Keyboard
About the Keyboard Department
Department chair: Karen Ann Krieger
The collegiate piano faculty consists of professors Heather Conner, Amy Dorfman, Karen Ann Krieger, Craig Nies and Melissa Rose.
Piano majors may request Professor Conner, Dorfman, Krieger or Nies for solo piano study. Requests for a studio teacher are honored if teaching loads and studio space allow.
Heather Conner: solo piano, chamber music, piano performance class, chairs the Blair Academy piano department
Amy Dorfman: solo piano, chamber music, piano performance class, Blakemore Trio
Karen Ann Krieger: solo piano, piano pedagogy, accelerated keyboard harmony, piano performance class, chairs the collegiate piano department
Craig Nies: solo piano, piano performance class, piano literature
Melissa Rose: collaborative techniques, vocal/instrumental collaboration, chamber music, and Associate Dean
Precollege department chair: Heather Conner
Recommended audition repertoire for the Keyboard Department
Faculty
 | Karen Ann Krieger Associate Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy; Chair of the Collegiate Piano Program; Co-Chair of the Keyboard Department | Email Website 615-322-7671 1168 Blair Collegiate primary majors, collegiate non-primary majors, collegiate minors, and Blair Academy students |
 | Heather Conner Professor of Piano; Chancellor's Chair of Precollege Piano; Co-Chair of the Keyboard Department; Coordinator of Precollege Scholarships | Email 615-322-7699 2178 Blair Collegiate majors, collegiate non-primary majors, collegiate minors, and Blair Academy students |
 | Polly Brecht Collaborative Pianist | Email 615-957-6443 |
 | Amy Dorfman Professor of Piano | Email Website 615-322-7688 2180 Blair Collegiate primary majors, collegiate non-primary majors, collegiate minors, and Blair Academy students |
| Cindy Finch Collaborative pianist | ||
 | Megan Gale Collaborative Pianist | Email |
 | Caleb Harris Adjunct Associate Professor of Piano | Email 585-755-8997 Blair 2178 Collegiate non-primary majors, collegiate minors, and Blair Academy students |
 | ChiHee Hwang Senior Artist Teacher of Piano | Email 615-322-7670 1170 Blair Collegiate non-primary majors, collegiate minors, and Blair Academy students |
| Sheree Koutsoukos Adjunct Artist Teacher of Piano | Email 615-322-4927 1169 Blair | |
 | Valerie Middleton Senior Artist Teacher of Piano | Email 615-322-4940 3112 Blair Collegiate non-primary majors, collegiate minors, and Blair Academy students |
 | Craig Nies Associate Professor of Piano | Email (615) 322-7652 3165 Blair Collegiate primary majors, collegiate non-primary majors, collegiate minors, and Blair Academy students |
 | Jama A. Reagan Senior Artist Teacher of Piano | Email (615) 322-4938 2184 Blair Collegiate non-primary majors, collegiate minors, and Blair Academy students |
 | Melissa K. Rose Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Professor of Piano | Email 615-322-7693 1113B Blair |
 | Roland A. Schneller Adjunct Senior Artist Teacher of Piano | Email 615-322-7653 3110 Blair |
 | Sarah Williams Adjunct Artist Teacher of Music | |
 | Susan Yang Assistant Professor of the Practice of Piano | Email Website 615-322-4930 Blair 1172 Collegiate non-primary majors, collegiate minors, and Blair Academy students |