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2019 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
The Frances Clark Center extends its congratulations to Dr. E.L. Lancaster and Dr. Jane Magrath the 2019 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients. As NCKP's highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award is presented on behalf of the Frances Clark Center to individuals who have made substantial and… Read More -
November/December 2018 Clavier Companion
This latest issue of Clavier Companion features the life and music of Florence Price, 100 years of Leonard Bernstein, and more. Read More -
Registration now open
2019 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, July 24-27, 2019 represents the 20-year anniversary of NCKP and will take place in Lombard, Illinois. Read More -
Piano Teach Learn Facebook Group
A benefit for Clavier Companion subscribers, The Frances Clark Center invites you to join a new teacher education initiative: the Piano Teach Learn Facebook group. Piano Teach Learn will promote educational and musical excellence while building a strong, dynamic teaching community. 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.