SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music Ranks in Top 10 Colleges For Music Education in the U.S.

SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music has been ranked among the top 10 colleges for music education in the United States in an article released this week. Music School Central rated The Crane School of Music fourth out of all American universities for excellence in music education.

"The Crane School of Music's inclusion in this top tier of national music education institutions resonates with its long history as a pioneering place for the preparation of music teachers, fostering music education research and innovation, and committed to high musical standards," Crane Dean Dr. Michael Sitton said. "From Julia E. Crane's singular vision for school music, at a time when the field of music education was just coming into existence, and throughout its nearly 130-year history, The Crane School has sustained its tradition of innovation and is proud to continue its national leadership in this field—a field more critical now than ever, to the experiences and engagement of young people in our nation's schools."

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