Student Programs
Master Lessons
| At Schmitt Music Center: | October 2-4, 2010 |
| Deadline: | September 14, 2010 |
| Chair: | Phaedra Miller Phaedra@harpsoul.com |
Program Description
Master Lessons are lessons given by a master teacher with the student's own teacher auditing the lesson. This year’s Master Lessons will be facilitated by Dr. Eric Street. This is an opportunity your intermediate and above students will be excited to participate in and is great for those trying to put finishing touches on their pieces for various events, such as Fall Festival!
Eric Street is Professor of Music at the University of Dayton, where he joined the faculty in 1992 after teaching at Indiana University, the University of California (Santa Barbara), and Bethany College, where he was the youngest faculty member to be appointed Distinguished Professor. He earned his MM and DM at Indiana University School of Music with Menahem Pressler, with additional study in Vienna. He held the Graul Endowed Chair in Arts and Languages from 2004 – 2008.
As a pianist he has won acclaim on six continents, with performances in over 30, countries. His concerts have been telecast in the US, Asia, Middle East and Europe, with broadcasts from Brussels and London. Standing ovations followed his debuts in Carnegie Recital Hall, Paris, Cairo, London, St. Petersburg, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Berlin, Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague. In his Japan tour, Tokyo University News stated "the whole performance was wonderful and captivated the audience."
An active ensemble artist, Eric Street has toured the world as part of "Side by Side" piano duo and accompanied more than two dozen singers from the Metropolitan and New York City Opera rosters. He received his MTNA Master Teacher Certificate in 1986.
Dr. Street's articles appear in over 60 periodicals, including Clavier, Keyboard Quarterly, and Opera Journal. The London Guardian has cited his research. Heritage Music Press and Wehr’s Music House publish his compositions, and the Ohio Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts have sponsored many of his performances. He serves as opera reviewer for the Dayton City Paper.
Eligibility and Requirements: School age and adult students, as well as teachers, are eligible to enroll. One or two compositions are required for the lesson. Only solo repertoire at the intermediate and advanced levels is acceptable. Please bring the music with the measures numbered. Memory is optional for the lesson, but required to be selected for the master class on Tuesday morning October, 4th. Strict adherence to lesson times will be necessary. Teachers are encouraged to sit- in on their student’s lesson. Parents may quietly observe with the permission of their child and teacher. No one else will be permitted to watch until Tuesday morning’s workshop at Schmitt Music.
Fees and Scheduling: Lesson fees are $50.00 for 45 minutes or $65.00 for 60 minutes. Time slots will be scheduled at Schmitt Music on Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 10:00-noon and 1:00-5:00. To enroll, please send a check made payable to KCMTA and the completed Enrollment Form to Phaedra Miller, 1019 E. Huntington Pl., Olathe, KS 66061 postmarked between July 1 and September 14, 2010. Lesson times will be scheduled in the order enrollments are received. You will be notified by e-mail and telephone to confirm your lesson time(s).