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  • Piano Day 2025 – Coming Soon!

    Piano Day 2025 – Coming Soon!

    Share your love of the piano and help support The Frances Clark Center by “purchasing” a virtual piano key during our 88 Keys in 88 Hours donation campaign for Piano Day 2025! Starting tomorrow, our virtual piano keys will be available for a range of amounts, starting at $5. Your donation will help us continue…


  • Piano Inspires Podcast: Samantha Coates

    Piano Inspires Podcast: Samantha Coates

    To celebrate the latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Samantha Coates, we are sharing an excerpted transcript of her conversation with Craig Sale. Want to learn more about Coates? Check out the latest installment of the Piano Inspires Podcast. To learn more, visit pianoinspires.com. Listen to our latest episode with Coates on Apple Podcasts,…


  • E-Posters: Why You Should Submit and Tips for Success

    E-Posters: Why You Should Submit and Tips for Success

    With gratitude we welcome one of our NCKP 2021: The Piano Conference Research E-Poster Award Winners, Robin S. Heinsen, to our Discovery Page. Heinsen is Assistant Professor of Music Education at Miami University, and provides helpful insights based on her experience as an NCKP poster presenter. We invite you to submit e-posters, teaching demonstrations, performance…


  • What to Expect at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025

    What to Expect at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025

    From the Collaborative Performance and Research Committee Chairs The Committees of The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 work to research, compile, or otherwise address issues of ongoing significance to our participants and the piano teaching public in meaningful and substantive ways. As we eagerly anticipate NCKP 2025, we asked our committee chairs to give us a…


  • The Distinctive Voice of Thomas H. Kerr

    The Distinctive Voice of Thomas H. Kerr

    We would like to thank Susanna Garcia for this article about composer Thomas H. Kerr. To learn more and purchase Thomas H. Kerr Jr.’s Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel?: Concert Scherzo for Two Pianos, Four Hands, click here.To read the full article, click here. Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. (January 3, 1915–August 26, 1988) was an…


  • Piano Inspires Podcast: Mario Ajero

    Piano Inspires Podcast: Mario Ajero

    To celebrate the latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Mario Ajero, we are sharing an excerpted transcript of his conversation with Alejandro Cremaschi. Want to learn more about Ajero? Check out the latest installment of the Piano Inspires Podcast. To learn more, visit pianoinspires.com. Listen to our latest episode with Ajero on Apple Podcasts,…


  • What’s New at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025

    What’s New at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025

    We would like to thank Sara Ernst, Michaela Jones, and Megan Hall for this fascinating article on what we can expect at the Piano Conference: NCKP 2025. Join us for The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 as we gather together in person and online. The Piano Conference seeks to explore the challenges and opportunities facing our international…


  • What to Expect at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025

    What to Expect at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025

    From the Performance Practice, Teaching Adults, and Business & Entrepreneurship Committee Chairs The committees of The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 contribute to the program of the conference by curating topic-based tracks from the call for proposals. These unique scheduling blocks allow attendees to explore a series of presentations that have been thematically grouped for a…


  • This Month in Piano History – March 2025

    This Month in Piano History – March 2025

    THIS MONTH IN PIANO HISTORY we celebrate Black women in jazz, Piano Day, a giant in the music education field, and the birthday of Maurice Ravel. Read more below to learn more about the many historic musical anniversaries in March, a wonderful reminder of the great variety within the world of piano. March 1 –…


  • 2025 Collegiate Connections

    2025 Collegiate Connections

    An international cohort of students responded to our call for proposals for the 2025 Collegiate Connections virtual event, which will highlight innovative group projects. The Frances Clark Center is pleased to announce the selected proposals for our Collegiate Connections event on Friday, April 25, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Eastern; click here to…


  • What to Expect at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025

    What to Expect at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025

    From the Technology and New Professionals Tracks The Committees of The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 work to research, compile, or otherwise address issues of ongoing significance to our participants and the piano teaching public in meaningful and substantive ways. As we eagerly anticipate NCKP 2025, we asked our committee chairs to give us a sneak…


  • Lisan Wang: Composer and Trailblazer

    Lisan Wang: Composer and Trailblazer

    We would like to thank Rentana Wu for this article on pianist and composer Lisan Wang. Interested in learning more about Lisan Wang? Attend her session at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 on Saturday, July 26 from 11:00 AM – 11:25 AM in Grand Ballroom IJ. Learn more and register for the conference here. 1.…


  • What to Expect at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025

    What to Expect at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025

    From the International Track The committees of The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 contribute to the program of the conference by curating topic-based tracks from the call for proposals. These unique scheduling blocks allow attendees to explore a series of presentations that have been thematically grouped for a deep learning experience. As we eagerly anticipate NCKP…


  • Marvin Blickenstaff Teaching Excellence Fund

    Marvin Blickenstaff Teaching Excellence Fund

    Thanks to the generosity of supporters around the world, The Marvin Blickenstaff Teaching Excellence Fund is advancing high-quality teacher education and raising the standard of piano instruction. Since its launch in 2023, the fund has supported new courses, teaching resources, and initiatives that reflect Marvin’s philosophy that piano teachers change lives and help create a…


  • A Look Inside the Spring 2025 Issue of Piano Inspires Kids: Music and Listening

    A Look Inside the Spring 2025 Issue of Piano Inspires Kids: Music and Listening

    The Spring 2025 issue of Piano Inspires Kids is available now! Click here to receive the issue and give the gift of music to the musicians in your life! Keep reading for a sneak peek into the Spring Issue. Listening is an important part of being a musician, and in this issue, readers learn about how musicians hear…


  • 5 Things You Might Not Know About Philippa Schuyler

    5 Things You Might Not Know About Philippa Schuyler

    We would like to thank Sarah Masterson for this article on pianist and composer Philippa Schuyler. Interested in learning more about Philippa Schuyler? Attend her session at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 on Thursday, July 24 from 11:30 AM – 11:55 AM in Lilac B. Learn more and register for the conference here. 1. Famous…


  • Last Chance to Participate – The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025

    Last Chance to Participate – The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025

    Last chance to participate in The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025! The deadline to submit Collegiate Connections, E-Posters, Performances, and Teaching Demonstrations is Monday, March 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM Pacific. Collegiate Connections We invite collegiate groups in pedagogy, repertoire, and related performance classes along with their faculty to participate. Projects may cover a wide range…


  • 88 Keys in 88 Hours – Thank You to Our Donors

    88 Keys in 88 Hours – Thank You to Our Donors

    Share your love of the piano and help support The Frances Clark Center by “purchasing” a virtual piano key during our 88 Keys in 88 Hours donation campaign for Piano Day 2025! Starting tomorrow, our virtual piano keys will be available for a range of amounts, starting at $5. Your donation will help us continue…


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