Collegiate Essay Winner: The Cultural and Practical Implications of Tan Dun’s Eight Memories in Watercolor
Winter 2025; Vol 16, No. 4
Blending Musical Traditions Tan Dun was born in 1957, in Changsha, Hunan Province, China, and earned his master’s degree in 1985, from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. He moved to the United States in 1986, in pursuit of further academic and creative exploration,...
Winter 2025: Questions and Answers
Winter 2025; Vol 16, No. 4
Before entering a student in a contest or festival, it is necessary to have discussions with the student and their parent/ guardian. All parties need to know what type of event you are suggesting they participate in. (Some parents want competition, others don’t. They need...
Piano Inspires Podcast: Pete Jutras
Back to Discovery Blog Home To celebrate the latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Pete Jutras, we are sharing an excerpted transcript of his conversation with Jennifer Snow. Want to learn more about Jutras? Check out the latest installment of the Piano Inspires...
How to Write an Effective Conference Proposal: 5 Tips for Success
Back to Discovery Blog Home We are delighted to share top tips from Dr. Sara Ernst on writing successful conference proposals to support you as you draft your session ideas for The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025. Sara is Director of Teacher Engagement for the Frances...
Piano Inspires Kids: Student Spotlights
Back to Discovery Blog Home The Summer 2024 Issue of Piano Inspires Kids is here! Not yet a subscriber? Click here to receive the issue and give the gift of music to the musicians in your life! Keep reading for a sneak peek into the Summer Issue. Calling all Piano...
Effective, enforceable piano studio policies
Back to Discovery Blog Home We would like to thank Wendy Stevens for this article about studio policies. To read the full article, click here. Between August 5 and September 15, The Frances Clark Center is offering 20% off all full-length courses such as A...
Does Piano Study Help Children in Other Aspects of School Study?
Back to Discovery Blog Home We would like to thank Madeleine Crouch for this article about piano study and how it affects academic achievement. To read the full article, click here. Between August 5 and September 15, The Frances Clark Center is offering 20% off...
How Do You Plan A Student’s Repertoire for the Coming School Year?
Back to Discovery Blog Home We would like to thank Martha Appleby, Sara Krohn, Leanne Hedges, and James B Lyke for this insightful article about planning repertoire. To read the full article, click here. Although few teachers of my acquaintance indulge in a languid state...
Breaking Out of the House of Corrections
Back to Discovery Blog Home We would like to thank Craig Sale for this insightful article about preparing students for their practice. To read the full article, click here. I will always remember Frances Clark stating that our lessons should not be a “house of...
The Body and the Beat: Developing Rhythm through Mindful Movement
Back to Discovery Blog Home We would like to thank Lesley McAllister for this insightful article on rhythm and movement. To read the full article, click here. Movement, for children, is necessary for learning. Young bodies are fine-tuned sensory receptors collecting information, curious and eager...
Do You Use Summer Lessons for Special Reading Activities?
Back to Discovery Blog Home We would like to thank Richard Chronister, Mary Ann Letti, and Berdine Ehrman for this insightful article on summer reading activities. To read the full article, click here. Both writers for this issue’s Music Reading Department take the view that summer...
Piano Inspires Kids: Musicians and Athletes: What Can They Learn from One Another?
Back to Discovery Blog Home The Summer 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 the gift of...
What is a Good Piano Sound and How Do You Get it?
Back to Discovery Blog Home We would like to thank William Fried for this insightful article on making a beautiful sound at the piano. Want to learn more about tone production? Check out the latest issue of Piano Magazine. Our new summer issue can be...
A Tribute to Gary Ingle
by Jennifer Snow Published in Piano Magazine, Summer 2024 Issue Leadership is a term that is frequently used. A quick google search reveals a range of characteristics, terminology, and definitions of success. The truth of effective leadership lies in the person—an individual who impacts a...
The Frances Clark Center to Receive $30,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
PRESS RELEASE: 21 MAY 2024 The Frances Clark Center is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $30,000 to support its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts in music...