Craig B. Knapp has been teaching Classroom Music and Chorus, grades 3 through 5, at the Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School in the Rocky Point School District since 1998. A graduate of the Crane School of Music, Mr. Knapp has also studied with distinguished educators and musicians including John Feierabend, Jos Wuytack, Henry Leck, Francisco Núñez, Janet Galván, Will Schmid, and Bobby McFerrin. Craig is an adjunct assistant professor at Hofstra University, where he teaches Conversational Solfege, and he is the co-author of the book First Steps in Music with Orff Schulwerk: Sing, Say, Dance, Play. Craig is also the director of the Early Childhood Community Music Program at Stony Brook University, where he instructs children in Pre-K through 3rd grade. Mr. Knapp is a FAME (Feierabend Association for Music Education) Endorsed Teacher Trainer for Conversational Solfege.

With his innovative and energetic approach to music education, Craig Knapp directs the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York’s Children’s Treble Choirs, where he has conducted at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. He has conducted several commissioned pieces by renowned composers including Nick Page, Jim Papoulis, Melissa Keylock, and Jill Friedersdorf. Craig has presented elementary classroom music and choral workshops at various music education conferences, including national conferences for NAfME (National Association for Music Education), ACDA (American Choral Directors Association), OAKE (Organization of American Kodály Educators), and FAME (Feierabend Association for Music Education). Craig is a sought-after clinician and choral conductor and has guest conducted for the Connecticut Music Educators Association Elementary Honors Choir, KONY (Kodály Organization of New York) “Voices United” Festival, and Pennsylvania Music Educators' Association Elementary ChorusFest. He has also guest conducted various all-county chorus groups for the county music education associations throughout New York State. 

Mr. Knapp's choral ensembles have performed annually at NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association) Major Organization Evaluation Festivals since 2003, where they have received consistent "Gold" and "Gold With Distinction" ratings. Mr. Knapp is a past president of SCMEA (Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association). Craig is actively involved with NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association), currently serving on their Curriculum Committee. He is also the Administrative Program Coordinator for the Orff-Schulwerk Summer Studies Program at Hofstra University and recently completed two terms as the Membership Chairperson for LIAOSA (Long Island Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association). Craig is a Lifetime Member of OAKE. He is also a Lifetime Member of ACDA and has served three terms as chairperson for the ACDA Eastern Division Elementary Honor Choir and two terms as Long Island Regional Representative for the New York Chapter. Mr. Knapp is also a founding member of FAME, where he is a Lifetime Member and has served on their Board of Directors as Member at Large. Craig is the only educator to simultaneously hold Lifetime Memberships in ACDA, FAME, and OAKE.