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Are you interested in piano performance, piano teaching, collaborative piano, public school teaching, the music industry, or a bit of everything? Explore what The Crane School of Music SUNY Potsdam has to offer!
Performance Opportunities:
  • Piano area recitals highlighting the vast piano repertoire. Recent programs include American Piano Music and French Music for Piano and Narrator
  • Annual concerto competition -- past piano winners performed Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2, and Grieg Piano Concerto
  • Collaborative experiences through courses such as Art Song Repertoire, Accompanying, and Chamber Music, as well as the annual Crane Chamber Music Competition
  • Ensemble opportunities, including Latin Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Crane Chorus
Teaching Opportunities:
  • Two-semester piano pedagogy practicum, teaching beginning piano to elementary-aged students in group and individual settings
  • One-semester piano pedagogy practicum, teaching intermediate repertoire to adult students
  • Music education degrees from one of the oldest music teacher preparation programs in the nation
Professional Opportunities:
  • Crane Piano Pedagogy Conference -- connect with and learn from leaders in the field of piano pedagogy, present research posters, network with area teachers
  • Guest Artists and Teachers -- Recent guests include Yong Hi Moon (Peabody Institute), Dr. Randall Faber (Faber Piano Institute), Dr. Scott Price (University of South Carolina), Dr. Vanessa Cornett (University of St. Thomas), Dr. Julie Knerr (Piano Safari), Dr. Mario Ajero (Stephen F. Austin State University), and Dr. Fred Karpoff (Syracuse University)

Want more information about piano study at Crane? 
Crane Admissions Office: 315.267.2775
Dr. Francois Germain, Coordinator of Piano: 315.267.2692
Dr. Kathryn Sherman, Coordinator of Piano Pedagogy: 315.267.3230

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