Ph.D. in music theory, Indiana University, 2006.
Dissertation: “Tonal Coherence in Copland’s Music of the 1940s.”
Master of music in music theory, Indiana University, 2000.
Bachelor of music education, Drake University, 1995.
Primary interests in post-tonal pitch-centric music by Aaron Copland and others, rhythm and meter, and music theory pedagogy. Experienced trumpeter, composer, and instrumental music educator.
Upcoming and recent events:
• May 15-16, 2009: Annual conference of Music Theory Midwest, University of Minnesota. "The Structure and Genesis of Copland's Quiet City."
• June 3-8, 2009: Reading of the 2009 Advanced Placement Exam in Music Theory, University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
• October 28-November 2, 2009: Annual conference of the Society for Music Theory, Montreal, Quebec. "The Tonal Drama of Quiet City and its Emergence from Copland's Sketches."
• Forthcoming in Indiana Theory Review 27, no. 1: "A Contextually Defined Approach to Appalachian Spring."