Piano Inspires Podcast: Susanna Garcia
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question To celebrate the latest episode of Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Susanna Garcia we are sharing an excerpted transcript of her conversation with Luis Sanchez. Want to learn more about Garcia? Check out the latest installment of 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....
Presenting at NCKP: My Experience and Why You Should Too
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We invite you to submit your e-poster proposals, teaching demonstration videos, and performance videos by 11:59pm PT on Monday, April 10, 2023. My Experience at NCKP 2021 Summer 2021 found the world struggling to regain normalcy as...
Gabriela Montero: From Advocacy to Artistry
Spring 2022; Vol. 14, No. 1
An Interview with Luis Sanchez. This interview was conducted in Spanish and translated and condensed by the author for clarity. Born in Venezuela, Gabriela Montero has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Dresden Philharmonic, Oslo...
The Nuts and Bolts of Teaching Piano Duet Repertoire: John Corigliano’s Gazebo Dances for Piano Four Hands
Autumn 2020; Vol. 12, No. 4
I. Introduction Piano duets constitute an integral part of the keyboard literature and are central to the development of specific musicianship and keyboard skills for students of all levels. The twentieth century offers an array of fascinating works by composers that employed a variety of...
NCKP 2021 Conference and Preconference Previews
Summer 2021; Vol. 13, No. 2
In our spring 2021 issue we previewed some of the daylong preconference sessions in which attendees of the virtual conference can participate in July. Below, we follow-up on two more exciting preconference days and highlight a new conference track featuring presentations in Spanish and Portuguese, with...