Draft:Albert Rozin

Albert Rozin (June 15, 1907 – March 10,1987) was an American music educator noted for his many pedagogical piano compositions. He believed titles served as a gateway to both mastering technique and finding joy in playing.

Life
Rozin was born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) and took an early interest in music from his father, Nathan Rozin, a French horn player in the Russian Symphony Orchestra and his father's colleagues and collaborators Chaliapin, Rachmaninoff, and Gabrilowitsch. He studied piano at the Warsaw Conservatory before emigrating to the United States in 1923.

Rozin grew up in The Bronx, New York City, where he continued his studies in piano under Nicholas Nicolaeeff. He also studied the organ, at one time under the instruction of Jesse Crawford, famed silent movie organist.

Rozin married Rosanne Lamden in 1932 and they had one son, Paul. Rozin earned a living as a piano instructor, educational composer, and organist of the Beth Shalom Peoples Temple of Brooklyn.

Rozin received multiple honors, including being voted one of the top 50 composers by The National Guild of Piano Teachers in 1967. He was a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). Rozin died in New Jersey on March 10, 1987.

Music
Rozin wrote over 200 pieces of pedagogical piano music and liturgical music compositions. Over 100 of those pieces were published during his lifetime and another 100 unpublished pieces were found after his death and made available to the public.

Most of Rozin's works were brief, educational compositions with engaging titles covering many different cultural and geographic styles. He was motivated to create music that took the drudgery out of lessons. Rozin was known for his techniques for adult beginners.

His most productive period as a composer was between 1954 and 1970. Notable collections include The Weather Suite, Twelve Piano Impressions, Favorite Hebrew Songs, and Famous Melodies in Five Finger Positions.

More extended works include The Little Concerto, Fond Memories, Reverie, and Scherzino.

Well-known individual short pieces, mostly for beginning and intermediate players, include The Subway Rush, Daydreams, Evening Shadows, Examination Blues, The Mellow Cello, and My Little Music Box.