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I want to make sure I don’t forget this incredible idea. S. Alexander Reed puts a little playlist together at the end of each of his chapters in his book Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music. Love.

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Continue reading Academic mixtapes

Published July 18, 2018
Categorized as 80s Tagged 80s music, cabaret voltaire, die form, einstürzende neubauten, esplendor geométrico, hunting lodge, industrial, laibach, les vampyrettes, nocturnal emissions, pankow, s. alexander reed, warning

Modular music theory

We are dedicating an entire course to pop and jazz music, thoroughly integrating theory and performance, and de-sequencing the curriculum.

Published June 28, 2018
Categorized as pedagogy, theory Tagged Curriculum, Performance, Pop music, students

Planning for 2018–2019

My ’18-’19 goals: Making course journals, optimizing student meetings, and starting a singing club!

Published May 31, 2018
Categorized as pedagogy, professional development Tagged renaissance music, singing, student meetings, students

Goals for Summer 2018

I’m going to write and work on my courses, but I’m going to prioritize relaxing also.

Published May 30, 2018
Categorized as meta, pedagogy, professional development Tagged brooklyn, camping, dissertation, relaxation, sonic, timbre, video games, writing

First year on the job

Three life lessons I’ve learned in my first year in a tenure-track job.

Published May 29, 2018
Categorized as pedagogy, professional development Tagged jobs, music theory jobs, writing

Using Scrivener to write your music dissertation or book

I have three practical tips for how Scrivener can make your life easier when you write your long document.

Published January 5, 2018
Categorized as professional development, tech help, writing Tagged dissertation, scrivener, technology, writing

SMT 2017

Featuring summaries of talks on Indian classical music, mentorship and diversity, and popular music.

Published November 6, 2017
Categorized as conferences, theory Tagged Acevedo, Billboard, carnatic, diversity, function, genre, harmony, Heidemann, hindustani, indian, Johnson, mentorship, metal, pop harmony, popular music, race, raga, Smialek, SMT, SMT2017, Society for Music Theory, spotify, timbre

IASPM 2017

IASPM 2017, Kassel, Germany. A brief summary of papers I attended.

Published July 11, 2017
Categorized as analysis, conferences, theory Tagged analog, digital, empowerment, femininity, feminism, free music, gender, gesture, girls rock, live, masculinity, music analysis, music theory, persona, popular music, post-feminism, psychedelia, queer, recording, timbre, time

Setting goals for the summer

Summer is like New Year’s for academics: a time of reflection and goal-setting, both in work and in personal life.

Published June 15, 2017
Categorized as food for thought Tagged academia, blogging, goals, resolutions, summer, writing, year in review

The Tenure-Track Job Search in Music Theory

Where are the jobs? What is the timeline for applying? How can you prepare? What do you pack?

Published May 2, 2017
Categorized as featured, theory Tagged jobs, music theory jobs, professional development, statistics, tenure

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