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Music Theory Office
Simon 225H
Shauna Peatross, Admin. Asst.
Hours: 8-12, 1-5
mustheor@indiana.edu
812-855-5716

 

Eric Isaacson

Eric J. Isaacson

Associate Professor and Acting Chair of Music Theory
Director of Graduate Studies, Jacobs School of Music
Adjunct Associate Professor of Informatics
Core Faculty Member, Cognitive Science Program

isaacso @ indiana.edu

Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
1201 East Third Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7006

Office: Simon 225A
Phone: (812) 855-0296
Fax:: (812) 855-4936

Ph.D., Indiana University, 1992. Prof. Isaacson is coordinator of the Music Information Technology graduate minor program, holds an adjunct appointment in the School of Informatics, and is a core faculty member in IU's Cognitive Science Program. He has published articles and book reviews in Journal of Music Theory, Music Theory Online, Indiana Theory Review, and Advances in Computers. He has special interests in the pre-serial music of the Second Viennese School, computer applications in music analysis and music pedagogy, and visualization in music. He is former editor of Music Theory Online. He has chaired the development committee for the Advanced Placement examination in Music Theory and serves regularly as a consultant for AP Music Theory workshops and summer institutes. He was the recipient of a two-year grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (U.S. Department of Education) to develop Music Fundamentals Online, a web-based course in music fundamentals, and was Co-Principal Investigator for the NSF-funded Variations2: The IU Digital Music Library project. He also serves as music director of the Southern Indiana Wind Ensemble. Professor Isaacson taught previously at Ithaca College.

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