The Piano Preparatory Program was started in 1966 by Professors Kathryn Sherer and John O'Brien. It was one of the first programs in the United States to provide practical teaching experience to college students. From the beginning, it has been a natural adjunct to the piano pedagogy curriculum within the music major at Goshen College.
Younger students receive weekly or bi-weekly group and weekly private lessons.
Junior high and high school students meet monthly for a repertoire and theory class and weekly for private lessons. The primary curriculum used for students in the Piano Preparatory Program is Music Pathways, co-authored by Goshen College professor, Marvin Blickenstaff. Pictured above are Professor Beverly Lapp, director of the program, giving a group lesson. Below are Goshen College music faculty and students currently teaching in the Piano Preparatory Program. Marvin Blickenstaff teaches a group lesson on note reading.