The Frances Clark Center
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Inspired Piano Teaching
Recollections
Piano Literature for Teaching and Performance
Piano Inspires Kids
A magazine for young pianists that contains engaging content for piano students, offers a space for student-created ideas and submissions, and provides the teacher with activities and curricular materials for use in teaching.
The Piano Conference:
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The Piano Inspires Podcast
The Piano Inspires Podcast features interviews with master piano teachers and performers, inspiring students and teachers of all ages!
Journal of Piano Research
This journal is an international, peer-reviewed publication promoting the exploration, discussion, and dissemination of high-level research that will advance professional practice and scholarship.
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Listen to the Latest Piano Inspires Podcast:
Tune in to listen to our interview series on the transformative power of music.
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Stanford Thompson, Building Access and Belonging Through Equity Arc | S3 E18
The latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast features internationally recognized musician and educator Stanford Thompson. In this interview with host Craig Sale, Thompson…
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Julie Nagel, Where Music, Mind, and Meaning Meet | S3 E17
In this episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast, host Sara Ernst is joined by Julie Jaffee Nagel, a psychologist, psychoanalyst, and musician. Nagel reflects…
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Logan Skelton, Immersing in Sound, Poetry, and Musical Meaning | S3 E16
Join host Sara Ernst as she interviews Logan Skelton in this episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast. A pianist, composer, and teacher, Dr. Skelton…
Piano Inspires Discovery:
A space dedicated to inspiring the love of piano and music making through educational and inspirational content.
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Celebrate the Power of a Piano Teacher This Valentine’s Day
Share the love this Valentine’s Day by honoring piano teachers who are working every day to make the world more kind, inclusive, and connected…
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Community Impact – Surge: Impact in the Time of Adversity
In the Community Impact webinar series, music teachers across the world gather to create, refine, and celebrate projects that positively impact communities and advance…
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Piano Inspires Kids: 2026 Composition Contest
The Winter 2026 Issue of Piano Inspires Kids is coming soon! Subscribers will be receiving the print issue in their mailboxes in the coming…
Upcoming Events:
Improv Week!
Join us for a week of hands-on piano improvisation! Facilitated by members of the Creative Music Making Committee, this series offers quick tips and creative approaches to help you start improvising—on your own, with students and with friends!
Upcoming Webinars:
Community Impact – Synergy: The Power of Collaboration
True synergy occurs when collaboration achieves more than the sum of individual efforts. Drs. Lopez and Sanchez, co-founders of the North Texas International Piano Pedagogy Symposium, will discuss how their partnership filled a critical need in their…
Peer Connections – Economic Models: Building a Career for the Future
Building a career as musicians and educators requires nimble and bold approaches when building a career that starts “here and now” while navigating the steps that move towards a sustainable future. Join us as we ask important questions of one another when…
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