Keyboard
About the Keyboard Department
Department chair: Karen Ann Krieger
The collegiate piano faculty consists of Professors Amy Dorfman, Karen Ann Krieger, Craig Nies, and Melissa Rose.
Piano majors may request Professor Dorfman, Krieger, or Nies for solo piano study. Requests for a studio teacher are honored if teaching loads and studio space allow.
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 Progam | Email Website 615-322-7671 1168 Blair |
 | 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 |
 | Martha Bartles Adjunct Senior Artist Teacher of Piano | Email 615-322-7689 2182 Blair |
 | Polly Brecht Collaborative Pianist | Email 615-957-6443 |
 | Maeve Brophy Collaborative Pianist | |
 | Amy Dorfman Professor of Piano | Email Website 615-322-7688 2180 Blair |
 | Megan Gale Collaborative Pianist | |
 | Caleb Harris Adjunct Associate Professor of Piano | Email 585-755-8997 Blair 2178 |
 | ChiHee Hwang Senior Artist Teacher of Piano | Email 615-322-7670 1170 Blair |
| 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 |
| Lauryn Moody Adjunct Artist Teacher of Accompanying | ||
 | Craig Nies Associate Professor of Piano | Email (615) 322-7652 3165 Blair |
 | Jama A. Reagan Senior Artist Teacher of Piano | Email (615) 322-4938 2184 Blair |
 | Melissa K. Rose Associate Dean, Collegiate Program Associate Professor of Piano | Email 615-322-7693 1113B Blair |
 | Roland A. Schneller Adjunct Senior Artist Teacher of Piano | Email (615) 322-7653 2178 Blair |
 | Patsy B. Wade Adjunct Artist Teacher of Piano | Email (615) 322-4909 2111 Blair |
 | Mark W. Wait Dean; Martha Rivers Ingram Dean's Chair Professor of Music | Email 615-322-7660 1113A Blair |
| Deanna Walker Adjunct Artist Teacher of Piano | Email Website (615) 322-7653 3110 Blair | |
 | Sarah Williams Adjunct Artist Teacher of Music | |
 | Susan Yang Adjunct Artist Teacher of Piano | Email Website 615-322-4930 Blair 1172 |