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Five Things You Might Not Know About Florence Price

Back to Discovery Blog Home We would like to thank Lia Jenson-Abbott for this insightful article on Florence Price. Want to learn more about Florence Price? The winter issue of Piano Inspires Kids will explore her life, music, and work. Our first batch just shipped, but there is still...

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Piano Inspires Kids: Winter Issue Sneak Peak

Back to Discovery Blog Home The Winter 2024 Issue of Piano Inspires Kids is coming soon! Subscribers will be receiving the print issue in their mailboxes in the coming weeks. Not a subscriber? Subscribe by Thursday, December 14 at kids.pianoinspires.com/subscribe to receive the issue and...

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Engaging the Brain: Practice Tips from an Interview with Spencer Myer

Back to Discovery Blog Home We would like to thank Barbara Fast and Spencer Myer for this insightful interview on practice. Want to learn more about practicing? Register for the free webinar, “#100daysofpractice: Selection and adaptation of self-regulated learning strategies in an online music performance...

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Journal of Piano Research Invites Submissions

PRESS RELEASE: 6 NOVEMBER 2023 The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy is pleased to invite submissions for the Journal of Piano Research, a new peer-reviewed research journal. The Journal of Piano Research fills the need for a high-quality source of research articles dedicated to...

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From the Archives: How Do You Teach Students to Plan Fingering?

Back to Discovery Blog Home Quer saber mais sobre dedilhado? Inscreva-se no nosso webinar internacional gratuito, “ A dedilhação como elemento de expressividade na performance pianística” apresentado por Luis Pipa no dia 4 de novembro. Saiba mais e inscreva-se aqui: https://pianoinspires.com/webinar/11-04-23-webinar/. The following contribution from Bruce...

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How do you use Piano Inspires Kids in your studio?

Back to Discovery Blog Home The Co-Editors-in-Chief of Piano Inspires Kids, Andrea McAlister and Sara Ernst, recently answered some questions about the new magazine for young pianists. Find out more about the magazine below and go to kids.pianoinspires.com to join our community of inspired music makers! With the recent...

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Five Things You Should Know About Teaching Adults in Groups

Back to Discovery Blog Home In her Summer 2021 article “Teaching Adults in Group-Piano Settings: Facilitating the Musical Process,” Pamela Pike gave practical advice about how to teach adults in group settings. Here are five tips for working with adults in groups from her article....

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Piano Inspires Kids Excerpt: Listening Guide for the 12 American Preludes by Ginastera

Back to Discovery Blog Home The Co-Editors-in-Chief of Piano Inspires Kids, Andrea McAlister and Sara Ernst, recently answered some questions about the new magazine for young pianists. Find out more about the magazine below and go to kids.pianoinspires.com to join our community of inspired music makers! The Autumn issue...

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5 Things to Discover about Hispanic Composers

Back to Discovery Blog Home 1. Manuel Ponce was the earliest internationally successful Mexican composer of classical music. The Mexican composer Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar was musically active in the first half of the 20th century. The European-influenced Ponce was the earliest internationally successful Mexican...

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5 Ways to Provide Student-Centered Feedback

Back to Discovery Blog Home In his Summer 2023 article “Breaking Out of the House of Corrections,” Craig Sale gave practical advice about how to develop independent learners and motivated students. Here are five tips for providing student-centered feedback from his article. Read the full...

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From the Archives: An Interview with James Lyke

Back to Discovery Blog Home In celebration of Dr. James Lyke and his life, the Frances Clark Center is pleased to share an excerpted interview written by Ronald Chioldi and published in the May 2009 issue of Clavier Companion (Vol. 1, No. 3). Click here...

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Mindfulness in the Piano Lesson: Where Do We Start?

Back to Discovery Blog Home In the Summer 2023 Piano Magazine issue, Fernanda Nieto posed a question about mindfulness in the piano studio: how do we help our students deal with the stresses in piano lessons but also in everyday life? Enjoy this excerpt from...

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Five Things You Might Not Know About Practicing the Piano

Back to Discovery Blog Home We would like to thank Sheryl Iott for collaboration on this post. We encourage you to watch Sheryl’s archived webinar titled, “Music Cognition: Patterns, Predictions and Practice,” by clicking here. Want to watch, but not yet a subscriber? Subscribe now...

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