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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1926-2014 Louise Goss, one of world’s leading figures in the field of piano pedagogy, co-founder of the New School for Music Study, and editor of two seminal series on teaching piano, and founder of The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy, died...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Young Pianists Garner National Attention The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy (FCCKP) recognizes the following outstanding musicians at The New School for Music Study on their recent achievements in piano study. Three students at The New School for Music Study (NSMS)...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Well-Known Piano School Hosts Open House The New School For Music Study (NSMS) announces its first-annual Open House and Welcome Night, scheduled for Thursday August 29, 2013 from 4-8PM.   NSMS is located just 5 minutes north of Princeton on Nassau/Route 27 in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rebecca Pennington Named Interim Administrative Director The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy announces the appointment of Rebecca Pennington as Interim Administrative Director of The New School for Music Study. Pennington was appointed to the position following the resignation of current Administrative...