GTA
The Graduate Theory Association
The Graduate Theory Association at the IU Jacobs School of Music is comprised of graduate students interested in music theory. With the ultimate purpose of promoting collegiality within the music theory community at IU, the group functions both as an academic/professional-development and a social organization. The GTA brings together students with many varied interests and specialties into a relaxed setting where ideas may be exchanged more freely than perhaps a classroom would allow. Closely associated with the GTA is the Indiana Theory Review (ITR), a music theory journal published semi-annually, and the only such journal entirely run by students. Members are elected each year to represent the GTA to the dean of the School of Music via the Student Representative Committee (SRC), and to the rest of the IU community via the Graduate and Professional Student Organization (GPSO).
Annual Research Symposium
The GTA hosts a research symposium at IU every other year which typically attracts scholars from across the U.S. and Canada.The 2011–2012 Symposium will be held on Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18, 2012 in Ford-Crawford Recital Hall. This year, we are partnering with our sister organization, the Graduate Musicology Association, to host a special joint symposium entitled "Analysis and the Listener." The keynote speaker will be James Hepokoski.
The schedule and additional information can be found here.
The Call for Papers and additional information can be found here.
For more information, please contact GTA president Mark Chilla (mchilla @ indiana.edu).
Abstracts and schedules from previous Symposia are available online:
Music Theory Colloquium Series
The GTA co-sponsors a series of lectures, presentations, and discussions by IU faculty, students, and visiting scholars. The colloquium takes place about every two weeks, usually on Wednesdays at 3:30 in M267.Biennial Recital
Every other year, the GTA performs a recital with the aim of demonstrating the unique and multiple abilities of our membership. If you are interested in performing on this year's recital, please contact GTA Vice President Ruthie Umthum (rumthun @ indiana.edu).Mock Styles Exam
We provide this practice exam, with follow-up discussion, as a service to doctoral students in the IU School of Music preparing for the real doctoral styles exam. It is typically offered during the week the real exam is administered.Fall and Spring Picnics
On the lighter side, the GTA sponsors an annual picnic held each fall to welcome new theory associate instructors to IU, and has other parties and social activities throughout the year.
