BM in Music Performance
The Crane School of Music — Potsdam, NY
About this program
The Bachelor of Music in Music Performance at The Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam, is offered with both Instrumental and Vocal tracks. Founded in 1886, Crane has a 130+ year legacy of excellence in music education and performance. Crane is SUNY's only All-Steinway institution and was named one of only ten Yamaha Institutions of Excellence nationally in 2021. The Performance department provides rigorous training with a strong emphasis on practice and live performance, in a tightknit conservatory atmosphere within a public liberal arts university. With about 475 music students and 75 faculty, students benefit from working closely with distinguished full-time faculty artists, teachers, and scholars (85% of faculty are full-time, with a near 7:1 student-to-teacher ratio). Life at Crane includes more than 300 recitals, lectures, and concerts presented by faculty, students, and guests each year. The school recently completed a $29 million renovation and expansion project in 2022. NASM-accredited since 1957.
Audition & application overview
- Requires a live or recorded audition
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