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Merger

Crane School of Music should be merged into the article State University of New York at Potsdam as the "Crane School," represents an academic department of the college. --starX (talk) 21:06, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree completely. It has enough of its own identity and history. Plus, see these other music schools which are part of larger institutions but have their own separate articles: Eastman School of Music, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Jacobs School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Peabody Institute... I'm sure there are others. --Jondude11 (talk) 19:40, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You are certainly free to disagree, but my merger proposal stands. I would argue that those other institutions should be merged as well. Also, just because you disagree with my proposed merger doesn't invalidate my reasons, so I would appreciate it if you would not remove the proposal. The point is, after all, to discuss and arrive at a consensus, is it not? --starX (talk) 20:49, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you are right, I apologize for removing the proposal. I suppose all we can do is wait to see other people's opinions on this matter. --Jondude11 (talk) 20:23, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The idea of SUNY Potsdam and the Crane School of Music being merged in cyber-space seems silly to me since they are so separate in real life. I attended SUNY Potsdam and rarely had any interaction with Crane's facilities, staff, or students. The two schools share a campus, but I do not consider them to be the same school. I think that should be reflected by also keeping them separate on-line. -luvbunny13 5 Feb 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.167.126 (talk) 19:26, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

When you attended may be an issue, as could be your major area of study. There has been increasing collaboration between music department faculty and students in more recent years, particularly in the theatre and dance departments (which is perhaps more conducive to that sort of collaboration than any others. Specifically, I can cite the 1998 performance of Lines of an Unkown Poet, the 2003 performance of Cabaret, and the 2005 performance of Threepenny Opera as the more major collaborations on the theatre side. There have been numerous other joint works in the dance department, which I'm afraid was always a little bit more ephemeral to me, but I remember one piece specifically: The 13th Mourner, which was an original composition and performed (musically) by student sin the music department, and choreographed and performed (physically) by students in the dance department. The chairs of these departments would concur that they have been working to bridge this gap for a long time and are getting closer every day. --starX (talk) 14:20, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speaking most directly to my main point, there is only one school as defined by the institution itself. Music department faculty serve on, and sometimes chair, committees with campus-wide ramifications, such as the general education committee. Music majors can take classes in other departments on campus (and in fact they must to satisfy general education requirements), and students from other majors can take music classes without the need to cross register. If the institutions were truly separate, there would be an administrative overhead that does not exist. Students in the music department tend to socialize with students in their same major, true, but that is true of students no matter what their major is. It is equally untrue that most students from one "school" will never have interactions with students from another. --starX (talk) 14:20, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with most of what you say, StarX, especially that the two schools are trying to tie together more lately. I am in Crane and I personally have several non-Crane friends and I still consider them to be part of the same school. However, by the history and nature of the school, I think it is appropriate to have separate articles on the two of them, just as there are separate articles for most other music schools in the country. -Jondude11 (talk) 06:38, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I definitely believe that the Crane School of Music should still have it's own Wikipedia page. The Crane School has enough history and elements of its own in order to deserve its own page. I think the link to the Crane wikipedia page which is at the top of the Potsdam page is enough. Crane is credited on the Potsdam page, and that's enough. You should still be directed to the separate Crane wikipedia page to read more about Crane. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.45.193.195 (talk) 20:21, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that Crane should remain a separate entity and not be merged into the SUNY-Potsdam Wikipedia. Though I'm not a Crane grad, Crane's identity is truly its own, established independently of SUNY-Potsdam. It's a premier school for Music and is well known for that purpose, and has had a very long history of that mission long before the establishment of SUNY. Although I'm sure than the individuals who oversee all of SUNY-Potsdam (and by intent Crane School) would strongly disagree, I feel Crane's "brand" is much stronger than SUNY-Potsdam's "brand". If Crane were to "disappear", I think many would notice because there's no equivalent within the SUNY system. If the academic programs other than Music at SUNY-Postdam would disappear, I think there'd be alternatives within the SUNY system. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.63.105.115 (talk) 18:42, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think providing more information on a separate page is fine - for Crane or any dept/school/college within a larger university system. I would disagree with the idea of Crane being a premier music school. It is a well known school within the state of new york, but that doesn't put it in the premier category. In fact, within the state, there are real premier music schools (Eastman, Juliard, Manhattan, Ithica) and Crane isn't really in that category. Further, within the SUNY system there are other music schools that are large and successful. Crane's significance is based on history - which is well and good, but the significance is not rooted in current standing among music schools across the country. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.71.195.150 (talk) 05:24, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think the issue is whether or not Crane in a 'premier music college', which in the case of the argument above seems to be which schools churn out the most noted alumni, but whether its contributions have been worthy enough to grant it its own page. The Crane School of Music has contributed heavily to the development of a music education degree in the United States, and is an important part of the State of New York's educational system, as well as the development of SUNY Potsdam itself. Crane may not provide the performance standards that Julliard and Eastman have, but it is just as rich in music history as they are. If anything, I believe someone should take on this page as a project to delve deeper into Crane's rich history. For example, Crane has premiered some of the finest choral works of the 20th century. This alone could be an argument to keeping it a separate page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.73.0.184 (talk) 04:40, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I believe it is fair for Crane to be a separate page based on its historical relevancy. It was the first music school of its type and the first school to provide actual students for educational purposes in conjunction with the Normal School of Potsdam. People who know the history of this institute and the history of music education in America consider it a noteworthy point of discussion (see A History of American Music Education by Michael Mark and Charles Gary)24.2.177.242 (talk) 03:08, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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