Instructor(s)

Sara Ernst

Director of Teacher Engagement

Sara Ernst, PhD, is an active pedagogue and pianist, and Associate Professor and Director of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. For the Frances Clark Center, she is Director of Teacher Engagement and leads programming for NCKP: The Piano Conference.

Jane Magrath

Jane Magrath is well known as a pianist, author, and clinician. Her work with classical teaching literature has been central to the revival of interest in that music in the United States. Her two books, Piano Literature for Teaching and Performance and The Pianist’s Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature, are part of many pianists’ libraries, as are her classical anthologies. She served on the faculty at the University of Oklahoma for 38 years.

Social proof: testimonials

“I loved the professionalism of each and every one of the teachers in this course. I just graduated college with a music degree, and am looking to begin teaching beginner piano students. […] I found it to be extremely helpful, and I took 40+ pages of notes along the way. THANK YOU for all of the wonderful information!”

Grace W.

“The course was thorough and concise. A good balance between theoretical background and practical advice. I particularly enjoyed that the videos of students were not perfect, they were real: students responding/understanding sometimes immediately, and sometimes not, just the way it actually happens in everyday teaching.”

Karen P.

“This course has been of great help to me. I graduated in piano performance over 20 years ago and wanted to find ways to improve my teaching. There were many things that brought new light to me and I am excited to implement them into teaching. Thank you!”

Melissa K.

“It has been very fruitful learning with a lot of insightful sharing, especially sharing, demonstration, and illustration by the presenters. Their passion towards teaching and nurturing young artists has been very inspiring.”

Jiaxian L.

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