The following is from The Editor's Page, by Richard Chronister: |
The photo on the cover of this issue is a picture of The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy. |
In the fall of 1970, Frances Clark and Louise Goss purchased the property and renovated it for the purpose of making it the new home of The New School for Music Study. Now, in 1999, this building continues to make history by becoming the headquarters of a new research center called The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Research. The New School continues as a division of the Center, but many new activites are planned to provide world-wide influence in the development of keyboard education. The mission of The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Research is to serve the needs of independent and institutional keyboard educators, including teaching and teacher education from the beginning level through the professional level.
One of the first projects of the Center will be the revival of The National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, now to be called The National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy. The first Conference meeting under the new plan will take place August 2-5, 2000 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Oak Brook, Illinois, just outside Chicago. The Conference will continue its original mission, maintaining a network and a forum for those involved in the work of keyboard teacher preparation. If you would like further information about the Frances Clark Center or the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, or to be placed on their mailing lists, please contact the Center. Address: P.O. Box 651, Kingston, NJ 08528-0651 · Phone: 609-921-2901 · Fax: 609-924-2536 · E-mail: LLGoss@msn.com" To see a larger image of the cover photo, please visit our Art Gallery. |
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The Magic Triangle: |
What did you hear during your child's home practice last week? |
Nancy Halvey |
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The Other Teacher: |
How do your students practice contrapuntal music? |
Louis Nagel |
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Independence Day: |
What are the differences and similarities in teaching reading in the United States and Russia? |
Sophia Gilmson |
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Let's Get Physical: |
Do all hands fit the keyboard? |
Kathleen Kranz |
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Partners in Time: |
How do you know which instrument is right for your child? |
Madeleine Crouch |
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The Heart of the Matter: |
Teaching skills: What does PATIENCE & PERSISTENCE have to do with it? |
Bruce Berr |
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From the Inside Out: |
What encourages your students? |
Gwen Brubaker |
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It's Never Too Late: |
What resource materials are available for teachers of adult leisure students? Part II |
Graduate students at the |
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Putting It All Together: |
What is your favorite repertoire for the teaching of alberti bass, trills, different articulations between the hands, and balance of melody and accompaniment? |
Teachers in North Carolina and Colorado |
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Tomorrow Today: |
How do you use technology to teach music appreciation and music history? |
Lynda Alexander |
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"GEORGE WASHINGTON DINED HERE.
The original wing of what later became the historical colonial mansion you
see pictured on this issue's cover was built in 1740 in the village of Kingston
on the outskirts of Princeton in what would become the state of New Jersey
after the American Revolution. An additional wing was added about 1760 and
the larger building became an inn during the Revolution. After crossing
the Delaware river and fighting the battles of Trenton and Princeton, Washington
set up headquarters in Rocky Hill, not far from Kingston, and took his evening
meals at this inn. About 1945, two more wings were added and extensive landscaping
and gardens were completed. The two pictures below give you an idea of the
final results.
Bruce
Berr's article on how PATIENCE & PERSISTENCE plays a vital role in the
teaching of skills includes a 
