Spotlight on Leah Claiborne
Back to Discovery Blog Home Leah Claiborne To celebrate the legacy of Dr. Leah Claiborne as our Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, we are spotlighting her extensive scholarship and research published by The Frances Clark Center. Leah Claiborne is Associate Professor at the University...
Piano Repertoire Planning for a Successful New Teaching Year
Back to Discovery Blog Home As the month of August quickly approaches, music teachers are beginning to prepare for the new school year ahead. This brings not only new and returning students back into the studio, but also decisions about repertoire assignments for festivals, recitals,...
5 Reasons to Submit a Proposal to The Piano Conference: NCKP 2027
Back to Discovery Blog Home We would like to thank Megan Hall and Curtis Pavey for this insightful article about why you should submit a proposal to The Piano Conference: NCKP 2027. The last chance to submit your proposals via our proposal submission portal is...
This Month in Piano History: July 2026
Back to Discovery Blog Home To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, this post of our series This Month in Piano History will celebrate piano and musical history of the USA. Read more below about the lives of...
Summer Piano Teaching
Back to Discovery Blog Home To celebrate the upcoming summer season, we are sharing a few of our favorite articles about summer piano teaching. Unsure how to design curricula, practice plans, or even summer camp activities? These articles are packed with expert tips to make...
Spotlight on Chee-Hwa Tan
Back to Discovery Blog Home Chee-Hwa Tan, Pianist Chee-Hwa Tan is a member of The Frances Clark Center Board of Trustees and is a composer, pianist, and teacher. In addition to serving on the faculty of the University of Denver Lamont School of Music, she...
Spotlight on E.L. Lancaster
Back to Discovery Blog Home E.L. Lancaster E.L. Lancaster is a member of The Frances Clark Center Board of Trustees and a faculty member at California State University Northridge. With dozens of publications for developing pianists, Lancaster is one of the most respected composers and...
Spotlight on Susanna Garcia
Back to Discovery Blog Home Susanna Garcia Susanna Garcia is a member of The Frances Clark Center Board of Trustees and Professor Emerita at the University of Louisiana Lafayette. An author of the award winning eNovativePiano program with Chan Kiat Lim, Garcia has led a...
Spotlight on Phyllis Lehrer
Back to Discovery Blog Home Phyllis Lehrer Phyllis Lehrer is a member of The Frances Clark Center Board of Trustees and Professor Emerita at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ. A lifelong devotee to piano teaching and performance, Lehrer was recognized with...
Spotlight on Frances Clark
Back to Discovery Blog Home Frances Clark In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we celebrate and remember the legacy of piano pedagogue Frances Clark. A pioneer in the field of piano pedagogy, her vision and extraordinary capacity to inspire great teaching revolutionized the piano world....
Spotlight on William Chapman Nyaho
Back to Discovery Blog Home William Chapman Nyaho William Chapman Nyaho is a member of The Frances Clark Center Board of Trustees and an internationally known pianist and teacher. A trailblazer, Nyaho regularly performs and teaches music by composers of African descent. His publication, Piano...
This Month in Piano History – May 2026
Back to Discovery Blog Home In this post remembering important events from piano history in the month of May, learn about the births of several pianists and composers along with an important musical premiere that resulted in protest! Johannes Brahms May 7, 1833 – Birth...
Spotlight on Penny Lazarus
Back to Discovery Blog Home Penny Lazarus To celebrate Earth Day 2026, we are spotlighting a member of our community known for her fundraising efforts for multiple environmental causes. Lazarus is a piano teacher based in Massachusetts. Her work is well known in her community...
Spotlight on Samuel Holland
Back to Discovery Blog Home Samuel Holland is the Chair of The Frances Clark Center Board of Trustees, Dean of the Meadows School of the Arts, and Algur H. Meadows Chair and Professor of Music at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. He is an...
Spotlight on Jerry Wong
Back to Discovery Blog Home Jerry Wong To celebrate the latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Jerry Wong, we are spotlighting his extensive scholarship and research published by The Frances Clark Center. Jerry Wong is Professor of Piano at the Melbourne Conservatorium of...