Hidden Gems: Four Centuries of Piano Music by Women Composers

This course explores selected piano works at varying levels of difficulty (elementary to early advanced), surveyed from a pedagogical and performance perspective. Links to download or purchase scores provided. 10-hour course completion time.

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Course curriculum

1. How to use this course
1. Video: Introduction
2. Course Syllabus - Hidden Gems: Four Centuries of Piano Music by Women Composers
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3. Welcome Survey
4. A Guide for Access to Materials
5. A Guide for Access to Materials (PDF version)
6. Supplemental Reading 1: "Women of Exceptional Accomplishment" by Teresa Rupp
7. Supplemental Reading 2: "Repertoire Swaps: Achieving Diversity and Inclusion through an Effective Repertoire Selection Device" by Lynn Worcester Jones
1. Session Contents
2. Reading: "Magdalena Dakkert" by Ashlee Young
3. Teaching demonstration: "Minuet" (Level 1) with Ashlee Young
4. Performance video: "Minuet" (Level 1) - Evan Hines, piano
5. Teaching demonstration video: "Bourrée" (Level 2) with Ashlee Young
6. Performance video: "Bourrée" (Level 2) - Ashlee Young, piano
7. Reading: "Elisabetta de Gambarini" by Susan Yang
8. Teaching demonstration video: "Tambourin" (Level 4) with Susan Yang
9. Performance video: "Tambourin" (Level 4) - Susan Yang, piano
10. Reflection Activity
1. Session Contents
2. Reading: "Maria Teresa Agnesi" by Evan Hines
3. Teaching demonstration video: "Sonata in F Major, I. Allegro moderato" (Level 6) with Brendan Jacklin
4. Performance video: "Sonata in F Major, I. Allegro moderato" (Level 6) Brendan Jacklin, piano
5. Reading: "Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre" by Annie Jeng
6. Teaching demonstration video: "Menuet" (Level 7) with Annie Jeng
7. Performance video: "Menuet" (Level 7) - Annie Jeng, piano
8. Supplemental Reading : "Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre" by Teresa Rupp and Nicholas Phillips
9. Reflection Activity
1. Session Contents
2. Reading: "Hélène de Montgeroult" by Evan Hines
3. Teaching demonstration video: "Etude No. 19 in F Major" (Level 7) with Annie Jeng
4. Performance video: "Etude No. 19 in F Major" (Level 7) - Evan Hines, piano
5. Reading: "Marianna von Auenbrugger" by Annie Jeng
6. Teaching demonstration video: "Sonata in E-flat Major, III. Rondo" (Level 8) with Annie Jeng
7. Performance video: "Sonata in E-flat Major, III. Rondo" (Level 8) - Ashlee Young, piano
8. Reflection Activity
1. Session Contents
2. Reading: "Marianne von Martinez" by Brendan Jacklin
3. Teaching demonstration video: "Sonata in E Major, I. Allegro" (Level 9) with Brendan Jacklin
4. Performance video: "Sonata in E Major, I. Allegro" (Level 9) - Evan Hines, piano
5. Reading: "Sophia Dussek" by Clare Longendyke
6. Teaching demonstration video: "Sonata in A Major" (Level 10) with Clare Longendyke
7. Performance video: "Sonata in A Major, II. Allegretto" (Level 10) - Clare Longendyke, piano
8. Reflection Activity
1. Session Contents
2. Reading: "Mel Bonis" by Brendan Jacklin
3. Teaching demonstration video: "La Puce" (Level 2) with Susan Yang
4. Performance video: "La Puce" (Level 2) - Susan Yang, piano
5. Reading: "Amy Beach" by Susan Yang
6. Teaching demonstration video: "Sliding on the Ice" (Level 5) with Ashlee Young
7. Performance video: "Sliding on the Ice" (Level 5) - Evan Hines, piano
8. Supplemental Reading 1: "Amy Beach" by Teresa Rupp and Nicholas Phillips
9. Supplemental Reading 2: "Amy Beach: Celebrating 150 Years" by Gail Smith
10. Reflection Activity
1. Session Contents
2. Reading: "Louise Farrenc" by Brendan Jacklin
3. Teaching demonstration video: "Etude facile, Op. 50, No. 11" (Level 5) with Susan Yang
4. Performance video: "Etude facile, Op. 50, No. 11" (Level 5) - Susan Yang, piano
5. Supplemental Reading 1: "Examining the Life and Work of Louise Farrenc" by Gyeseon Choe
6. Reading: "Josephine Lang" by Clare Longendyke
7. Teaching demonstration video: "Drei Klavierstücke, III. Heimweh" (Level 7) with Clare Longendyke
8. Performance video: "Drei Klavierstücke, III. Heimweh" (Level 7) - Clare Longendyke, piano
9. Reading: "Fanny Hensel" by Brendan Jacklin
10. Teaching demonstration video: "Mélodie, Op. 4, No. 2" (Level 9) with Susan Yang
11. Performance video: "Mélodie, Op. 4, No. 2" (Level 9) - Evan Hines, piano
12. Supplemental Reading 2: "Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel" by Teresa Rupp and Nicholas Phillips
13. Reflection Activity
1. Session Contents
2. Reading: "Ruth Schonthal" by Brendan Jacklin
3. Teaching demonstration video: "Cradle Song for a Quiet Evening" (Level 1) with Ashlee Young
4. Performance video: "Cradle Song for a Quiet Evening" (Level 1) - Ashlee Young, piano
5. Reading: "Emma Lou Diemer" by Clare Longendyke
6. Teaching demonstration video: "Jazz Echoes" (Level 3) with Clare Longendyke
7. Performance video: "Jazz Echoes" (Level 3) - Clare Longendyke, piano
8. Reading: "Karalyn Schubring" by Annie Jeng
9. Teaching demonstration video: "Fiddle Tune" (Level 4) with Annie Jeng
10. Performance video: "Fiddle Tune" (Level 4) - Annie Jeng, piano
11. Reflection Activity
1. Session Contents
2. Reading: "Zenobia Powell Perry" by Evan Hines
3. Teaching demonstration video: "Vignette No. 2" (Level 3) with Annie Jeng
4. Performance video: "Vignette No. 2" (Level 3) - Evan Hines, piano
5. Reading: "Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté" by Brendan Jacklin
6. Teaching demonstration video: "A" (Level 6) with Brendan Jacklin
7. Performance video: "A" (Level 6) - Brendan Jacklin, piano
8. Reading: "Florence Price" by Clare Longendyke
9. Teaching demonstration video: "The Goblin and the Mosquito" (Level 7) with Susan Yang
10. Performance video: "The Goblin and the Mosquito" (Level 7) - Susan Yang, piano
11. Supplemental Reading: "Reclaiming an Alternative History: New Piano Music of Florence Price" by Asher Armstrong
12. Supplemental Reading Links: Florence Price
13. Reflection Activity
1. Session Contents
2. Reading: "Alexina Louie" by Brendan Jacklin
3. Teaching demonstration video: "Into Forever" (Level 8) with Annie Jeng
4. Performance video: "Into Forever" (Level 8) - Evan Hines, piano
5. Supplemental Reading: "Teaching Contemporary Piano Techniques to Intermediate Piano Students with Alexina Louie's 'Star Light, Star Bright'" by Lynn Worcester Jones
6. Reading: "Lili Boulanger" by Brendan Jacklin
7. Teaching demonstration video: "Trois Morceaux, I. D'un vieux jardin" (Level 10) with Brendan Jacklin
8. Performance video: "Trois Morceaux, I. D'un vieux jardin" (Level 10) - Brendan Jacklin, piano
9. Reading: "Dorothy Rudd Moore" by Ashlee Young
10. Teaching demonstration video: "A Little Whimsy" (Level 10) with Ashlee Young
11. Performance video: "A Little Whimsy" (Level 10) - Evan Hines, piano
12. Reflection Activity
13. Exit Survey

About this course

$79.00
103 lessons
6.5 hours of video content

Hidden Gems: Four Centuries of Piano Music by Women Composers

Course curriculum

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Welcome to Hidden Gems: Four Centuries of Piano Music by Women Composers

Session 1: Baroque Era - Dakkert and Gambarini

Session 2: Baroque Era - Agnesi and Jacquet de La Guerre

Session 3: Classical Era - Montgeroult and Auenbrugger

Session 4: Classical Era - Martinez and Dussek

Session 5: Romantic Era - Bonis and Beach

Session 6: Romantic Era - Farrenc, Lang, and Hensel

Session 7: 20th and 21st Centuries - Schonthal, Diemer, and Schubring

Session 8: 20th and 21st Centuries - Perry, Eckhardt-Gramatté, and Price

Session 9: 20th and 21st Centuries - Louie, Boulanger, and Moore

About this course