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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (SUNY), POTSDAM The Crane School of Music

Country:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

State:

NEW YORK

City:

POTSDAM


Street Address:

Julia E Crane Music Center, 44 Pierrepont Avenue, Potsdam, New York 13676, USA


Program:

Undergraduate programs

Details:

Bachelor of Arts in Music. Four years. Emphases in performance (classical, jazz), arts management, music business, music technology. Studies include performance, music history, theory. Bachelor of Music. Four years. Concentrations in performance (classical, jazz), composition, music history, theory, music education (with choral and instrumental conducting), music business (with internship). Studies include aural skills, audio technology.


Program:

Graduate program

Details:

Master of Music. In performance, music education, piano pedagogy. Bachelor of Music/Master of Music in Education. Five years. A double degree.


Institution Notes:

The University was founded in 1816 and the Crane School of Music was founded in 1886. It is one of the first in USA dedicated to training teachers of music in public schools. The Crane School comprises a five-building complex, with facilities including a 1,300-seat concert hall, a 450-seat music theatre, a 130-seat lecture/recital hall and a well-equipped MID lab, electronic music studios and a jazz improvisation laboratory. The school has over 1,200 band and orchestral instruments and 165 pianos, being virtually an All-Steinway School. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The State University of New York (SUNY) was founded in 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of universities and colleges throughout the State of New York, some of which can trace their history back to 1816. Music programs at the State University of New York (SUNY) are offered at the campuses at Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Buffalo State, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo, New Paltz, Oneonta, Oswego, Plattsburgh, Potsdam (the Crane School of Music), Purchase and Stony Brook.


Last Updated:

November 2022