University Studio Piano
Intermediate and advanced piano students will find these method books, in ten sequentially progressive volumes, useful.
Essential Piano Repertoire From The 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries (kjos.com)
Advanced students will find a great deal of the standard piano repertoire available for reference at Petrucci Music Library. The purchase of scholarly editions, such as those at Henle Urtext Editions, is highly recommended.
Method books often used for beginning students or music majors preparing for competencies include the following.
Adult Piano Adventures All-in-One Course Book 1 | Faber Piano Adventures
Adult Piano Adventures® All-in-One Course Book 2 | Faber Piano Adventures
Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book 1: Piano Book
Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book 2: Piano Book
Helpful instructional channels on Youtube for these method books include the following.
Lets Play Piano Methods - YouTube
Faber Piano Adventures - YouTube
Voice Links
Accompaniments for practicing songs may sometimes be found on sites such as YouTube, SoundCloud, and Appcompanist, which includes opera, art song, and Broadway accompaniments; six songs are $3.99 month.
Representative anthologies of songs include The First Book of Soprano Solos, The First Book of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos, The First Book of Tenor Solos, and The First Book of Baritone/Bass Solos.
Anthologies of songs from Broadway are found at The Singers' Musical Theater Anthologies, including teen's editions in all voice parts and renditions of 16-bar auditions.
Home Studio Voice and Piano
Autumn 2024 Schedule
Private voice and piano lessons are scheduled in Dr. Wolfe's home studio in Mason for Tuesdays (September 3 through December 10), and possibly Thursdays (September 5 through December 12). Students scheduled on Thursdays may elect to re-schedule the Thanksgiving date, November 28, earlier that week, or may elect not to have a lesson that week.
Students are asked to e-mail a list of all times that they are available on these days. While most lessons for youth take place after school, there may be morning times available for home-schooled students and adults.
Students who register for weekly lessons for 13, 14, or 15 of the weeks above receive a discounted rate of $2 off the regular amount of $35 per half hour lesson, or $3 off the regular amount of $52.50 per 45-minute lesson, or $4 off $70 per one-hour lesson. For fewer than 13 lessons, the regular rates will apply.
Please e-mail Dr. Wolfe at rwolfe2@udayton.edu for more information.
Dates for Spring and Summer 2025
Spring semester lessons are scheduled for January 14/16 through May 13/15, 2025, except for the week of March 18/20. Summer lessons are scheduled for Wednesday mornings and afternoons, for eight weeks, from June 18 through August 6, 2025.
