the British scholar David Nice offers a new biography of the brilliant...

Rudolph Serkin: a Life.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... by Stephen Lehmann and Marion Faber. Oxford University Press (198 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016), 2003. 360 pp., $35. Three major pianists, Rudolf Serkin, Claudio Arrau and Wilhelm Kempff, died in 1991. Arrau's comments on his life and...

All the Stops: The Glorious Pipe Organ and Its American Masters.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... by Craig R. Whitney. Public Affairs Books (250 W. 57th St., Ste. 1321, New York, NY 10107), 2003. 352 pp., $30. When organists want to make a massive sound, the full organ, they pull out "all the stops," allowing virtually every pipe to...

Practical Piano Pedagogy: The Definitive Text for Piano Teachers and Pedagogy Students.(Book Review)
October 1, 2003... by Martha Baker-Jordan. Warner Bros.(15800 N. W. 48th Ave., Miami, FL 33014), 2003. 450 pp., $39.95. This practical guide for pedagogy students and teachers is a welcome addition to our collective libraries. The many first-person...

Conference: Kansas City, Missouri March 27-31, 2004.(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... TUESDAY, MARCH 30 Piano Concert Jon Kimura Parker Internationally acclaimed concert pianist Jon Kimura Parker was born, raised and educated in Vancouver. A true Canadian ambassador of music, Parker has given two command...