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Preucil School
of Music
 Develops the ability of children of all ages
for life-long enrichment or as career preparation. All teaching is based on the philosophy of Shinichi Suzuki, that all children can develop their abilities in music
and other areas if they learn in the manner that they learned to speak their
“mother tongue.”
 Fosters the growth of the whole person
through the development of self-esteem,
discipline and a respect for learning.
 Creates a musical environment in the
home and community.
 Provides an international training and
observation center for teachers.
Sonja Zeithamel, Director
Doris Preucil, Director Emeritus
Main Campus
524 N. Johnson St.
Iowa City, IA 52245
North Campus
2916 Northgate Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52245
Phone: 319-337-4156
Fax: 319-337-9502
Information: 319-337-7422
www.preucil.org
The Preucil School is a member of the National Guild of the Community Schools of the Arts
and the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
at the
Preucil
School of
Music
Music Curriculum
“For the happiness of all children.”
Pianists are provided with these musical opportunities:
Individual Lessons
Training in the Suzuki Method is based on an individual lesson each week. Students ages five and older (including adults)
may enroll in individual weekly lessons; three and four-yearolds attend small group sessions twice a week.
Re c i t a l s
Students perform annually in a formal recital held in Wilson
Auditorium. Optional recitals include Book Recitals and Solo
Recitals for advanced students.
Chamber Music
Coaching sessions are offered for student quartets, trios
or other ensembles during the school year in a 10-week
Winter Chamber Program (January –March) and in a
one-week Summer Chamber Fest (June).
& Concerto Day
Piano students have a biannual Piano Festival held
in Walder Hall in December, as well as an annual
Concerto Day in the spring.
Master Classes
& Wo r k s h o p s
Each fall or spring, a piano clinician is brought in to the school
to present a weekend workshop to our Book 1 and 2 students.
Every 2 years, a piano clinician presents a workshop for students
in Book 5 and up. Occasionally, professional performing artists
visit the school to present Master Classes to our advanced students; all students are encouraged to attend.
C e r t i f i c a t e Pro g r a m
Pi a n o P l a y - I n s
Play-ins for all piano students are offered
without charge periodically throughout the
year. Dates and times are printed in the yearly
calendar and posted prior to each event.
Students perform for each other as solos,
duos, and trios, and practice recital procedures at these motivational events.
Theor y
Pianists are encouraged to supplement individual lessons with Theory. Theory study greatly
aids the development of sight reading on the piano. Studio study, as well as a six-week comprehensive course divided into six developmental levels are offered.
Students in grades 9-12 may participate in this two-year
program which is structured to challenge each student to
read, write, hear and perform the musical language with
a high degree of literacy. Required classes include Literature and Materials of Music, Group Piano Instruction
(for string students), Chamber Music, Private Instrument
Lessons, String Orchestra and Piano Master Class. This
program is supported through a gift to the school.
L o c a l Pe r f o r m an c e s
Preucil School piano students perform annually at the school or in community locations .
Groups of children or soloists also take part in community outreach performances
throughout the year. Venues include the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Mercy
Hospital, and area retirement residences.
Preucil School Piano Faculty
LAUREE CHRISTMAN is a graduate of Dickinson State Universi-
ty (Dickinson, ND) where she studied piano and bassoon. She
also holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Iowa
where she studied with Kerry Grippe and John Sims. Lauree
completed her Suzuki Teacher Training at the American Suzuki Institute in Steven’s Point, WI where her teachers included Haruko Kataoka, Doris Koppelman, Loraine Landefeld,
Carole Bigler, and Valerie Lloyd-Watts. She has taught at
Cornell College, Viterbo College and at Suzuki Institutes in Korea. Lauree
joined the Preucil School of Music faculty in 1981 and has been head of the
Piano Department since 1986.
DEBRA HERNSTROM
received her Bachelor of Music from
Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois and her Master of
Arts in Musicology from the University of Iowa. She was
born in Moline, Illinois. Being blind since her birth, she is
always accompanied by her wonderful dog, Wade. She became a piano teacher at the Preucil School of Music in 1982
and is currently co-chair of the piano department. Since
March 2000, she has been a keyboardist for St. Wenceslas
Catholic Church in Iowa City. In her spare time, she enjoys
traveling, cross-country skiing, power-walking, cooking, crafts, collecting
compact discs, computing, reading and collecting hymnals.
RUTH JOHNSON graduated with honors from Drake University
with a Bachelor of Music in organ/church music and a Bachelor of Music Education. She received her Suzuki piano training
from Harlow Mills and Carol Hendrixson in Southern California and from Sue Vasquez at the Greater Pittsburg Suzuki Institute. She taught privately in Pasadena and at the Claremont
Community School of Music in Claremont, CA. For 15 years,
she had a private piano studio in Fort Dodge, IA and was on the staff of
Grace Lutheran Church. She joined the Preucil Music School in Iowa City
in the fall of 2006, having recently relocated to the Iowa City area.
BARBARA MICHAELSON studied piano with the Eugene Hudson
at Wartburg College, and received her B.M. and M.A. degrees
in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of
Iowa where she studied with Kenneth Amada. She was a winner in the IMTA Collegiate Piano Competition, and Wartburg
College Concerto Competition. Barbara received her Suzuki
piano training from Cheryl Holmes in St. Paul, MN. She is
featured as the pianist on the CD recordings of William Preucil’s “Suzuki Viola Book 7”, and flutist Claudia Anderson’s “American Flute”,
and has appeared frequently as an accompanist in the Iowa City area.
Japanese-Australian pianist HIKARI NAKAMURA
was born in Yokohama and began her music
lessons on the violin with her father, Yasuki
Nakamura. Her family moved to Sydney in
1979, where she began learning the piano
through the Suzuki Method. Ms. Nakamura
holds degrees from The University of Sydney,
Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Queensland University of Technology and The University of Iowa. In Australia, her
teachers have been Nada Brissenden, Neta Maughn and Max Olding with
additional lessons from Lev Vlassenko. Her studies abroad include Talent
Education Research Institute in Japan with Haruko Kataoka and from
Naoyuki Taneda in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1996, Ms Nakamura taught at
The Central Queensland University-Conservatorium of Music and in 2000
joined the piano faculty at The Preucil School of Music in Iowa City, Iowa. A
recipient of the Becker Scholarship, Ms. Nakamura obtained her Doctorate
of Musical Arts degree in 2005 from The University of Iowa, studying with
Uriel Tsachor.
AURA STROSCHEIN graduated from Ball State University in
Muncie, IN with a Bachelor of Music in piano performance
and a Bachelor of Arts in French with university honors. She
studied piano at the Conservatoire National de Region de
Lille in France for three years under the direction of Bernard
Lerouge. She obtained her Master of Music degree from the
University of Toledo, studying piano with Dr. Michael Boyd.
She is currently pursuing doctoral studies at the University
of Iowa under the instruction of Dr. Rene Lecuona.