PRESS RELEASE: 23 APRIL 2025
The Frances Clark Center is pleased to announce the selected proposals for our Collegiate Connections events:
- Frances Clark Center Collegiate Connections Webinar: Friday, April 25, 2025 11:00 AM-12:30 PM EDT.
- The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 Online Event: Saturday, June 7, 2025, 2:00-3:30 PM EDT.
Selected Proposals
AI and Student Motivation: Can Gamification and Adaptive AI Improve Practice Habits?
Victoria Barnette, Ryan Kee, Yuxiang Zhang
University of Missouri; Curtis Pavey, faculty mentor
Building Community Through Sound: Sensory-Friendly Concerts
Janna Peña, Ayunia Saputro, Mira Walker
University of Michigan; Paola Savvidou, faculty mentor
Designing Interactive Piano Events for the Community: Observations from Two Approaches
Lynnae Hurst, Katrina Kahlhamer, Samuel E. Pang
University of Oklahoma; Sara Ernst, faculty mentor
Honorable Mentions
From Doctoral Student to Clinician: Masterclassing as Career Preparation for Young Professionals
Aidan Hedrick, Maxwell Hinton, Tse-Rung Huang, Lynn Worcester Jones, HaEun Kim, Qi Liang, Yuqi Shi, Zicong Su, Andrew Villemez, Rena Wu, Liming Yang
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; Lynn Worcester Jones, faculty mentor
From Overwhelmed to Empowered: Avoiding Teacher Burnout
Claire Kim, Adèle LeBlanc, Carlie Toliver, Michelle Wijaya
Southern Methodist University; Catharine Lysinger, faculty mentor
Grooving to the Beat: Mastering Counting with Metronome Fun! (Vol.2)
Mi Sun Cheong, Boyoon Choi, Sangsoo Kim
University of North Texas; Oscar Macchioni, faculty mentor
Teaching Beginner Piano Students to Read Modern Notation: A Case Study of George Crumb’s Makrokosmos I
Xinyue Gu, Miao Ma
University of Kansas; Yiyang Chen, faculty mentor
Thanks to All Submitters and Faculty Mentors
Palm Beach Atlantic University; Jackie Yong
Southern Methodist University; Catharine Lysinger
State University of Maringá; John Kennedy Pereira de Castro
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora; Fernando Santana
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music; Lynn Worcester Jones
University of Kansas; Yiyang Chen
University of Michigan; Paola Savvidou
University of Michigan; Christopher Harding
University of Missouri; Curtis Pavey
University of North Texas; Oscar Macchioni
University of Oklahoma; Sara Ernst
University of Oregon; Grace Ho
Utah Valley University; Carmen Hall
West Virginia University; Peter Amstutz
We look forward to highlighting the outstanding work of pedagogy and collegiate groups and to foster global community engagement among our collegiate cohorts and faculty. Register today to attend the event!