Acknowledgements

This project was made possible by Baylor University’s Affordable Course Materials Summer Fellowship. I’m grateful to Dr. Kenneth Carriveau (Associate Librarian, STEM Librarian), Abigail Gamble (Assistant Director of Learning Experience Design), and Dr. Bethany Stewart (Assistant Professor, Music Librarian) for their assistance during the Fellowship. I express my sincere gratitude to Dean Kevin Sanders and the School of Music Community Engagement and Belonging Committee for the grant that supported the three new compositions in this book. Thank you to Connor Chee, Dr. Leah Claiborne, and Chee-Hwa Tan for writing engaging new works for our students.

Many thanks to outgoing Keyboard Division Director, Dr. Lesley McAllister, for her encouragement to take on this project. I’m grateful to Theo Chandler and Patrick Lenz for their music notation advice. Thank you to Dr. Rajung Yang, Dr. In-Ja Eshelman, Dr. Ping-Ting Lan, and Mary Bashara for their excellent work in teaching the class piano sequence at Baylor University.