Publications

Salas Ruiz, C. (2023). A Multiple Case Study of Adolescent Piano Students: Examining Motivation Through the Lens of Interest Development. LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 6056.

Salas-Ruiz, C. (in press). Listening to the teachers: Perspectives on piano pedagogy in Central and South America. In C. Madden (Ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Piano Pedagogy. Cambridge University Press.

Pike, P. D., & Salas-Ruiz, C. (2025). The effect of directed practice worksheets and logs on individual practice and performance outcomes of secondary group-piano students. International Journal of Music Education.

Salas-Ruiz, C. (2024). Sparking the Fire Within: Cultivating Motivation and Empowering Practice through Interest Development. MTNA e-Journal, 16(2), 34–35.

Salas-Ruiz, C. (2023). A Descriptive Pilot Study on the Use of the Interest Development Scale in Adolescent Piano Students. Research Perspectives in Music Education, 23, 15–28.

Salas-Ruiz, C., Stanley, A.M., & Burgos, J. (2023). Preservice and Beginning Teachers' Perceptions of Healthy Musicianship. Visions of Research in Music Education, 42(2), 1–22.

Salas-Ruiz, C. (2022). My Journey to Healthy Musicianship: Practical Ideas for Exploration and Self-reflection in the Piano Studio. Piano Magazine, 14(3), 37–42.

Salas-Ruiz, C. (2017). Crafting your student tone quality: articulation, voicing, and listening considerations in the Prelude and Fugue BWV 875 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Revista Pensamiento Actual, 17(29), 189–197.

Salas-Ruiz, C. and Sanford, M. (2026, March 21-25). Beyond Professions: The Piano as a Lifelong Companion A Multiple Case Study of Adult Pianists [Poster presentation]. MTNA National Conference, Chicago, IL, United States. *Selected for publication in the MTNA e-Journal following peer review.

Salas-Ruiz, C. (2022, November 2–6). A multiple case study of adolescent piano students: examining motivation through the lens of Interest Development [Poster presentation]. NAfME National Conference, Washington, D.C., United States.

Salas-Ruiz, C. (2022, March 25–29). A descriptive pilot study of the use of the Interest Development Scale to measure interest development in instrumental practice in adolescent piano students [Poster presentation]. MTNA National Conference, virtual conference.

Pike, P. and Salas-Ruiz, C. (2021, April 6–9). The effect of directed practice worksheets on practice and performance outcomes [Poster presentation]. 12th International Conference for Research in Music Education (RIME), virtual conference.

Pike, P. and Salas-Ruiz, C. (2020, March 21–25). Using practice worksheets as a tool for undergraduate group piano students [Poster presentation]. MTNA National Conference, virtual conference.

Pike, P. & Salas-Ruiz, C. (2015, March 21–25). Teenaged pianists at play: a case study of pre-college piano students' actual practice sessions [Poster presentation]. MTNA National Conference, Las Vegas, NV, United States.