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Lisa Decenteceo gives dissertation presentation
On August 12, 2020, in a summer seemingly like no other, SMR members and SMTD faculty gathered to hear a dissertation presentation by Lisa Decenteceo via Zoom. Congratulations, Lisa, on this important step and on your excellent work in “From...
Carlos Pérez Tabares presents at Music Theory Midwest
I recently presented a paper entitled “La Sensibile È Mobile! Descending Leading Tones in Italian Opera from the Primo Ottocento” at the thirty-first meeting of Music Theory Midwest. Like many other conferences this year, this meeting was held online, albeit...
Elizabeth McLain participates in webinar on disability and COVID-19
Recently, SMR member Elizabeth McLain participated in a national webinar entitled “Embracing disability wisdom during COVID-19: What we can learn from the disabled community.” According to the webinar’s advertisement, “due to COVID-19, the country as a whole is experiencing what...
Dorian Mueller (virtually) presents at MaMI
At the end of May, I presented a paper, entitled “Cue the Punch in the Gut: Music and the Projection of Complex Emotion in Film,” at the 16th annual Music and the Moving Image (MaMI) conference, which was held virtually...
Jessica Getman accepts position at California State University San Bernardino
Recently, SMR alumna Jessica Getman accepted the position of Assistant Professor in Music at California State University San Bernardino. Congratulations, Jessica! We’ll miss you, but we’re excited for this new step in your career.