“How do I Practice Jazz?” is the number one question that students (and teachers) have about the art form. In this session, pianist-pedagogue Jeremy Siskind walks teachers through the four essential elements of a jazz practice session and describes which elements can be best tailored for beginners and intermediate students.
Air date: May 5, 2023
Members of the Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula and Wellness Committees share previews of their tracks for NCKP 2023. Join us for a sneak peak inside new and exciting offerings from these Committees!
Air date: April 26, 2023
The NCKP 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee provides a sneak peak into their programming scheduled for this summer’s conference.
Air date: April 21, 2023
Join us for NCKP 2023 as we gather together in person and online! NCKP 2023: The Piano Conference offers an inspiring experience dedicated to piano teaching, learning, and performing. Join Dr. Sara Ernst, Director of NCKP 2023, for an exclusive preview of this event, along with Anna Beth Rucker and Michaela Boros, Associate Directors.
Air date: May 4, 2023
Join members of the 2023 NCKP Business & Entrepreneurship Committee as they give advice on expanding your business, finding and hiring teachers, marketing, studio policies, and partnering with your community. Hear some of the lessons and principles that help them navigate an evolving landscape and how they are making an impact. You can also catch a glimpse of the content that will be shared with conference attendees at the online and in-person events for NCKP 2023.
Air date: April 19, 2023
Barbara Fast and Molly Gebrian present a webinar on effective practicing and the how the brain works during practice.
This webinar replay is broadcasted with English audio, and options for Spanish or Portuguese subtitles. After the broadcast, presenters Barbara Fast and Molly Gebrian join for a live Q&A, facilitated by Luis Sanchez (Spanish) and Ricardo Pozenatto (Portuguese).
Air Date: April 1, 2023
Join Elaine Rusk, Vice President, Academics and Publishing to explore The RCM Certificate Program for piano. Discover how the RCM’s comprehensive resources inspire creativity and support the development of well-rounded musicians. This session will include information and demonstrations of the new optional melodic improvisation and lead-sheet reading activities. A brief overview of the Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition will highlight diversity and variety in the repertoire selections.
Air Date: April 5, 2023
Viviane dos Santos Louro presents a webinar on inclusive music education in Portuguese.
Air Date: February 18, 2023
Chee-Hwa Tan and Li-Ly Chang are joined by Regina Tanujaya as they share more appealing and accessible piano teaching music by composers of Asian heritage. A handout is available and a brief Q&A time for participants will follow.
Want to learn more? Click here to watch the first webinar in this series, Piano Music by Composers of Asian Heritage with Chee-Hwa Tan, Li-Ly Chang, Alexina Louie, Naoko Ikeda (02/09/2022)
Air date: March 15, 2023
Learn how rote teaching can reinforce theoretical concepts and technical skills in this webinar. Using musical maps, the presenters demonstrate how students of different ages can experience musical elements before connecting them to notation. A step-by-step introduction of the musical maps leads students “From Rote to Note.”
Air date: March 17, 2023
This webinar shares the results of our recent Sydney University study, supervised by Dr. Bronwen Ackermann, Associate Professor and former editor of Medical Problems of Performing Artists. The study investigated the interaction between hand span, keyboard size and EMG activity in pianists. The results are relevant in the wider context of the conventional “one size fits all” piano keyboard, which puts most pianists at a disadvantage. Professor Carol Leone from SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas, Texas, and the world’s leading academic in the field of alternatively sized keyboards, joins to participate in the Q & A portion at the end of the presentation.
Air date: March 10, 2023
Join two seasoned RMM teachers as they take a closer look at Recreational Music Making and its impact in the music-teaching field. This webinar focuses on RMM as a teaching philosophy, approaches to teaching and learning in the RMM classroom, and FAQs to help you on your exciting journey as an RMM teacher.
Air date: March 1, 2023
美东时间：二月十八日，晚9点
北京时间：二月十九日，早10点
本次研讨会将主要探讨如何设计适应学生心理发展需求的学习环境，来重新调整我们的教学策略。讲座中所讨论的教学策略旨在帮助老师们理解自己在教学过程中如何发挥更为广泛并更具影响力的作用，以激励学生并影响他们对音乐的热爱。
This presentation shows how teachers can recalibrate their teaching by designing learning environments that focus on the types of psychological needs that provide the nutrients for students to thrive. The toolkit of strategies proposed aims to enable teachers to position themselves to take on a much broader and more impactful role as individuals who are able to inspire their students and impact on their love of music.
Air date: February 18, 2023
This panel discussion is led by Leah Claiborne, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Frances Clark Center. Panelists Scott Rudes and Josh Wright answer questions pertaining to today’s society, through the lens of professional musicianship.
Resources:
Integration of Abilities Exercises for Creative Growth by Paul Baker
Supplementary resources to complement Scott Rudes’ conversation
Air date: February 15, 2023
This webinar panel features four women who hold positions as university faculty across the United States and Canada. Dr. Leah Claiborne moderates the discussion on issues, joys, and reflections on working in higher education as a woman.
Air date: March 8, 2023