Andrea McAlister

Dr. Andrea McAlister is Professor of Piano Pedagogy at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where she teaches piano pedagogy, group piano, and coordinates the secondary piano studies program. McAlister also serves as Director of Digital Programming for the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy, Senior Editor for Piano Magazine, Division Director of the Music Teachers National Association, and serves on the executive committees of the Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum and the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy. Dr. McAlister is an inaugural member of the Yamaha Master Educator Collective in Keyboard Pedagogy.

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5 Things to Know about Piano Inspires Kids Composition Contest

Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question Attention budding composers! Piano Inspires Kids invites students to submit a piano solo for our first composition contest! Winning compositions will be featured in the Summer 2024 issue and on our website, kids.pianoinspires.com. Read below for all...

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5 Things to Know about Piano Inspires Kids Composition Contest

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Piano Inspires Kids: David, Plays!

Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question The Winter 2024 Issue of Piano Inspires Kids is coming soon! Subscribers will be receiving the print issue in their mailboxes in the coming weeks. Not yet a subscriber? Click here to receive the issue and give...

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Piano Inspires Kids: Winter Issue Sneak Peak

Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question The Winter 2024 Issue of Piano Inspires Kids is coming soon! Subscribers will be receiving the print issue in their mailboxes in the coming weeks. Not a subscriber? Subscribe by Thursday, December 14 at kids.pianoinspires.com/subscribe to receive...

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An Inspirational Force of Nature | Honoring Michelle Conda

Michelle Conda is a recipient of the 2023 Frances Clark Center Lifetime Achievement Award. Her extensive contributions to the field of piano pedagogy are extraordinary and exemplify outstanding dedication to the field of music and piano teaching. The Frances Clark Center Lifetime Achievement Award is...

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NCKP 2023: Committee Programming Previews

Spring 2023; Vol. 15, No. 1

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A Peek Inside Piano Inspires Discussion Events: Opportunities to Learn, Discuss, and Connect

Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We were pleased to welcome Dr. Brenda Wristen, Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and author of the Piano Magazine article “No Thumb or Fifth Finger on Black Keys, Except…” for an...