Innovating for the Future
In-Person Summit and Conference: July 23-26, 2025 | Online: June 7-8, 2025
The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025
Community. Creativity. Impact.
The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025
The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 seeks to explore the challenges and opportunities facing our international community at this inflection point for the profession.
Returning to the Westin Chicago Lombard Hotel (Lombard, IL), The Piano Conference includes a new, innovative in-person summit and conference. The opening one-day summit engages the full community and provides a gathering for all to collectively share, dialogue, and exchange ideas. The facilitated summit will include a design-thinking process to collectively consider the immediate challenges, opportunities, and global impact of our field. Three main areas of focus include: 1) Teacher education curriculum 2) Teaching practices 3) New professionals. Outcome goals of the participatory summit are a vision document and action plan for the profession at large.
The Piano Conference includes three additional days of selected conference sessions as well as keynotes, concerts, and curated PEDx. The conference will also include an online event on June 7-8, 2025 to facilitate broad and international access. Multiple calls for participation include peer-reviewed proposals, teaching demonstrations, performances, e-posters, and Collegiate Connections projects.
Access the In-Person Event App!
The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 In-Person event conference app is now open.
- You may join the event on any computer or from a mobile device via the Whova App.
- For joining by Mac, PC, or mobile browser, Google Chrome is recommended. Download Chrome or check your version here.
- Click here to access the in-person event on the web, or download the Whova app from your app store
- Be certain to use the email provided during conference registration. Need help? Contact us at conference@francesclarkcenter.org.
Access the Online Event Archives!
The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 online event was held on June 6–8, 2025. All registered attendees (for in-person or online-only) can access the complete video archive! The archive of presentations will remain open through September 8, 2025.
- You may join the event on any computer or from a mobile device via the Whova App.
- For joining by Mac, PC, or mobile browser, Google Chrome is recommended. Download Chrome or check your version here.
- Click here to access the online event on the web, or download the Whova app from your app store
- Be certain to use the email provided during conference registration. Need help? Contact us at conference@francesclarkcenter.org.
The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 is generously supported by our sponsors:
