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Ms. Clarfield has authored many collections for Alfred Publishing Company. Keys To Stylistic Mastery, Books 1-3, co-authored with Dennis Alexander, provide students with tools to create performances that are stylistically accurate. Key pedagogical concepts for efficient learning and artistic performance are outlined in her series From Mystery to Mastery. Her Artistic Preparation and Performance Series provides creative and sequential practice and performance tips for Debussy’s Golliwog’s Cakewalk, Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, and Chopin’s Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2. A sequential approach to technique is presented in Burgmüller, Czerny and Hanon: Piano Studies Selected for Technique and Musicality, Books 1 and 2. Ms. Clarfield maintains an independent studio in Princeton, New Jersey. Her students have performed concertos with several orchestras and have won top honors in state, national, and international competitions sponsored by the Music Teachers National Association, International Young Artist Piano Competition, the Steinway Society, and numerous others. They have performed in such prestigious venues as Lincoln Center, Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Steinway Hall, and several concert halls in Beijing. Most recently, Ms. Clarfield was honored at the Music Teachers National Association National Conference by being named an MTNA Foundation Fellow. This award is given to “deserving individuals who have made significant contributions to the music world and the music teaching profession.” Professor Clarfield was selected unanimously by the Board of the New Jersey Music Teachers Association. She is the first recipient of this award from New Jersey. The award was presented to Professor Clarfield at the MTNA Foundation Gala held on March 27, 2006 at the National Conference in Austin, Texas. |
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