Marienne Uszler honored with Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award

American Music Teacher, June-July, 2004

Marienne Uszler is the recipient of the 2004 MTNA-Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award for the keyboard pedagogy text The Well- Tempered Keyboard Teacher.

This book, now in its second edition, reaches well beyond most piano pedagogy texts, including an insightful discourse on learning theory, child development, business practices and a substantial historical overview of keyboard pedagogy and literature.

Uszler's career as a piano pedagogue is internationally recognized. She has made presentations in Canada, England, Australia, South Korea and Finland. Her teaching career was associated with the University of Southern California, where she established a piano pedagogy program and served as director of undergraduate studies. She also is highly respected for her editorship of the journal Piano and Keyboard and her contributions to MTNA, having served as editor for articles and reviews for American Music Teacher. She is co-author of the book Sound Choices: Guiding Your Children's Musical Experiences and recently has published two booklets for piano teachers: Play It Again, Sam: What, Why, and When to Repeat and That's a Good Question: How to Teach by Asking Questions.