Latest News
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NCKP 2017 Conference Artist
We are excited to announce the NCKP 2017 conference artist is Drew Peterson, who recently won the 2017 American Pianists Association Classical Competition. A prizewinner in the Leeds International Piano Competition, Drew has performed solo and concerto recitals in both Europe and the United States. He has been a top… Read More -
Don't forget to register!
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy will be held July 26-29 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center Hotel in Lombard, Illinois. Click here to learn more! Read More -
Clavier Companion: An Interview with Elvina Pearce
Elvina studied piano with Isabelle Vengerova and pedagogy with Frances Clark. For more than six decades, she has presented recitals, workshops, and master classes in more than forty states as well as in Canada, the Republic of China, and Australia. Ed Darling joins her for an exclusive interview. 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
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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.