On Friday and Saturday, February 23-24, the Graduate Theory Association (GTA) and Graduate Musicology Association (GMA) will host the Thirtieth Annual Symposium of Research in Music. The symposium will featured twelve student presentations with panels on topics ranging from “Applying Analytical and Pedagogical Models” to “From Country to K-Pop: Perspectives on Popular Music.” In addition… Read more »
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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 »
René Rusch Visits IU Music Theory for Five Friends Master Class Series Lectures
Wednesday through Friday, March 22-24, René Rusch (University of Michigan) will visit the Indiana University Department of Music Theory. Prof. Rusch will deliver two talks on the music of Franz Schubert as well as hold individual meetings with graduate students. She will also lead a workshop titled “From Perceptions to Representations” that explores the value… Read more »
IU Alumni Win SMT Awards
Congratulations to IU Music Theory alumnus Mitch Ohriner (PhD 2011), who won a 2022 Wallace Berry Award for his book Flow: The Rhythmic Voice in Rap Music (OUP, 2019). Presented each year by the Society for Music Theory, the award is given for a “distinguished book by an author of any age or career stage.”… 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 »
IU Graduate Music Theory & Musicology Students Present 27th Annual Symposium on Research
Over the next two Saturdays — February 20 and 27, 2021 — the IU Graduate Theory and Musicology Associations will host (virtually) the Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium of Research in Music. The event is free and open to the public. Dr. Imani Mosley (University of Florida College of the Arts) will deliver the keynote on February… Read more »