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LIBRARY & RESOURCES

Our library resources are available for our members to check-out at Heid Music, downtown Appleton.  If you are having difficulty finding the library, look for the "FVMTA drawer" in the music store. 


VIDEOS/DVDs


1. Monster Concert Video - Jan. 20, 1990

2. Monster Concert Video - Nov. 9, 1991

3. Radd on Jazz Piano Video (instructions in packet)

4. Performance Practices in Romantic Music - Maurice Hinson (ʻ95)

5. Conversations with Frances Clark

Vol. 1 Her Life and Teachings (55 min.)

Vol. 2 Her Books and Methods

6. Performance Practices in Impressionistic Music - Maurice Hinson (ʻ95)

7. Performance Practices in Early 20th Century Music - Maurice Hinson (ʻ95)

8. Inner Game of Music - Barry Green (1997)

9. Performance Practices in Baroque Keyboard Music - Maurice Hinson (ʻ97) 2 copies

10. Performance Practices in Classical Music - Maurice Hinson (ʻ97) - 2 copies

11. Performance Practices in Late 20th Century Music - Stewart Gordon (ʻ97)

12. Piano Technique and Musicianship in Young Piano Students - Amanda Vick Lethco (ʻ97)

13. Developing Technique and Musicianship in Young Piano Students - Amanda Vick Lethco (ʻ97)

14. Imagery in Piano Performance - Dennis Alexander (ʻ97)

15. Memorization in Piano Performance - Stewart Gordon (ʻ97)

16. Baroque Dance & Baroque Keyboard Music - Maurice Hinson (ʻ97)

17. Priorities in Practice and Performance - Elvina Truman Pearce (11/20/1997)

18. Monster Concert Video - Nov. 23, 1996

19. Preparing Students for Auditions, Competitions, and Recitals - Dr. Michael Kim

(3/18/1999)

20. Freeing the Caged Bird - Developing Well-Coordinated, Injury-Preventitive Piano Technique - Barbara Lister - Sink

21. Music for the Pre-born - Sister Lorna Zemke (9/16/1999)

22. Monster Concert Video - Nov. 9, 2002 - 2 copies

23. Facing the Music (Copyright Laws)

24. Piano Technique - Is There One Way? - Sonia Haydn

25. Understanding Baroque Dances, Anne Witherell (Nov. 17, 2005)

26. The Practice Revolution, Joslyn Vandermause (9/21/2006)

27. Physical Therapy for Musical Athletes, Steve Barnett, Physical Therapist (11/16/2006)

28. Monster Concert Video - Nov. 18, 2006

29. Monster Concert Video – Nov. 1, 2009

30. Recreational Music Making (4 DVD set) National Piano Foundation

31. MTNA 2009 Conference Audio – March 28 – April 1, 2009 Atlanta




PERIODICALS

Keyboard Companion Winter 2004, Vol. 15, No. 4 – Spring 2009

Clavier December 2004 - September/October 2008

Clavier Companion January/February 2009…




STUDY GUIDES

1. Alfred - Practice & Performance to accompany Masterwork Classics Series (Level 1-6)

2. Applause (Lesson Plans) Book 1

3. Alfredʼs Keyboard Chord Chart - A Chart of All the Basic Chords in Every Key Workshop in a Box, Lonna Possehl 10/2007

Compilation of tried and true tips, games and ideas for piano teaching

Categories: Games & Activities, Recitals, Bulletin Boards, Grab Basket



ENSEMBLE MUSIC

Duets

1. Duets are Fun - Book 1 - D. Hirschberg

2. The Rodgers and Hammerstein Piano Duet Book

3. Malaguena - Ernesto Lecuona

4. Playtime Piano Classics - Level One - Faber

5. Romanze, from “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” K. 525 - Mozart, M. E. Clark arr. (ʻ98)

6. Duets Now - Level One - M. E. Clark & Ruth Perdew (ʻ98)

7. The Yankee Doodle Boy - Easy - George Cohan, M. E. Clark arr. (ʻ98)

8. Irish Suite: Galway Piper, Londonderry Air, Rory OʼMore & Kerry Dance - M. E. Clark arr. (ʻ98)

9. The Liberty Bell March - Intermediate- John P. Sousa, M. E. Clark arr. (ʻ98)

10. Treats for Two - Four Folk Songs: Prairie Song, Aunt Rhodie, Once There Were Three Fishermen & Rosa, M. E. Clark arr. (ʻ98)

11. Alpen Dance - M. E. Clark (ʻ98)

12. Pretime Piano Favorites - Primer- Faber (ʻ98)

13. Pretime Piano Christmas - Primer - Faber (ʻ98)

14. Christmas Creations for Two Pianists - John Schaum (ʻ98)

15. Playtime Piano Rock ʻn Roll - Level One - Faber (ʻ98)

16. Playtime Piano - More Popular - Level One - Faber (ʻ98)

17. Playtime Piano Favorites - Level One - Faber (ʻ98)

18. Piano Adventures Lesson Book - Level 3A - Faber (ʻ98)

19. Fall Fun - Early Elementary - Janell Whitby (ʻ98)

20. Simple Gifts - M. E. Clark arr. (ʻ98)

21. Duet Recital - No. 6B - Volume B - Young Pianists Library - Denes Agay (ʻ02)

22. Festival Suite - Duet - Robert Vandall (ʻ02)

23. Remember When - Duet - Robert Vandall (ʻ02)

24. Five-Star Duet Book - Dennis Alexander (ʻ02)

25. Iʼd Rather Be.......Solo/Duet - John Robert Poe (ʻ02)

26. Joyful Bells - Jennifer Linn

27. Black Key Suite - Robert Vandall

28. Piano Solos Book 3 - Hal Leonard Student Piano Library

29. Monster Blues - Sunny Link

30. The Washington Post March - John Philip Sousa, arr. by Melody Bober

31. Primo Light - edited by Weekley & Arganbright

32. Playtime Piano - Jazz & Blues, Level 1 - Faber & Faber

33. God Bless America - Irving Berlin

34. Two to Tango - Stephen Fiess

35. The Water is Wide - arr. by Robert Vandall

36. Marriage of Figaro themes - by Wolfgang Mozart - adapted b y Mary Elizabeth Clark

37. Skaterʼs Waltz - by Emil Waldteufel - arr. by Mary Elizabeth Clark

38. Porcupine Polka - Christine Wolf

39. Piano for Two, Book 1, Early Elementary - Carol Matz

40. Piano for Two, Book 2, Elementary - Carol Matz

41. Themes from Carmen - by Georges Bizet - arr. by Mary Elizabeth Clark

42. Easy Movie Duets - Dan Coates

43. East Meets West - Level Two- Weekley & Arganbright

44. Solos in Style - Book 2 - Melody Bober

45. Duet Book - Level 3 - Top Hits - Alfredʼs Basic Piano Library

46. Duet Book - Level 4 - Top Hits - Alfredʼs Basic Piano Library

47. Piano Adventures - Popular Repertoire - 2B - Nancy & Randall Faber

48. Doghouse Blues - Piano Duet - Early Intermediate - Carole Bush Ries (Willis, pub.)

49. Just We Two - Duets - John Robert Poe (Kjos)

50. Popular Piano Solos, Bk. 3 - Hal Leonard

51. Promise of Spring - Duet - Ellen Foncannon (Myklas)

52. Rondo - Daniel Gottlob Turk - Intermediate (Alfred, The Myklas Duet Series)

53. Rondo - Daniel Gottlob Turk (Mylas Music Press, Piano Tomorrow Series)

54. Spotlight on Duets, Bk 1 - Elem/Late Elem. (FJH)

55. Spotlight on Duets, Bk 3 - Int./Late Int. (FJH)

56. Threeʼs a Crowd Rag - Early Int. - Joyce Grill (Warner Bros.)

57. Duet Book - Top Hits, Level 2, Alfredʼs Basic Piano Library

58. Piano Adventures - Gold Star Performance, Level 1, N & R. Faber (Alfred)

59. Famous & Fun Pop Duets - Book 3, Carol Matz (Alfred)

60. Easy Classical Piano Duets - Book 1, G. Kowalchyk & E. L. Lancaster (Alfred)



Two Pianos - Eight Hands

1. Mexican “Claphands” Dance - John Schaum, arr.

2. Schottische, by Klicker - M. E. Clark

3. Champagne Toccata - Wm. Gillock

4. Balloon Pop Polka - Two Pianos, Eight Hands - Ruth Ellinger (ʻ02)

5. Romantic Interlude - Two Pianos, Eight Hands - Beatrice A. Miller (ʻ02)



Two Pianos - Four Hands

1. Jamaican Rumbas - Arthur Benjamen



Trios

1. Bradleyʼs Ensembles for Kids - Red Series, Level 1

2. Two Play-Party Songs

1. Thereʼs a Hole in my Bucket

2. Johnny, Get Your Hair Cut

3. When the Saints Come Marching In (2 copies)

4. Maryʼs Other Lambs

5. March of the Mice

3. Triple Dip - Robert Vandall (ʻ98) 2 copies

4. Lazaro - Barbara Ellen (ʻ98)

5. The Bluegrass Fiddlers - Trio - Margaret Goldston (ʻ02)

6. Hot Pursuit - Trio - Robert Vandall (ʻ02)

7. Down By the Riverside - Arr. by Mary Elizabeth Clark

8. Chopsticks for Three - Eric Steiner

9. Romp a la Mozart - arr. by Janis M. Yarbrough





PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

1. The MTNA Book of Policies, Letters and Forms

2. National Survey of Independent Music Teacher Income and Lesson Fees - MTNA

3. MTNA Guide to Music Instruction Software

4. MTNA guide to Music Instruction Software - 2nd ed. (2 copies)

5. LaCrosse Teachers Studio Policy Survey (1995)

6. All About the Piano Partners Music Learning System (Entry Level Software)

7. American Music Conference

8. Music Studio Policy Letter

9. Schaum Weekly Lesson Report

10. Business Manual for Independent Teacher - NPF

11. Business Manual for Ind. Studio Teachers (Johnny Appleseed Project)

12. A Brief Legal Guide for the Independent Music Teacher (3 folders)

13. Professional Concerns Guidelines - American Guild of Organists Northeastern WI Chapter

14. Wisconsin Music Teachers Association (WMTA) Preparatory Auditions Handbook

15. Sample Materials - letters to parents, policies & procedures, contracts... - Alpha Walker Music Studio (prepared for Oshkosh Workshops May 6, 2005)

16. “Performance Anxiety” Dr. Jeri-MaeAstolfi, FVMT presentation 10/20/2011




BOOK & CASSETTE

1. Inner Game of Music (workbook and tape)

2. Meet the Great Composers, Book 2 - Short Sessions on the Lives, Times & Music of the Great Composers (book, activity sheets and CD)




CATALOGS

Kodaly-Related Publications Catalog, Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, 2004

MAXWELL MUSIC EVALUATION (2/10/93)

1. Solo Piano Literature Books (Comprehensive Guides)

BEETHOVEN

MOZART

2. Program Series

ANIMAL RECITALS

SPECIAL APPEAL TEENS

BARBARA-THE BORED and NORBERT-NO-BEAT

3. Update and Catch-up on Recital (ʻ93, ʻ94, ʻ95)





BOOKS

1. How to Teach Piano Successfully - James Bastien (1992)

2. Intermediate Piano Repertoire - Cathy Albergo & Reid Alexander (1995)

3. World Piano Syllabus (Graded levels 1 - 12)

4. The Challenging World of Piano Teaching (a collection of articles from piano magazines) - Bernard Kirshbaum

5. Compose Yourself - Practical Guidelines for Incorporating Creative Composition into the Weekly Piano Lesson - Carol Klose

6. Modern Masterworks, Vol. 1 (I - LI) - 10 Captivating Works by Satie, Bortkievich, Bartok, Casella & others - compiled & edited by Jane Magrath

7. Alfredʼs Basic Adult PianoCourse - Greatest Hits, Level 1 - selected & edited by E.L.Lancaster & M. Manus

8. Alfredʼs Basic Piano Library - Christmas Book, Level 2 - selected/edited by E.L. Lancaster & M. Manus

9. Alfredʼs Piano 101, The Short Course - A Basic Introduction for Adults who want to play piano for fun E.L. Lancaster/K. Renfrow

10. Intermediate Rock Keyboard - The Complete Rock Keyboard Method (Beginners, Intermediate, Mastering) J. Bouchard & S. Zowader

11. Alfredʼs Music for Little Mozarts, Music Workbook 1 - Coloring and Ear Training Activities to Bring Out the Music in Every Young Child - C. Barden, G. Kowalchyk, E.L.Lancaster

12. The Art of Practicing, A Guide to Making Music from the Heart - Madeline Bruser

13. The Accompanist -Yes, It Really Happened - Joyce Grill

14. God Bless America - Solo - Irving Berlin (ʻ02)

15. Practical Piano Pedagogy - The Definitive Text for Piano Teachers and Pedagogy Students - Dr. Martha Baker-Jordan (CD included)

16. The Piano Duet - A Learning Guide - Weekley & Arganbright

17. The Piano Book - A Guide to Buying a New or Used Piano - Larry Fine

18. The Sonatas of Beethoven as he played and taught them - Kenneth Drake

19. The Piano Book - A Guide to Buying a New or Used Piano - Larry Fine

20. Inside Music - How to Understand, Listen to, and Enjoy Good Music - Karl Haas

21. Pianistʼs Progress - Helen Drees Ruttengutter

22. The Great Pianists from Mozart to the Present - Harold C. Schonberg

23. The Piano Works of Claude Debussy - E. Robert Schmitz

24. The Accompanist, An Autobiography of Andre Benoist - Edited by John Anthony Maltese

25. They All Sat Down - Pianists in Profile - Leonice Thompson Kidd

26. Clara Schumann, The Artist and the Woman - Nancy B. Reich

27. Mozart and his Piano Concertos- Cuthbert Girdlestone

28. Piano Teacherʼs Professional Handbook - Gordon B. Terwilliger

29. The Concerto - Abraham Veinus

30. Keyboard Instruments, Studies in Keyboard Organology, 1500-1800 - Edwin M. Ripin, ed.

31. Arthur Rubinstein, My Young Years -Aniela Rubinstein, Eva Rubinstein Coffin et al

32. The Art of Successful Teaching: A Blend of Content & Context - Tim Lautzenheiser

33. Emotion and Meaning in Music - Leonard B. Meyer

34. Glenn Gould, A Life and Variations - Otto Friedrich

35. Teaching Music - the Human Experience - Shirley Mullins

36. Creative Piano Teaching - Yvonne Enoch and James Lyke

37. Great Piano Virtuosos of our Time from Personal Acquaintance - Liszt, Chopin, Tausig,

Henselt - Wilhelm von Lenz

38. Ideas & Music - Martin Cooper

39. The Joy of Inspired Teaching - Tim Lautzenheiser

40. Class Piano - Margaret Starr McLain

41. The Art of the Piano - Its Performers, Literature, and Recordings - David Dubal

42. The Inner Game of Music - Barry Green with W. Timothy Gallwey

43. Confident Music Performance - The Art of Preparing - Barbara Schneiderman

44. Tone Deaf & All Thumbs? An Invitation to Music-Making - Frank R. Wilson

45. The Lives of the Piano - A Consideration, A Celebration, A History and a Genealogy of Pianos and Their Friends - Edited by James R. Gaines

46. The Practice Revolution - Philip Johnston - PracticeSpot Press

47. Conscious Performing...from fear to freedom, Sally Bonkrude (2011)

48. Not Until Youʼve Done Your Practice Philip Johnston & David Sutton, FuturePerfect Publishing (2012)




CASSETTE TAPES

1. MTNA National Convention, Milwaukee, WI April 4-9, 1992

1. Opening Doors to 20th Century Repertory for Elementary Level Pianists

2. Inside and Outside the 20th Century Piano: Avant-Garde Repertory for the High School Pianist

3. Piano Lessons: Gain without Pain

4. Strategies for Handling Performance Anxiety

5. Strategies for Maintaining Student Interest - Activities for the Intermediate Piano Student

6. What Every Teacher and Future Teacher Needs to Know about Computer and Keyboard Technology

2. Motivational Tapes by James Morrison (8/95)

1. Goals: Your Stepping Stones to Success

2. There is a YOU in Success

3. How to Accomplish Everything in No Time at All

4. Weʼve Got to Stop Meeting Like This

3. WSMA - Solo/Ensemble Festival Tapes (Classes A, B & C): 7 tapes with list of pieces 1992

4. Beethovenʼs Birthday Party (Classics for Kids)

5. Teaching Intermediate Piano - Betty Hollinger

6. Self Care for the IMT - Sara Faye Bleckinstaff & Carol Winborne

7. Developing Act. for Students

8. MTNA 3/25/00 - 3/27/00

1. #109-A Music Teaching Profession: Past, Present, Future (ʻ03)

2. #109-B Music Teaching Profession: Past, Present, Future (ʻ03)

3. #107 Pedagogy: Closing Remarks (ʻ03)




PIANO MUSIC FOR YOUNG PIANISTS CONCERTO COMPETITION

1. Concertino in D Major - Dennis Alexander (Alfred)

2. Concerto in C Major - Catherine Rollin (Alfred)

3. Concertino in C Major - Robert Vandall (Myklas)

4. Concertino No. 2 (for Tara) - Anna Asch (Hal Leonard)

5. Concerto in F Major - H. Boykin (Hal Leonard)

6. Concerto in F Major - J. Haydn (IN)

7. Country Concerto Piano - Kasschau (Hal Leonard)

8. Miniature Concerto Piano - Alec Rowley (Alfred)

9. Concerto in A Minor - J. Williams (Hal Leonard)

10. Concerto in F Major - Jean Williams (Hal Leonard)

11. Concerto American Piano - Thompson (WM)

12. Celebration A Youth Concerto for Piano and Rhythm Ensemble – LF Olson (Alfred)

13. Peanutʼs Gallery for Piano and Orchestra - Solo Piano and Piano Reduction - E. Taaffe Zwilich (Merion Music, Theodore Presser)

14. Concerto #1 in A Minor - Beatrice A. Miller

15. Fourth Piano Concerto in C Major - Jean Williams

16. Concertante in G Major - Dennis Alexander

17. Concerto No. 1 - Matthew Edwards (Hal Leonard)

18. Concerto No. 2 - Matthew Edwards (Hal Leonard)

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