UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOLS and other venues WITH ALTERNATIVELY SIZED KEYBOARDS
'We have encountered many gifted students with small hands who have had to overcome great difficulties when playing standard-sized keyboards. Their special needs frequently are ignored, misunderstood or underestimated by teachers who have never had to personally grapple with issues of hand size.'
Dr Lora Deahl, Texas Tech University, & Dr Brenda Wristen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, 2003.
The following universities and schools in the USA have alternatively sized piano keyboards available for students, recitals and for research:
Universities
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas: DS5.5® (7/8) keyboards in upright and grand pianos, and DS6.0® (15/16) keyboards in upright and grand pianos. http://www.smu.edu/Meadows/AreasOfStudy/Music.aspx
University of North Texas, Dallas, Texas: DS6.0® keyboards in upright and grand pianos. http://music.unt.edu/
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas: DS5.5® keyboards in grand pianos. http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music/
Salem College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina: DS6.0® keyboards in grand and upright pianos. http://www.salem.edu/music
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska: DS5.5® keyboards in grand pianos. http://music.unl.edu/node/1
St Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota: DS5.5® keyboard in grand piano. http://stolaf.edu/depts/music/
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin:DS5.5® keyboards in grand pianos. http://www.music.wisc.edu/
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma: DS6.0® keyboards in grand and upright pianos. http://www.uco.edu/Cfad/academics/music/index.asp
Ohio University School of Music, Athens, Ohio: DS6.0® keyboard in upright piano. http://www.ohiou.edu/music
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, Australia: DS6.0® keyboard in grand piano. https://sydney.edu.au/music/
University of Memphis, Tennessee: DS6.0® keyboard in grand piano. https://www.memphis.edu/music/index.php
The University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada has a DS5.5® keyboard, though not installed currently.
University of North Texas, Dallas, Texas: DS6.0® keyboards in upright and grand pianos. http://music.unt.edu/
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas: DS5.5® keyboards in grand pianos. http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music/
Salem College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina: DS6.0® keyboards in grand and upright pianos. http://www.salem.edu/music
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska: DS5.5® keyboards in grand pianos. http://music.unl.edu/node/1
St Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota: DS5.5® keyboard in grand piano. http://stolaf.edu/depts/music/
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin:DS5.5® keyboards in grand pianos. http://www.music.wisc.edu/
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma: DS6.0® keyboards in grand and upright pianos. http://www.uco.edu/Cfad/academics/music/index.asp
Ohio University School of Music, Athens, Ohio: DS6.0® keyboard in upright piano. http://www.ohiou.edu/music
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, Australia: DS6.0® keyboard in grand piano. https://sydney.edu.au/music/
University of Memphis, Tennessee: DS6.0® keyboard in grand piano. https://www.memphis.edu/music/index.php
The University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada has a DS5.5® keyboard, though not installed currently.
Performance venues
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta, Canada: DS5.5® in Yamaha grand piano. https://www.banffcentre.ca/
Primary and secondary schools
Piano Preparatory Department of Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas: DS5.5® keyboards in upright and grand pianos. http://smu.edu/pianoprep/Home.html
Gray School of Music, Dallas, Texas: Dr Eri Yoshimura teaches on a DS5.5® in an upright piano.
http://grayschoolofmusic.com/groups/piano/
Gray School of Music, Dallas, Texas: Dr Eri Yoshimura teaches on a DS5.5® in an upright piano.
http://grayschoolofmusic.com/groups/piano/
References
Deahl, L. & Wristen, B. (2003). Strategies for small-handed pianists. American Music Teacher, 52 (6), 21-25.