Nationality American | Alma mater Kalamazoo College | |
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Born March 28, 1905 ( 1905-03-28 ) Goshen, Indiana, United States Died 17 April 1998, Hightstown, New Jersey, United States People also search for Louise Goss, Sam Holland, Steve Betts Books The Music Tree: A Plan for, Keyboard Musician, The Music Tree, Musical Fingers, The Music Tree English E | ||
Frances Oman Clark (March 28, 1905 – April 17, 1998) was an American pianist, pedagogue, and academic who authored, co-authored and edited many widely used piano method books, most notably The Music Tree series.
Biography
Clark received a bachelor's degree at Kalamazoo College in 1928 and also completed graduate work at University of Michigan, The Juilliard School, The Paris Conservatory, and The American Academy at Fontainebleau. She went on to serve on the faculty at Kalamazoo College from 1945–1955, before joining the faculty of Westminster Choir College and eventually co-founding The New School for Music Study in 1960, the first graduate school devoted to the study of music pedagogy.
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