Seated: Dr. Nico Schuler, Dr. Ken Stephenson
Seven theorists from Texas State participated in the annual meeting of the Texas Society of Music Theory February 23-24 in Dallas.
Alumnus Dr. Jose Garza presented an excellent paper “What Dwells Beneath the Surface: Rhythm, Meter, Culture, and Meaning in Contemporary Metal Music” that featured his dissertation research. He earned his Ph.D. In Music Theory from Florida State University in December 2017.
Dr. Nico Schüler presented a paper that evaluated current software for automatic and semi-automatic onset detection in recorded music performances and discussed expressive timing in several performances of the beginning of Beethoven’s piano sonata op. 2 no 1.
At this meeting, Dr. Cynthia Gonzales began her three-year term as President of the Texas Society for Music Theory.