Marvin Blickenstaff

Marvin Blickenstaff joined The New School in 1999, and serves as co-director of the PEPS Program. Blickenstaff holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Indiana University, where he received both academic and performance honors. He is well-known across the country and in Canada for his frequent presentations at state and national conferences.
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An Invitation to the Piano Inspires Book Club – Part 2

Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question As we approach the new school year, we invite you to join us for the Piano Inspires Book Club! The first book club will focus on Marvin Blickenstaff’s new book Inspired Piano Teaching. Learn more and register...

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An Invitation to the Piano Inspires Book Club

Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question As we approach the new school year, we invite you to join us for the Piano Inspires Book Club! The first book club will focus on Inspired Piano Teaching by Marvin Blickenstaff. Learn more and register here. August 26, 2024...

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The Benefits of NCKP: The Piano Conference and Why You Should Attend

Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We would like to thank Marvin Blickenstaff for this article about the benefits of The Piano Conference: NCKP. Want to learn more about The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025? Click here to read about next year’s conference and...

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Q&A with Marvin Blickenstaff: Part One

Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We would like to thank Marvin Blickenstaff for answering these questions regarding his approach to piano pedagogy. Want to learn more about Marvin’s teaching? The Frances Clark Center recently published his book Inspired Piano Teaching. This fall...

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