A Conversation with Brian Chung and Brenda Dillon
with Rebecca Bellelo, Brian Chung, Brenda Dillon, and Emily Book McGree
Rebecca Bellelo and Emily Book McGree, leaders of the Frances Clark Center’s newest online course A Pianist’s Guide to Teaching Recreational Music Makers, host a conversation with top experts Brian Chung and Brenda Dillon on Recreational Music Making. Learn how this type of teaching developed, as well as the latest on how teachers can incorporate RMM into studios today.
Air Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2024
Effective Conference Proposals: Strategies for Success
with Sara Ernst
A strong conference proposal will be formed from a topic that inspires you and aligns with the conference call. Join Dr. Sara Ernst, Director of Teacher Engagement for The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 to explore effective strategies for writing successful conference proposals.
Air Date: October 2, 2024
with Piano Inspires Kids
with Sara Ernst and Andrea McAlister
This webinar will explore how to integrate creative music making in your studio with the ready resources provided by Piano Inspires Kids magazine. Join co-editors-in-chief Dr. Andrea McAlister and Dr. Sara Ernst to explore topics including the many ways to improvise using classical, jazz, and blues music, new music by Jeremy Siskind, and videos to inspire creativity.
Air Date: October 16, 2024
with Robert Weirich and Christopher Madden, host
The Frances Clark Center continues to celebrate our recent publication, Recollections: A Pianist’s Essays on Teaching, Performing, and Living by Robert Weirich. Join Robert and facilitator Christopher Madden for a Q&A session that explores themes and content of each section within the book, including time for attendee questions.
Air date: May 15, 2024
with Marvin Blickenstaff
Marvin Blickenstaff provides invaluable insights on how to prepare for the new year with your students and the importance of piano study. Practical and pedagogical goals are key to effectively guiding students in their journey of lifelong music making.
Air date: September 18, 2024
with Connor Chee and Renata Yazzie
Weaving Sounds is a collection of beginner piano repertoire written by the vibrant and diverse voices of Native and Indigenous composers from the Diné, Mohawk, Anishinaabe, Cree, Blackfoot, Jicarilla Apache, Choctaw, and Mohican communities. Each piece is a unique expression of the composers’ cultural roots and personal artistry, offering a tapestry of sounds that are both accessible to beginners and deeply meaningful. The pieces are presented in order of progressive difficulty and include information about the composers and their communities.
Celebrate the launch of this engaging and important publication with composers/editors Connor Chee and Renata Yazzie. Hear firsthand about this book’s creative and collaborative process, and get exclusive sneak peaks of the score. Time for Q&A is also included.
Air date: January 15, 2025
with Yuan Jiang, Yue Liu, and Meganne Woronchak with Alejandro Cremaschi and Pamela Pike, hosts
This webinar will feature three authors of articles published in the first issue of the Journal of Piano Research. They will focus on their research journey, and on their published articles that investigated dysmusia (the difficulty to read music) and pre-college student practice habits in China.
Air date: January 22, 2025
Eva Wilde and Graham Welch, with Alejandro Cremaschi, host
The presentation will report systematic observational evidence of recent research into ADHD and instrumental music education, highlighting the potential benefits of structured musical experience and personalised music education that allows the musicians to participate actively and creatively. The research findings indicate that ADHD is not a static condition, but variable. ADHD symptoms were either reduced or entirely absent in the moment of music performance and playing when the pedagogy was context-sensitive, inclusive and engaging.
Air date: November 20, 2024
with Sara Ernst
A strong conference proposal will be formed from a topic that inspires you and aligns with the conference call. Join Dr. Sara Ernst, Director of Teacher Engagement for The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 to explore effective strategies for writing successful conference proposals.
Air date: October 2, 2024
with Marvin Blickenstaff and host Sara Ernst
Join the Piano Inspires Book Club in reading and learning from Inspired Piano Teaching by Marvin Blickenstaff. The first meeting (September) will center around foundational principles of music making and piano teaching, along with important questions such as “Why do we teach?” and “Why should students learn?” Participants are recommended to read pp. ix-23.
Air date: September 10, 2024
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