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Crane hosting piano pedagogy conference in Potsdam Sept. 17

Posted 8/30/16

POTSDAM -- SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will welcome piano teachers for free workshops focusing on teaching elementary and intermediate piano students through the 2016 Crane Piano Pedagogy …

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Crane hosting piano pedagogy conference in Potsdam Sept. 17

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POTSDAM -- SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will welcome piano teachers for free workshops focusing on teaching elementary and intermediate piano students through the 2016 Crane Piano Pedagogy Conference on Saturday, Sept. 17.

The conference will feature clinician Julie Knerr, co-author of the Piano Safari method, as well as Young-Ah Tak, the newest piano faculty member at The Crane School of Music.

This year's Crane Piano Pedagogy Conference will highlight an array of educational strategies for piano teachers of pre-college students.

Knerr, the conference's featured clinician, will present a workshop focusing on the benefits of pairing rote teaching with a strong reading program.

Tak, the conference's featured performer, will present a recital featuring works by Beethoven, Debussy and Liszt in the Proscenium Theater.

The Crane Piano Pedagogy Conference is open to all piano teachers at no charge, and will take place throughout the day on Saturday, Sept. 17.

All events will take place at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music and in the Performing Arts Center.

More info: www.cranepianopedagogy.org.