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The month of August is a time of beginnings as a new academic year begins—children go back to school, and piano studios fill with new students eager to play. Read below to discover more about piano history in the month of August including the birth of two important composers, the completion of a major symphonic ...

Now that The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 has passed, we would like to thank Janna Peña and Anthony Ty for this insightful post about their experience as new professionals at the conference. Look for news about The Piano Conference: NCKP 2027 in fall 2026! Attending The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 was a meaningful experience: inspiring, ...

with Luis Sanchez and Ricardo Pozenatto (03/01/2025)

We would like to thank Molly Gebrian for this article about interleaved practice. To read the full article from the summer issue of Piano Magazine, click here. Most of us practice using a blocked practice method: we work on one thing for a large block of time before moving on to something else. We typically ...

Owen Lovell

Thanks to Trevor Thornton, member of the New Professionals Committee for The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025, for this post. Only a few days until the conference begins. Haven’t registered? Register for The Piano Conference today! So, it’s your first time at The Piano Conference: NCKP. You are probably curious about what to expect. I remember ...

On Wednesday, July 23rd from 8:00-10:00pm, The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 will present the 2025 Celebration Concert featuring pianists Rochelle Sennet, Connor Chee, Alexa Stier, Carol Leone, Derek Hartman, Artina McCain, Spencer Myer, Susanna Garcia, and William Chapman Nyaho. In celebration, we are sharing this excerpt from Artina McCain’s appearance on the Piano Inspires Podcast. ...

BEGINNING: Five-finger patterns & simple rhythms 1 EASY: Scales & simple syncopation 2 INTERMEDIATE: Beginning counterpoint & complex rhythms, Bach notebooks, Bartók Mikrokosmos I–II 3 LATE-INTERMEDIATE: Technical & rhythmic sophistication, Bach Inventions, Bartók Romanian Folk Dances 4 DIFFICULT: For competent pianists, Mozart sonatas, Brahms Rhapsody, Op. 79, No. 2 5 VERY DIFFICULT: For advanced pianists, ...

During The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025, Barbara Fast, Susanna Garcia, Gary Ingle, William Chapman Nyaho, and Craig Sale will be honored by the Frances Clark Center for a lifetime of achievement and service to music. The individuals in this outstanding group are leaders and innovators who have been committed to improving piano teaching and learning, ...