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NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC STUDY WELCOMES COMMUNITY |
Well-Known Piano School Hosts Open House |
The New School For Music Study (NSMS) announces its first-annual Open House and Welcome Night, scheduled for Thursday August 29, 2013 from 4-8PM. NSMS is located just 5 minutes north of Princeton on Nassau/Route 27 in Kingston, New Jersey.
At 6PM, members of the New School faculty will present Meet the Piano, a short recital in which various moods and emotions are explored through listening to the range of sounds the pianist can create. “Along with beautiful musical examples and visual demonstrations, Meet the Piano offers a unique opportunity for audience members to be involved and ask questions,” New School Administrative Director Rebecca Pennington explains. “This recital is specifically geared toward piano beginners but can be enjoyed by all ages.”
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NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC STUDY APPOINTS NEW LEADER |
Rebecca Pennington Named Interim Administrative Director |
The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy announces the appointment of Rebecca Pennington as Interim Administrative Director of The New School for Music Study. Pennington was appointed to the position following the resignation of current Administrative Director Sara Ernst, who has accepted a position at the University of South Carolina as Assistant Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy. The Frances Clark Center is planning an extensive search for a new Administrative Director, beginning Fall 2013.
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THE FRANCES CLARK CENTER CONGRATULATES SARA ERNST |
Dr. Ernst Accepts Position at the University of South Carolina |
The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy announces the resignation of Sara Ernst as Administrative Director of The New School for Music Study. Ernst has accepted a position at the University of South Carolina as Assistant Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy. The Executive Committee has named Rebecca Pennington, currently Admissions Director at the New School, as Interim Administrative Director, while the Board of Trustees undertakes an extensive search for a new Administrative Director.
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NEW SCHOOL DIRECTOR EARNS PhD
Sara Ernst Completes Degree at Top-Rated University of Oklahoma
The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy congratulates Sara Ernst on the completion of her PhD in Music Education with an emphasis in Piano Pedagogy from The University of Oklahoma, heralded as one of the top institutions in the field. Dr. Ernst’s dissertation, The Legacy of Master Piano Teacher Marvin Blickenstaff: His Pedagogy and Philosophy, chronicles the important contributions to piano teaching made by Marvin Blickenstaff, Past President of the FCCKP and faculty member at The New School.
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THE FRANCES CLARK CENTER ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT |
Scott Price Assumes New Leadership Role |
The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy announces the election of its new President, Scott Price, music faculty at the University of South Carolina, who was chosen unanimously by the Center’s Board of Trustees at its recent annual meeting in Princeton, NJ. Price, who begins his term on November 1, 2012, is only the second President of the Center, following Marvin Blickenstaff, who held the position for 12 years.