On Methods of Music Theory and (Ethno-) Musicology

The Editor: Nico Schüler is Assistant Professor of Music Theory / Musicology and Coordinator of Music Theory at Texas State University in San Marcos, USA. His main research interests are methodology of music research, music theory pedagogy, interdisciplinary aspects of modern music, and computer applications in music. His recent book publications include Computer-Applications in Music Research (Lang, 2002) and an edition of Otto E. Laske's Musikalische Grammatik und Musikalisches Problemlösen (Lang, 2004).

lt;i>Contents: Mirjana Veselinovic-Hofman: Musicology vs. Musicology from the Perspective of Interdisciplinary Logic - Leon Stefanija: The Hermeneutics of Music: Between Systematic Theory and Pragmatic Approach - Dennis Cole: On Methods of Ethnomusicological Research - Ken Stephenson: Colour My Chord: Harmonic Transformations in Early Songs of Chicago - Philip Baczewski: Modeling music Perception: Untangling Methods and Methodologies - Cynthia I. Gonzales: Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mo: A Comparison of Four Approaches to Text-Music Relationships - Graham G. Hunt: Transformational Reduction: A Cross-Analytical Approach to Richard Strauss' Im Abendrot - Brent Auerbach: The Grundgestalt Refined: What a New Model of the Structure Can and Cannot Tell Us about Brahms' Capriccio in c# minor, op. 76, no. 5 - David Castro: Harmonic, Melodic, and Referential Pitch Analysis: Sonata Form in the First Movement of Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 2 - Ryan Davis: Melodic and Rhythmic Patterns in Jazz Improvisations: Toward a New Analytical Approach - Dimitar Ninov: On Methods of Teaching Ear Training and Harmony at Bulgarian Institutions of Higher Education - Nico Schüler: Teaching Approaches to Music Theory in the United States: Towards a Stronger Undergraduate Core Curriculum.