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Clavier Companion: Self-learning apps and programs, Friend or foe?
Clavier Companion closely examines some of the apps, computer programs, and websites focused on piano instruction. Although an app can ever replace the care, wisdom, and craft of a master teacher, we found aspects of many of these programs that can enhance and expand upon a traditional teaching experience. Read More -
Publications
We offer publications by leaders in the field that will be of great interest to any piano teacher. They are frequently used both in collegiate pedagogy courses and by independent teachers. Recent additions include "The Success Factor in Piano Teaching" by Elvina Pearce. Read More -
Save the date for NCKP 2017
The 2017 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy will be held July 26-29 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center Hotel in Lombard, Illinois. Follow our facebook page and join our email list to stay updated! Read More -
NCKP 2015 Photos
View photos taken by Carla Day at the 2015 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy Read More
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Welcome To The Frances Clark Center For Keyboard Pedagogy
The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy is a not-for-profit educational institution (501c3) located in Kingston, New Jersey.
The work of the Center is based on the philosophy of music educator Frances Clark (1905-1998) whose life work revolutionized the field of music education in the twentieth century.
Dr. Clark believed passionately in the transformative power of music making in the life of every person - not just the young, not just the gifted, not just the privileged. What set Frances Clark apart from her predecessors, however, was her recognition that the quality of musical experience is directly related to the quality of the music teaching-learning experience. Thus she placed singular importance on the preparation of teachers.
"There is music in every child. The teacher's job is to find it and nurture it." — Frances Clark
The Center advances its goals and serves local, national, and international audiences through: The New School for Music Study, the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, Clavier Companion magazine, the Piano Pedagogy Forum, and several print publications.