5 Reasons to Enroll in a Summer Seminar
We would like to thank Sara Ernst for this article about our 2024 Summer Intensive Seminars. Interested in learning more about our 2024 Summer Intensive Seminars? Learn more by clicking here. 1. Summer is a great time for learning! We are offering two summer seminars...
5 Things to Know about Piano Inspires Kids Composition Contest
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question Attention budding composers! Piano Inspires Kids invites students to submit a piano solo for our first composition contest! Winning compositions will be featured in the Summer 2024 issue and on our website, kids.pianoinspires.com. Read below for all...
How to Write an Effective Conference Proposal: 5 Tips for Success
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We are delighted to share top tips from Dr. Sara Ernst on writing successful conference proposals. Are you a student interested in sharing your research and projects with the piano pedagogy community? On Friday, April 26th at...
Effectively Teaching Young Students: Q&A with Sara Ernst
We would like to thank Sara Ernst for participating in this interview answering questions about effectively teaching young students. Interested in learning more from Sara Ernst about teaching elementary pianists? Attend our 2024 Summer Intensive Seminar: Teaching Elementary Pianists. Learn more by clicking here. What...
A Tribute to Marvin Blickenstaff and his Pedagogical Legacy
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We would like to thank Sara Ernst, Jane Magrath, Karen Zorn, Joel M. Harrison, Marianne Williams, Zack Kleiman, Henry Banta, Anya Smith, and Nina Austria for collaborating on this tribute to Marvin Blickenstaff. Interested in learning more...
Marvin Blickenstaff: Cheerleader Extraordinaire
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We would like to thank Sara Ernst for this tribute to her mentor, Marvin Blickenstaff. On January 30, 2024 we are hosting a virtual Publications Party to celebrate Marvin Blickenstaff’s new book, Inspired Piano Teaching. Click here to...
5 Things to Know about Piano Inspires Kids Composition Contest
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question Attention budding composers! Piano Inspires Kids invites students to submit a piano solo for our first composition contest! Winning compositions will be featured in the Summer 2024 issue and on our website, kids.pianoinspires.com. Read below for all...
Marvin Blickenstaff: Cheerleader Extraordinaire
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We would like to thank Sara Ernst for this tribute to her mentor, Marvin Blickenstaff. Since 1999, Marvin Blickenstaff has been a beloved faculty member of the New School for Music Study in Kingston, NJ. In honor...
Piano Inspires Kids: David, Plays!
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question 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 yet a subscriber? Click here to receive the issue and give...
Piano Inspires Kids: Winter Issue Sneak Peak
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question 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...
Thank you, Jane!
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We would like to thank Sara Ernst for this tribute to her teacher, Jane Magrath. As we enter the season of gratitude and giving, we pay tribute to piano teachers from around the country who are transforming...
Piano Inspires Kids: An Interview with Co-Editors-in-Chief Andrea McAlister and Sara Ernst
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question 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 ages 8-14. Find out more about the magazine below and go to kids.pianoinspires.com to join...
OLGA KERN: A Consummate and Positive Artist
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We are pleased to share this conversation with Olga Kern about her vibrant career and mission as a musician, written by Sara Ernst. This conversation originally appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of Piano Magazine. If you...
OLGA KERN: A Consummate and Positive ARTIST
by Sara M. Ernst Concert pianist Olga Kern has been a regular presence on the international stage since her winning of the Eleventh Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2001,1 and she will be welcomed as concert artist at NCKP: The Piano Conference on July 26–29, 2023,...
Effectively Teaching Young Students: Q&A with Sara Ernst
We invited our followers to submit questions for Sara Ernst about effectively teaching young students to practice. Today, Sara is answering those questions!We encourage you to read Sara’s article, “Practicing Alongside Our Intermediate Students,” in the Winter 2022 issue of Piano Magazine. Additionally, enroll in...