Faculty

The music theory program consists of faculty members with diverse interests and areas of specialization, including music cognition, music theory pedagogy, 20th-century analytical techniques, computer-assisted music analysis, 19th-century form and style, jazz theory, composition, and arranging. Several faculty members hold doctoral degrees in music theory from prestigious universities, including the Eastman College of Music, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University. What’s more, several faculty members are active as composers and performers.

Faculty Members

• Bruce Campbell, associate professor of music theory
• Ronald Newman, professor of music theory
• Charles Ruggiero, professor of music theory and composition
• Gordon Sly, associate professor of music theory; area chair
• Bruce Taggart, instructor of music theory
• Leigh VanHandel, assistant professor of music theory

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