Collegiate Resources
The Frances Clark Center supports students and collegiate faculty! Explore our collegiate opportunities below.
- NEW! Resources for the Piano Pedagogy Classroom
- Discounts on Resources
- Opportunities for Students
- Employment and Postgraduate Opportunities
- Other Ways to Get Involved
Resources for the Piano Pedagogy Classroom
Introducing the ultimate resource guide for the piano pedagogy curriculum, thoughtfully curated to support educators at every stage of their teaching journey. This comprehensive collection offers top-tier resources for each critical aspect of piano instruction, ensuring you have the tools to inspire and educate with confidence.
Please note that access to these valuable resources requires an active subscription to PianoInspires.com or enrollment in our courses. Unlock a wealth of knowledge and elevate your teaching practice by joining our community today!
Discounts on Resources
Collegiate Group Subscriptions
Discounted Piano Magazine Group Subscriptions
Group subscriptions to PianoInspires.com are perfect for piano pedagogy classes, university membership chapters, or applied piano studios. Subscriptions include Piano Magazine quarterly issues and all digital resources on PianoInspires.com, including our comprehensive search feature. Subscriptions also include discounts on individual online courses and Jane Magrath’s Piano Literature for Teaching and Performance.
| Collegiate Group Type | Regular Price | Collegiate Group Price |
| Digital Only | $36/person | $29.45/person |
| Print + Digital (US and Canadian Shipping Only) | US: $48/person CAN: $54/person | US: $38.95/person CAN: $44.65/person |
Online Courses
30% off Group Course Enrollments
Our online courses are self-paced, university-level programs taught by leading pedagogues that can serve as rich supplements to your pedagogical curriculum. From $55-$125 (discounted enrollment rate), students will have access to “living” textbooks of readings, video lectures, teaching demonstrations, automatically graded quizzes, and reflection activities. Courses are designed in modules, which means professors can use the entire program as a backbone for their semester or pick and choose which portions fit best within their syllabi. Course enrollees receive access to the course for one full year, so students can finish the course on their own time if desired.
Popular topics for collegiate piano students:
- A Pianist’s Guide to Studio Management
- A Pianist’s Guide to Teaching in Groups
- The Inclusive Teaching Course: Teaching Piano to Students Who are Special Learners
- The Beginner Course: Establishing Strong Foundations for Young Pianists (Facilitated and Self-Guided versions)
- The Intermediate Course: Continuing Pianistic Growth and Development (Self-Guided)
- Repertoire-based courses featuring composers of diverse demographics, including Black composers and women composers
A 30% discounted rate is available for any full-length course to groups of 5 or more members. Group leaders should email teachereducation@francesclarkcenter.org with the number of members, and which course(s) they request for enrollment. A personal group discount code will be created for the group leader to share with their party. Each group member will be enrolled in their own copy of the course at the discounted price, rather than the entire group sharing one copy of the course.
To learn more about our group course subscriptions, visit Frequently Asked Questions – Piano Inspires.
Opportunities for Students
PEER connections
The Frances Clark Center is excited to launch Peer Connections, a series of virtual gatherings of young professionals to engage with relevant topics and develop a global network of peers. Stay informed on upcoming meetups via our Events page.
* All Peer Connections events will be held live and will not be available for replay.
The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025
The Piano Conference advances the international field of piano teaching, learning, and performing through the dissemination of innovative ideas, cutting-edge research, and diverse perspectives. It promotes connection and engagement within our community through its programming and events.
Attending The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 enables students to connect with peers from across the world in real time and stay on top of the latest ideas in piano teaching, learning, and performing through engaging sessions and events. We invite students and faculty alike to get involved, individually or as a group! Presenting at this high-visibility, international conference gives students amazing professional development experience as well as networking for graduate studies and employment opportunities.
The Call for Proposals is now open until Monday, October 21, 2024. We call for proposals that have a vision to the future, engage our expanded community, and inspire innovation and progressive change. Proposals will be blind reviewed.
Inspiring Artistry Video Series
The Inspiring Artistry repertoire series focuses on pedagogical approaches and provides detailed guidelines for the preparation, practice, and mastery of standard elementary and intermediate literature. Modules include video and written teaching tips that offer new insights and ideas into the selected work and include a full performance of the selected piece.
All works submitted must be within the public domain or the applicant must show publisher approval if selected. The submission of works that are underrepresented and/or not in the traditional canon is highly encouraged.
Check out our complete Inspiring Artistry video library here.
From the artist Bench Video Series
The From the Artist Bench repertoire series addresses the preparation, interpretation, and performance of advanced repertoire. Videos highlight pedagogical best practices for musical and technical challenges, practice suggestions, interpretative ideas for the selected work and include a full performance of the selected piece.
All works submitted must be within the public domain or the applicant must show publisher approval if selected. The submission of works that are underrepresented and/or not in the traditional canon is highly encouraged.
Check out our complete From the Artist Bench video library here.
Piano Magazine Collegiate Writing Contest
Piano Magazine is proud to showcase the talents of tomorrow’s teachers through an annual collegiate writing contest. Students are encouraged to write a 1,500 word article relating to the field of piano pedagogy. A panel of professionals will evaluate submissions based on content, clarity, originality, value to the profession, and writing style.
- Grand prize: publication in a forthcoming issue of Piano Magazine
- Secondary prizes: publication on the PianoInspires website
Submission deadline: Monday, May 1, 2024, at 11:59PM PT.
Piano Magazine Article Discussions
Student subscribers to PianoInspires.com are eligible to attend our virtual discussion sessions on Piano Magazine articles! These events feature top authors from each issue, and can serve as the perfect pedagogy-specific extracurricular requirement as a way for students to get involved in the wider piano community.
Explore and register for events below.
Journal of piano research
The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy is pleased to launch the Journal of Piano Research, a new peer-reviewed research journal and high-quality source of research articles dedicated to piano teaching, learning, and performance. The journal is an international, peer-reviewed publication promoting the exploration, discussion, and dissemination of high-level research that will advance professional practice and scholarship.
The Journal of Piano Research invites submissions of scholarly manuscripts based upon completed empirical research conducted through a variety of scientific methodologies, including quantitative, qualitative, ethnographic, historical, and philosophical methods.
Employment and Postgraduate Opportunities
The Frances Clark Center Student Internship Program
Internships are open to current students or recent graduates and offer a range of administrative opportunities in areas such as conferences, programming, publishing, community outreach, event support, communications, production, design, and social media. Interns will have the opportunity to connect with other members in the program and participate in on-going professional development and mentorship. The internship program is a paid, part-time opportunity.
Continuing Education at The New School for Music Study
The Frances Clark Center offers a range of teacher education initiatives at The New School for Music Study in Princeton, NJ. These programs build on the educational philosophy and legacy of renowned founders Frances Clark and Louise Goss, and have produced internationally recognized teachers and performers.
- Teacher Education Overview | NSMS
- Postgraduate Teaching Program | NSMS
- Comprehensive Practical Teaching Program | NSMS
- Teaching Practicum | NSMS
Other Ways to Get Involved
Social Media
We invite students to interact with our engaging, educational content on social media. Our socials are a place for discussing relevant topics in pedagogy, engaging with teaching video content, diving deeper on composers and pieces, connecting with other curious pianists, and enjoying freebies and discounts throughout the year. Our socials are a great way to encourage students to interact with their craft on a daily basis through channels they are adept at navigating.
Questions on our collegiate resources? Email support@pianoinspires.com.