Publications
Rebecca Shockley is the author of two books: Mapping Music: For Faster Learning and secure Memory – a Guide for Piano Teachers and Students and a revised edition of her mother's memoirs, Is There a Piano in the House? The Life, Story, and Thoughts of Dorothy Stolzenbach Payne.
Mapping Music
Mapping Music offers a fresh approach for pianists and other musicians who want to develop systematic music learning skills. Over 50 musical examples, from elementary to advanced piano repertoire, illustrate basic principles and techniques of mapping. Practice strategies and suggestions for teachers offer valuable insights for professionals and amateurs alike.
Is There a Piano in the House?
The memoirs of this renowned Cincinnati piano teacher provide a fascinating look at her life and her career as orchestra pianist, soloist, teacher to generations of piano students, and church organist. Members of the Keyboard Club, which she started in 1935, have shared music and gained lifelong friends at their monthly meetings, and her forward-looking ideas on teaching are valuable for any teacher. Accounts of life with her violinist husband, Karl Payne, and her three children (all pianists) reveal a devoted wife and mother who nonetheless managed a full-time career before many women could. Rebecca Shockley’s revised edition is rich with photos and new stories about her extraordinary mother.
