The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 Proceedings Overview

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The proceedings of The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 will be published in early 2026 and will document the presentations given at the online event and in-person summit and conference. The Proceedings is created to provide a significant addition to the body of research and pedagogical practices within the fields of piano teaching, learning, and performing.

Overview

All presentation formats will be included in the Proceedings. Presenters are requested to provide a summary report of their presentation, in advance of the conference, to guarantee accuracy and authenticity of the Proceedings. Please note the following:

• Presenters are asked to follow the word count and guidelines provided for overall consistency.
• For multi-presenter presentations and panels, the report can be written by one presenter, or by the collective. 
• For committee-led presentations, the chair assumes responsibility for the report, although the chair may choose to divide items among members. 
• Writing credit will be appropriately indicated in each summary.

Timeline and Submission

Presentation summaries are requested the week prior, at the dates below:

• Online event deadline: Sunday, June 1, 2025
• In-person conference deadline: Monday, July 14, 2025
• Final deadline for all submissions: Sunday, August 31, 2025

Submission will occur at this online form, which includes the following information:

• Submitter name
• Contact email address
• Title of presentation, as it appeared in the printed program
• Presentation article, attached as a document (Doc, Docx, Odt, or Rtf). Please name the file with the primary author’s last name and presentation title.
• Permission of use for copyrighted material (optional, if necessary)
• Author agreement

Writing Guidelines

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Authors are asked to use an essay/paragraph format, and to include all main points and significant conclusions. Past tense is appropriate, as is the use of third person. Content may include the following:

• Figures, images and/or tables
• Lists, single level, bulleted or numbered
• References and/or endnotes

Please do not submit handouts as they will not be included in the Proceedings.

The author must hold the publishing rights for any figures (including musical examples) and images. If there is material under copyright, a letter of permission by the copyright holder must be provided with submission of the article. Include a statement of permission at the end of the article.

Length

Lecture recitals, interactive workshops, research presentations, keyboard labs, and general presentations fall within the first two categories. Tables and lists are included in the word count. References/endnotes are not included in the word count.

Presentation, 25-minutes	900-1,100 words
Presentation, 50-minutes	1,400-1,600 words
Panel and Roundtable	1,800-2,000 words
Lightning Talk	400-500 words
Poster Abstract	300-500 words

Examples

If desired, review the following examples:

Format Guidelines 

It is recommended to use the prepared Word Template using the style conventions below. Please submit one of the following file types: Doc, Docx, Rtf, Odt. The requested font is Times New Roman, 12-point, single spaced.

DOWNLOAD Proceedings 2025 Template

Headings

Include the following in the report heading:

[Session Title]
Presented and written by [name/s]*
[Day, Date, Year]

*If the presenters and writers are different, include “Presented by” and “Written by” on separate lines.

If desired, subheadings can be included in bold text, left justified. If needed, an additional subheading level can be included in italic text, left justified.

Examples, Tables, and Images

All examples, tables, and images must be numbered and given a title. For tables, the title goes above the table. For figures (musical examples and images), the title goes below. Example:

Table 1. List of pieces for elementary pianists

Lists

Limited bulleted or numbered lists are allowed within the text of an article. Do not use nested lists (no bullets of multiple levels or outlines).

Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks will not be included as this will be a printed volume. URLs may be included where appropriate and necessary for the content of the report.

References or Endnotes

Either a list of references or endnotes can be included, in Chicago Notes and Bibliography style. Parenthetical (Author-Date) citations will not be accepted. There is a limitation of twelve resources or endnotes.

Endnotes should be typed into the text as a number in brackets at the end of the sentence [1]. Please do not use footnotes and do not use the endnote/footnote function in your word processor.  Example:

[1] This is the format of an endnote.