Gayle Kowalchyk, Ed. D.

About Gayle

Dr. Gayle Kowalchyk is a member of the keyboard faculty at California State University, Northridge, where she teaches class piano, piano, and piano pedagogy and coordinates the B.A. piano program. She has owned and operated an independent piano studio and has been a faculty member at Eastern Illinois University, Oklahoma Baptist University, and the University of Oklahoma, teaching piano pedagogy and class piano.

In frequent demand as a lecturer and adjudicator, Kowalchyk has given workshops across the United States, Canada, Australia, and Korea. She has presented sessions at Music Teachers National Association national conferences, the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, the International Pedagogy Conference, and many state conferences including Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, and Washington.

A graduate of Ohio University (B.M.), she received the Achievement in Music Award in 2003, presented by the Society of Alumni and Friends and the Ohio University School of Music. She also has degrees from Northwestern University (M.M.) and Teachers College, Columbia University (Ed.D.).

Her passion for piano teaching and music education has inspired her to write educational piano music and materials for students of all ages. She is the author and co-author of over 350 publications for piano, many of which have been translated into other languages.

I love sharing the joy of music with my students! My goal is to develop their skills so that they will enjoy playing the piano throughout their lives.