On Friday and Saturday, February 21–22, 2025, the Graduate Theory Association (GTA) and Graduate Musicology Association (GMA) will host the Thirty-First Annual Symposium of Research in Music. The symposium will feature student presentations with panels on diverse topics. Prof. L. Poundie Burstein from the CUNY Graduate Center will be our keynote speaker, and we will… Read more »
Faculty
Musical Chairs: Noriko Manabe and Roman Ivanovitch to Succeed Kyle Adams
After eight years of exemplary service, Professor Kyle Adams stepped down as chair. Under his guidance, the department navigated numerous challenges, most notably the complex shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The department will not soon forget Adams’s commitment to student success and academic innovation. Taking up the mantle, Professor Noriko Manabe has… Read more »
Andrew Mead Receives 2024 Trustees Teaching Award
The Department of Theory is proud to share that Professor Andrew Mead was recently honored with the 2024 Trustees Teaching Award, recognizing his exceptional contributions to student learning and academic excellence. This prestigious award celebrates faculty who have had a significant impact on undergraduate education. Mead has been a faculty member at IU since 2013,… Read more »
Celebrating the Generosity of Marianne Kielian-Gilbert
We are thrilled to celebrate an extraordinary act of generosity from Professor Emerita Marianne Kielian-Gilbert, whose recent gift to the Music Theory Fund will have a lasting impact on our department. Her contribution supports the professional development of our students and faculty, enabling activities such as conference presentations, research dissemination, and much more. This year,… Read more »
Noriko Manabe and Jay Hook Receive Prestigious Awards at SMT
This past weekend, the Society for Music Theory and American Musicological Society convened in Denver, Colorado, for their joint annual meeting. In addition to the numerous presentations and panels offered, SMT announces a series of publication awards that recognize significant contributions to the discipline of music theory. We are thrilled to share that two IU… Read more »
Dr. Noriko Manabe Appointed to IU Music Theory Faculty
The IU Jacobs School of Music Department of Music Theory welcomes Dr. Noriko Manabe as professor of music in music theory, effective Aug. 1. “We’re thrilled to welcome to the Music Theory Department faculty Dr. Noriko Manabe, who has been a pioneer of interdisciplinary work in music theory and ethnomusicology,” said Kyle Adams, chair of… Read more »
“Visualizing Music” by Prof. Eric Isaacson Available from IU Press
Congratulations to Prof. Eric Isaacson on the publication of his book, Visualizing Music, a resource for anyone who creates musical graphics for use in their scholarship and teaching. It was released on May 2, 2023, by Indiana University Press as part of its “Musical Meaning and Interpretation” series, edited by former Jacobs School faculty member… Read more »
A Celebration of Mathematics and Music
On Monday, April 10, the IU Department of Mathematics will host “A Celebration of Mathematics and Music.” The evening will feature a lecture titled “Music as a Mathematician’s Playground” by Prof. Julian Hook and poster presentations by three IU students — music theory PhD students David Orvek and Lizhou Wang and Walker Smith, a student… Read more »
SMT 2022: IU Music Theory Events & Presentations
IU Music Theory at the AMS-SEM-SMT 2022 Joint Annual Meeting November 10-13, 2022 Hilton New Orleans Riverside | New Orleans, Louisiana All times are EST Conference Schedule Thursday, November 10 2:15–3:45 pm Session: Outlanders, Irritations, and Roving Harmonies Matthew Boyle (PhD 2018; University of Alabama), Rossini’s reizend Melodies: Strategic Musical Irritation and the Capturing of… Read more »
Prof. Jay Hook’s “Exploring Musical Spaces” Published with Oxford University Press
Congratulations to Prof. Julian Hook on the publication of his book, Exploring Musical Spaces, which is now available for purchase on the Oxford University Press website. Exploring Musical Spaces is a comprehensive synthesis of mathematical techniques in music theory, written with the aim of making these techniques accessible to music scholars without extensive training in… Read more »