This holiday season, explore curated bundles from The Frances Clark Center—the perfect gifts for your personal library, students, or loved ones.
The New Professionals Bundle includes practical resources to jumpstart a teaching career. With access to 1500+ articles, 250+ webinars, and many more resources on PianoInspires.com, new professionals will find answers to all of their questions about piano teaching, learning, and performing. Jane Magrath’s book is an invaluable resource for teachers, students, and performers. It features works from the Baroque through Contemporary periods and includes annotations with composer biographies, musical characteristics, and pedagogical considerations. Finally, our online course, A Pianist’s Guide to Studio Management, will assist new professionals in managing their studios, from studio policies and budgets to marketing and professional goals.
The New Professionals Bundle includes:
- Digital Subscription: PianoInspires.com
- Book: Piano Literature for Teaching & Performance by Jane Magrath
- Course: A Pianist’s Guide to Studio Management
Over 40% off, a $174.99 value for only $99.99!
The Marvin Blickenstaff Bundle is created for teachers of all ages and experience levels. Inspired Piano Teaching is filled with practical advice on teaching students at all levels and is dedicated to keeping inspiration and artistry alive for every student in every lesson. Marvin’s inspiring words of wisdom and enthusiastic teaching demonstrations can be found within the 1500+ articles, 250+ webinars, and many more resources found on PianoInspires.com. Microcourse: Teaching Piano Skills gives teachers insight into the best practices of teaching and learning scales, chords, and arpeggios at the piano. Contributors to this microcourse include Marvin Blickenstaff, Scott McBride Smith, and Forrest Kinney.
The Marvin Blickenstaff Bundle includes:
- Digital Subscription: PianoInspires.com
- Book: Inspired Piano Teaching by Marvin Blickenstaff
- Microcourse: Teaching Piano Skills
Over 30% off, a $115.99 value for only $79.99!
This bundle equips teachers of beginners with activities, lesson plans, foundational pedagogy skills, and inspiration. Piano Inspires Kids is a quarterly print publication with access to digital back copies and resources. Inspired Piano Teaching is filled with practical advice on teaching students at all levels and is dedicated to keeping inspiration and artistry alive for every student in every lesson. The Beginner Course is a comprehensive online course designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for working with beginning pianists (age 5-8 years old) in the most important year of piano study–the first.
The Teaching Beginners Bundle includes:
- Print + Digital Subscription: Piano Inspires Kids
- Book: Piano Literature for Teaching & Performance by Jane Magrath
- Course: The Beginner Course (Self-Guided)
Over 30% off, a $218.98 value for only $149.99!
This bundle is designed for teachers of intermediate students (approximately Levels 3-7). Piano Inspires Kids is a quarterly print publication with access to digital back copies and resources such as improvisation activities and articles about music history. Jane Magrath’s book features works from the Baroque through Contemporary periods and includes annotations with composer biographies, musical characteristics, and pedagogical considerations, all labeled with the appropriate level. The Intermediate Course is intended for those who are just beginning their teaching careers as well as experienced teachers seeking to expand their teaching skills related to intermediate study, and is designed to introduce important concepts and material related to the teaching of intermediate students.
The Teaching Intermediate Students Bundle includes:
- Print + Digital Subscription: Piano Inspires Kids
- Book: Piano Literature for Teaching & Performance by Jane Magrath
- Course: The Intermediate Course
Over 30% off, a $218.98 value for $149.99!
The Inspiring Stories Bundle contains a wealth of motivational and inspirational material. The Autumn 2024 issue of Piano Magazine features Connor Chee, who shares the story of his cultural identity and artistic expression. Recollections gathers dozens of articles written by Robert Weirich that address many aspects of making a career in music. Inspired Piano Teaching is filled with practical advice on teaching students at all levels and is dedicated to keeping inspiration and artistry alive for every student in every lesson. Hidden Gems and Unsung Heroes are two online courses, rich in diverse repertoire written by female and Black composers. This bundle also includes subscriptions to PianoInspires.com and Piano Inspires Kids. PianoInspires.com includes over 1500 Piano Magazine articles, 250 webinars, and 200 videos available to subscribers. Piano Inspires Kids is a quarterly print and digital publication exploring the world through the music, cultures, and people that connect us to one another.
The Inspiring Stories Bundle includes:
- Back Copy: Piano Magazine, Autumn 2024
- Book: Recollections by Robert Weirich
- Book: Inspired Piano Teaching by Marvin Blickenstaff
- Course: Hidden Gems
- Course: Unsung Heroes
- Digital Subscription
- Print + Digital Subscription: Piano Inspires Kids
$100 off, a $329.97 value for only $229.97!