Haciendo Música para todos Resúmenes para el volumen 14, No. 1
Translations by Luis Sanchez PM-Spring-2022-Abstracts.SPANISHDownload Create to Motivate: Using Repertoire to Incorporate Creativity in Lessons – By Chee-Hwa Tan Crear para motivar: uso del repertorio para incorporar la creatividad en las lecciones – Por Chee-Hwa Tan, pág. 26 La capacidad de experimentar y crear con...
Celebrating a New Year of Piano Study: Ideas for Teaching and Learning Abstracts for Volume 13, No. 3
PM-Fall-2021-Abstracts-ENGLISHDownload Burning Brightly without Burning Out – By Brenda Wristen, p. 51 Burnout has been implicated as the biggest occupational hazard of the 21st Summary: century, and piano teachers may be especially susceptible. This article discusses the factors contributing to burnout in relation to job...
Guiding Intermediate Pianists Abstracts for Volume 13, No. 3
PM-Winter-2021-2022-Abstracts-ENGLISHDownload A Hummel Treasure Hunt – By Joanne Haroutounian, p. 39 This article describes the personal journey to research a piano concertino by Johann Nepomuk Hummel during the 1980s before internet conveniences. From initially hearing the music on a clock radio, the author searched the...
Music Making for All Abstracts for Volume 14, No. 1
PM-Spring-2022-Abstracts-ENGLISHDownload Create to Motivate: Using Repertoire to Incorporate Creativity in Lessons – By Chee-Hwa Tan, p. 26 The ability to experiment and create with our instrument is an important part of piano study. Yet including creative activities like ear training, improvisation, transposition, musical composition, and...
Rethinking disABILITIES and Music Education
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Frances Clark Center Hires Director of Digital Operations
PRESS RELEASE 16 DECEMBER 2019 Frances Clark Center Hires Director of Digital Operations The Frances Clark Center is pleased to announce Shana Kirk as the new Director of Digital Operations, effective December 1, 2019. Shana is a teacher, pianist, arts advocate, and music industry consultant with extensive...
Frances Clark Center Hires Director of Teacher Engagement
PRESS RELEASE 15 NOVEMBER 2019 Frances Clark Center Hires Director of Teacher Engagement The Frances Clark Center is pleased to announce Dr. Sara Ernst as the new Director of Teacher Engagement, effective November 1, 2019. Dr. Ernst, NCTM, is Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy at the University...
Dr. E.L. Lancaster and Dr. Jane Magrath selected to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2019 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
PRESS RELEASE09 NOVEMBER 2018 The Frances Clark Center extends its congratulations to Dr. E.L. Lancaster and Dr. Jane Magrath the 2019 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients. As NCKP’s highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award is presented on behalf of the Frances...
Clavier Companion appoints Director of Content Curation/Senior Editor
PRESS RELEASE 02 AUGUST 2018 The Frances Clark Center is pleased to announce the hire of Dr. Andrea McAlister as the new Director of Content Curation and Senior Editor for Clavier Companion, effective August 1, 2018. Dr. McAlister, NCTM, is Associate Professor of Piano Pedagogy at Oberlin College...
Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy Hires Editor in Chief/Chief Content Director for Clavier Companion
PRESS RELEASE 26 JUNE 2018 Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy Hires Editor in Chief/Chief Content Director for Clavier Companion. The Frances Clark Center is pleased to announce the hire of Dr. Pamela Pike as the new Editor in Chief/Chief Content Director for Clavier Companion,...
Elvina Pearce Donates Transformative Gift to The Frances Clark Center
PRESS RELEASE 01 MAY 2018The Frances Clark Center is thrilled to announce the generous and transformative gift received from renowned teacher Elvina Truman Pearce. This unprecedented legacy gift has been donated by Mrs. Pearce to advance the mission of the Center through meaningful and high...
Frances Clark Center appoints new Director of NCKP
PRESS RELEASE 12 DECEMBER 2017 The Frances Clark Center is pleased to announce that Ryan Greene has been promoted to the position of Director, NCKP and Director of Digital Operations for the Frances Clark Center. Greene is currently Associate Director, National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, and has handled...
Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy Hires Full-Time Executive Director
PRESS RELEASE 25 OCTOBER 2017 The Frances Clark Center is pleased to announce the hire of Dr. Jennifer Snow as its first full-time Executive Director, effective November 1, 2017. Snow is a former Vice President, Teacher Education for the Royal Conservatory and previously was a member of the...
Update on Dr. Edwin Gordon’s NCKP keynote
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2015Written by Sam Holland The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy, and the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, wish to extend our sincere best wishes to Dr. Edwin Gordon who has been diagnosed with acute leukemia. Dr. Gordon was to...
PIANO PEDAGOGY FORUM MOVES TO NEW HOME
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Frances Clark Center Acquires Prestigious Online Journal The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Piano Pedagogy Forum internet journal.Created in 1998 by Scott Price as the first online journal in the piano pedagogy field, the journal...