Shana Kirk is a seasoned professional in music education and technology, currently serving as the Director of Digital Operations at The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy since December 2019. With extensive experience as an Education Technology Consultant at Yamaha Corporation of America since October 2000, Shana conducts workshops and provides support for various educational applications, particularly on Yamaha's digital products. Additionally, Shana consults for TimeWarp Technologies and owns Pianotopia, offering consultancy and marketing services within the music education industry. Previous roles include Senior Editor at SimpleTEC and Coordinator for the "What Makes Music" Discovery Center at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Shana holds a Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Denver and a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Piano and German from Lipscomb University.
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The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy
The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy is a not-for-profit educational organization 501(c)(3) that serves the advancement of piano teaching, learning, and performing through highest quality resources and programs. The Center includes the divisions: Piano Magazine, Piano Inspires Kids, NCKP: The Piano Conference, New School for Music Study, Online Teacher Education, and Piano Education Press. The Center strives to enhance the quality of lifelong music making, educate teachers dedicated to nurturing lifelong involvement in music making, and develop and curate the highest quality resources that support an artistic and meaningful learning experience for all students regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or socio-economic status. 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.