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The music theory area (https://music.msu.edu/areas-ensembles/music-theory/) consists of seven faculty members and features a vibrant Master’s degree program with 12–15 students enrolled at a time. Research seminars and other advanced coursework, an active colloquium series with three guest scholars per semester, and dedicated faculty mentors equip master’s students with the analytical, research, musicianship, and pedagogical skills to pursue doctoral study in music theory and to present scholarship while still master’s students. The master’s program and a Graduate Certificate in music theory also serve composer-theorists and performer-theorists who go on to successful collegiate teaching careers. Finally, the theory area interacts with nearly every student in the College of Music, including undergraduate majors in performance, music education, jazz studies, and composition, as well as master’s and doctoral students in performance, composition, and conducting.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develop a national reputation as a scholar by advancing an active agenda of research publications and presentations in the field of music theory
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in music theory (a 2 + 3 course load) that serve the needs of music students in a variety of majors
Mentor master’s students in music theory and serve on guidance committees for graduate students throughout the College of Music
Collaborate with colleagues and students to advance the College of Music’s and music theory area’s missions to expand the repertoire and ambit of study in research and teaching
Participate in theory-area initiatives such as colloquia, guest-scholar residencies, administration of exams, recruiting, and admissions, and provide service to the college, the university, and the discipline
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree
Doctorate -Music Theory
Minimum Requirements
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
A completed doctorate in music theory by August 16, 2025
An emerging or established record of scholarly productivity
Successful university-level teaching experience
A demonstrated commitment to music theory pedagogy
Desired Qualifications
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Demonstrated ability to mentor student research in a diverse array of topics
Demonstrated ability to teach effectively and support student belonging at multiple levels and in a variety of subjects within our curriculum; specifically:
We offer specialized readings seminars and proseminars for master’s students in music theory, as well as a broad range of courses to our graduate students across the college; recent topics have included: Analysis of R&B and Soul, Analysis of Gospel Music, Analysis of Film Music, Schenkerian Analysis, Counterpoint, Tonal Forms, Rhythm and Meter, Narrativity, Pop and Rock Music, and Post-Atonal Tonality
Our restructured undergraduate curriculum emphasizes a range of topics and repertoires. Beyond required foundational courses in music theory and aural skills, we offer a rotating series of special topics courses of similar breadth to our graduate offerings
Required Application Materials
APPLICATION: Please include the following:
a letter of application
a curriculum vitae that lists contact information for 3-5 references
a 1- to 2-page research narrative summarizing primary and any secondary research specializations; short- and longer-term research plans; and titles of two proposed readings seminars for Master’s students in music theory; the title of a proposed course in an area of interest for graduate student across the College of Music
a 1- to 2-page teaching narrative outlining goals, priorities, and methods as a music theory pedagogue
a 15-minute teaching video
Semifinalists will be contacted to arrange Zoom interviews. Finalists will be invited to the East Lansing campus to interview.
Special Instructions
Teaching video should be submitted in the form of an accessible link such as YouTube format.
Review of Applications Begins On
02/10/2025
Website
www.music.msu.edu
Department Statement
With 91 faculty members, the Michigan State University College of Music serves approximately 600 majors and offers a comprehensive range of degree programs from baccalaureate through the doctorate. For more information about the College, please visit our website at www.music.msu.edu
MSU Statement
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.
Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.
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