Rock Music, Rock Progressions, and Theory Pedagogy

31 October 2003 The study of popular music has recently garnered much attention in music theory circles. Evidence of this new trend can be seen through the establishment of a popular music email list sponsored by the Society for Music Theory, as well as the inclusion...

[i]Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ[/i], by Mark Katz

11 June 2013 Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ, by Mark Katz. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-0195331127. In the four decades since hip-hop developed in the Bronx and became a national cultural phenomenon, there have been few...

Crossing Over with Integrity

04 November 2013 “And when his hand he had stretch’d forth To mine, with pleasant looks, whence I was cheer’d, Into that secret place he led me on.”1 Venturing across disciplines in musical practice and pedagogy is often seen as a path fraught with peril, yet the...

On Principles of Teaching

01 September 1992 As you see, your President has changed names, jobs, and addresses but my commitment to The College Music Society and the work we are doing remains the same. In fact, in my new role as Dean of a fine school of music, I am more convinced than ever of the...

Empathy: A Global Imperative for Peace

30 November 2018 Abstract This essay maintains that interplays between empathy, goodwill and other-regarding behaviors can make a huge difference in arguing one type of community into existence (one based on inclusivity, peace, respect, and universal human values) as...

[i]Women and Musical Salons in the Enlightenment,[/i] by Rebecca Cypess (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2022)

01 May 2023 Women and Musical Salons in the Enlightenment. Rebecca Cypess. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2022. 365 pp. 37 figures. ISBN: 97802268171910. $55.00. Rebecca Cypess’s Women and Musical Salons in the Enlightenment is a comprehensive study of the...