TRIBUTES TO Frances Clark Center Lifetime Achievement Honorees Michelle Conda & George Litterst
by Various Authors A Tribute to Michelle Conda: Her Many Contributions to Piano Pedagogy A Passionate Teacher There are moments in your life that, unbeknownst to you at the time, radically transform your future. For me, that moment was during my sophomore year at the...
A Quick Look at Business and Entrepreneurship: What Pianists Should Know
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question Special thanks to the NCKP 2023: The Piano Conference Business and Entrepreneurship Committee for their contributions to this post.Join them for their webinar, “The Hidden Landscape of Business and Entrepreneurship,” on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 at 11:00AM...
Five Things You Might Not Know About Claude Debussy
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question Check out Andy Villemez’s video of Debussy: La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin, L. 177/8 where he explores the preparation, practice, and interpretation of this unique piece. 1. When referring to his own music, Debussy hated the...
NCKP 2023: Committee Programming Previews
NCKP: The Piano Conference will be in-person at the Westin Chicago Lombard from Wednesday to Saturday, July 26–29, 2023, and online on Friday to Sunday, June 9–11, 2023. The conference has a compelling array of topics covering all aspects of piano teaching, learning, and performing....