Celebrating 125 years of Music Teacher Education at the Crane School of Music
September 13, 14 and 15, 2012
A primary mission of education is to create a need to be aware of and navigate through a constantly and rapidly changing world. Current cultural and social forces such as technology, globalization and shifting sensibilities require music teachers to examine long-held values and practices. At times, how music teachers and teacher educators should forge ahead in pedagogically responsive ways seems bewildering. What roles should music teachers play in educating individuals for the future? What roles should teacher education programs play in preparing these music teachers? Of special concern in these questions are issues of responsiveness to change and responsibility to society as well as attention to quality of educational experience and personal engagement.
The Crane Symposium on Music Teacher Education provides an opportunity for exploring and sharing current thinking, scholarly advances and teaching practices from foremost teachers, researchers, and musicians regarding these questions and issues. We invite you to join us for three inspiring days in September at the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam, to participate in presentations, panels, conversations, music teaching and learning demonstrations.
The Crane Symposium on Music Teacher Education provides an opportunity for exploring and sharing current thinking, scholarly advances and teaching practices from foremost teachers, researchers, and musicians regarding these questions and issues. We invite you to join us for three inspiring days in September at the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam, to participate in presentations, panels, conversations, music teaching and learning demonstrations.