Piano Pedagogy (Minor)

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The Piano Pedagogy minor offers students the opportunity to learn the basics of teaching piano. Areas addressed include business and professional issues such as setting rates, creating studio documents, setting studio policies, marketing the studio and exploring legal issues. Students will also learn to plan a well-rounded curriculum including music theory, music history, music camps, chamber music, improvisation, and technology. Other areas include learning styles, evaluation of teaching materials, method books, repertoire selection, practice skills, memorization, performance, and observation of teaching. Students in the program have the opportunity to teach students through the VCSU Community School of the Arts. Students also work on the documentation necessary for Certification through Music Teachers National Association.

This is the only undergraduate program in Piano Pedagogy in the state of North Dakota. A good portion of this program can be taken online, making it easily accessible to students from any location. The Pedagogy program at VCSU is aligned with the projects required for National Certification through Music Teachers National Association. Students completing a minor in Piano Pedagogy will be well prepared to apply for National Certification. Program champion, Beth Gigante Klingenstein, is a nationally known presenter and author in the field of piano pedagogy. Klingenstein has written two books and numerous articles in the field of pedagogy and is a frequent presenter at national and state music and technology conferences. VCSU graduate (Music Education, Piano Pedagogy) Eileen Geske, currently teaching in Verona, ND, was selected as the National Teacher of the Year by Music Teachers National Association in 2001.

Note: The piano pedagogy minor is an excellent way to expand one's global perspective and to develop a secondary area of expertise. This minor alone does not completely fulfill the requirements for a university degree. The student must also complete a major and other requirements.

Details

• Printable list of courses within the Piano Pedagogy program for 2012-2014.

Contacts

• Program Contact
  For specific questions about the content of the courses or the nature of the program.
  Beth Gigante Klingenstein

  Professor
  Email: beth.klingenstein@vcsu.edu
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• Administrative Assistant
  For general questions about the department or the program.
  Paula Larson

  Email: paula.larson@vcsu.edu
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• Enrollment Services Representative
  For all general questions, especially for students new to VCSU.
  Sabrina Heywood

  Email: sabrina.heywood@vcsu.edu
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Returning Undergraduate Student Scholarships

Department of Music

Arthur L. Froemke Music Alumni Scholarship Brent Alexenko Memorial Scholarship (2008) Diana Skroch Outstanding Pianist Scholarships (1993) Fannie C. Amidon Music Scholarship Friends of Music Scholarship Geneva Magdelina Borho Memorial Scholarships (1998) Gloria Peterson Music Memorial Scholarship (1998) Harriett Lusyd Stull Memorial Art and Music Scholarship (2000) Helen K. Frederick Music Scholarship (2000) Herman Stern Music Scholarship (1981) John Reed Memorial Scholarship

L.D. "Dusty" Rhoades and Josephine Wright Memorial Scholarship Marian and Alan McLees Music Scholarship (2009) Music Alumni Endowment P.L. Foss Memorial Music Scholarship R. Q. Johnson Scholarship (1993) Roy and Helga Ployhar Memorial Music Scholarship Schilling Family Scholarship (2010) Tom Stine Memorial Band Award William Garth and Mae Holmes Family Music Scholarship (2009) Wilma Nelson Trust Scholarships (2010)

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