January 2019: Questions and Answers
January 2019; Vol. 11, No. 1
Q: What professional development opportunities are available online? Are any of these offered by the Frances Clark Center? A: Your biggest challenge is not finding opportunities for professional development but selecting the opportunities that are relevant and meaningful to you. All resources are not created equal...
Fred Kern: A Pedagogical Giant
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Fred Kern could light up any room. Those who knew him—and even those who didn’t—couldn’t help but smile anytime he was near. Dr. Kern, widely known as a clinician, author, teacher, composer, and arranger, published numerous texts on piano pedagogy and wrote more than 500 arrangements and original...
Alessio Bax Italian Virtuoso
March 2009; Vol. 1, No. 2
First Prize winner In the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition in 2000, and at the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in 1997, 31-year-old Italian pianist Alessio Bax has sure-handedly established himself as one of the most accomplished performers in the world. Praised by the international press, his...
May 2016: Questions and Answers
May 2016; Vol. 8, No. 3
Q: Is piano study for everyone? Why or why not? A: There’s an answer to this question that I WISH were true. And there’s another answer that probably IS true. WISH piano study was for everyone because I believe that everyone—at any age, with any...
July 2016: Questions and Answers
July 2016; Vol. 8, No. 4
Q: If a family with an active child is trying to decide among competing, high-quality extracurricular activities such as martial arts, dance lessons, guitar lessons, art classes, horseback riding, or piano lessons, what would be your arguments in favor of piano lessons? A: Let’s face it....
Reflections on the Frances Clark Center 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
Summer 2021; Vol. 13, No. 2
The Lifetime Achievement Award has only been bestowed ten times since 1983. It is the Frances Clark Center’s highest honor and is presented to individuals who have made substantial and enduring contributions to the field of piano pedagogy. At the NCKP 2021 Virtual Piano Conference, four individuals will be honored...