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Mentor to a Profession: A Tribute to Robert M. Trotter
Robert M. Trotter teaching at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, 1985 It is quite appropriate that this volume of the College Music Symposium be dedicated to Robert M. Trotter in recognition of a life that reflected his commitment to improving the art...
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In Memoriam: Robert Moore Trotter (1922-1994)
Robert Moore Trotter, Past President of The College Music Society and Dean Emeritus of the School of Music of the University of Oregon, died on Thursday, September 1, of complications following a bout with hepatitis contracted in Morocco in the late...
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2002 Robert M. Trotter Lecture, presented at the CMS National Conference in Kansas City on September 27, 2002. Before beginning my prepared remarks, I wish to pay tribute to two musician/teachers whom I truly consider to be personal mentors. One is...
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Ruminations on the Center for Black Music Research
The Society’s invitation to speak about relationships between the Center for Black Music Research and the profession at-large is a distinct honor. I am delighted today to have the opportunity to outline a scholarly and musical journey that has taken...
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From the Member-at-Large for Music in General Studies
Editor's Note: Robert M. Trotter was the first Board Member for Music in General Studies, appointed to the position by President Robert J. Werner after its creation by the Board. Professor Trotter did much to define the area of Music in General Studies...
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My Father Never Told Me, or, A View from this Bridge
1995 Robert M. Trotter Lecture Almost 20 years ago I attended a professional meeting at which Bob Trotter spoke. It was electrifying! His imagination, energy, and insight continue to inspire everyone he touched, persistently urging us to see more...
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The Lag of Theory Behind Practice
SYMPOSIUM The Lag of Theory Behind Practice Leon Kirchner, moderator Panel: William G. Waite, Robert M. Trotter, Seymour Shifrin At the December 29, 1960, joint session of the CMS and AMS annual meetings, University of California, Berkeley. The general...
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How the human mind structures its complex environment is a topic that has been explored for generations by individuals from a wide variety of disciplines. Musicians now seem to be generally aware that pattern perception is highly relevant to their...
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presented a significant lecture addressed to those who teach music in higher education. For more than a decade, The Robert M. Trotter Lectures have provided CMS members with insightful messages from musician/teachers who, in the tradition of Bob...
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The Shock of the Familiar: Hearing Ourselves in Others' Voices
Introduction1 Thank you, President Harding, the Board of Directors, and members of The College Music Society. I was truly honored, and unnerved, when Tayloe approached me about delivering the Robert Trotter Lecture at your annual meeting. You see, I've...
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Raga Puriya Kalyan: Opening the Door to a Treasure
signals a cadence, and, also like the tihai, "reconditions" the basic meter by a predictable cross-rhythm. authors: Robert M. Trotter author_ids: 1015 authors: Robert M. Trotter author_ids: 1015
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And Now We Begin—A Survey of Recent Theory Texts
The 1960s were a time for reexamination of the aims, contents and methods of college courses designed to teach music theory, and, as a corollary, of the texts intended for those courses. Several factors contributed to the creation of a "crisis in the...
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skills, and awareness of the larger educational community. Leon Botstein's contribution (an edited transcript of his Robert M. Trotter Lecture at the 1996 CMS annual meeting) is must reading for all those involved in college music teaching. Botstein...
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I've lived the life of a professional musician for more than 45 years. This includes a chapter as pianist (from early teens into my 20s) and my life as a composer, starting even earlier. It was having to practice that awakened me to composing at...
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To Doctor or Not, That is (Still) the Question
Why should I get a doctorate? Will it assure me a job, any job? Will it ever pay off? These questions are uttered with increasing frequency these days by anxious and hopeful students in graduate music programs across the nation. Why should I get a...
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Needs for Research in Black-American Music
Traditionally, the American musicologist engaged in historical research has concentrated upon the scientific study of art music in the western European tradition, focusing his attention primarily upon the "great musical work" produced by great masters...
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Celebrating 60 Years of the [i]Symposium[/i] (1961-2021): Learning from our Past
more than can be recounted here. But we might mention esteemed scholars like: J. Peter Burkholder, Susan McClary, Robert M. Trotter, Anthony Seeger, Douglass Seaton, Kay Kaufman Shelemay, Barry S. Brook, H. Wiley Hitchcock, Ruth Stone, Stephen Blum,...
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Is There a Future for the Traditions of Music and Music Teaching in Our Colleges and Universities?
1996 Robert M. Trotter Lecture "Is there a future for music and music making at universities?" The answer clearly is "Yes. There is a future, even if it is a dismal one." In addressing what's happening to music teaching, I want to consider three areas:...
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1994 Robert M. Trotter Lecture We are at an important historical moment, in which music scholarship is undergoing redefinition and reevaluation. There are major changes in the field: First, university resources are being reduced while greater demands...
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Changing Lives with Recorded Sound: Recordings and Profound Musical Experiences
17, 2001, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Introduction It is a great honor to be standing before you to deliver the annual Robert M. Trotter Lecture. It is also rather daunting, given the eminence of the previous lecturers and significance of the topics they...
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