As we approach the new school year, we invite you to join us for the Piano Inspires Book Club! The first book club will focus on Marvin Blickenstaff’s new book Inspired Piano Teaching. Learn more and register here.
Join author Marvin Blickenstaff and host Sara Ernst for a four-part, open-access series discussing Inspired Piano Teaching by Marvin Blickenstaff. Each meeting will cover one portion of the book, with guided conversation. Participants are encouraged to attend all four meetings, or attend as their schedule permits. All are welcome!
- Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 11AM EDT | Introduction: Why We Teach – Foundational Principles in Piano Pedagogy
- Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 11AM EDT | Exposition: Practical Teaching Principles in Piano Pedagogy
- Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 11AM EDT | Development: Advancing Piano Pedagogy – Theory, Performance, and Technique
- Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 11AM EDT | Recapitulation: Interpretation and Stylistic Performance in Piano Pedagogy
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, and to prepare any questions or thoughts they would like to share.
About Inspired Piano Teaching
Inspired Piano Teaching is filled with practical advice on teaching students at all levels. It is dedicated to keeping inspiration and artistry alive for every student in every lesson. Topics range from proactive teaching, the interview, and the first lesson to technical gestures, guidelines to interpretation, and coaching a piece to performance. After reading the book, teachers will feel like they have attended a multi-day workshop with Marvin.
Purchase your copy today to read and participate in the Piano Inspires Book Club! Use code MARVINCLUB15 at checkout for 15% off list price.
About the Author
Marvin Blickenstaff joined The New School for Music Study in 1999, and serves as co-director of the PEPS Program. Blickenstaff holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Indiana University, where he received both academic and performance honors. He is well-known across the country and in Canada for his frequent presentations at state and national conferences.
About the Host
Sara Ernst, PhD, is an active pedagogue and pianist, and Associate Professor and Director of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. For the Frances Clark Center, she is Director of Teacher Engagement and leads programming for NCKP: The Piano Conference.
Questions? Please contact teachereducation@francesclarkcenter.org.
MORE ON MARVIN BLICKENSTAFF
- BOOK: Inspired Piano Teaching by Marvin Blickenstaff
- MAGAZINE ARTICLE: A Tribute to Marvin Blickenstaff and his Pedagogical Legacy by Sara Ernst, Jane Magrath, Karen Zorn, Joel M. Harrison, Marianne Williams, Zack Kleiman, Henry Banta, Anya Smith, and Nina Austria
- MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Intuition is Overrated: 10 Lessons Learned After Interviewing Sixty Leaders in Teaching World by Ben Kapilow
- WEBINAR ARCHIVE: Messages Written on Our Students’ Slates with Marvin Blickenstaff
- WEBINAR ARCHIVE: Teaching Demonstration (NCKP Rebroadcast) with Marvin Blickenstaff
- WEBINAR ARCHIVE: Bach Inventions: Prepare, Present, Perform with Marvin Blickenstaff
- INSIDE THE STUDIO VIDEO SERIES: Marvin Blickenstaff
- FOUNDATIONAL TECHNIQUE SERIES: Message from Marvin Blickenstaff
- FOUNDATIONAL TECHNIQUE SERIES: Technique Q&A with Marvin Blickenstaff
- FOUNDATIONAL TECHNIQUE SERIES: Warm-ups for Teachers with Marvin Blickenstaff