DR. GILLIAN ROBERTSON Visiting Assistant Professor, Theory University of North Texas College of Music 1155 Union Circle #311367 Denton, TX 76203 Office: MU 260A Phone: (850) 264-5295 Email: gillian.robertson@unt.edu EDUCATION 2011 2015: The Florida State University: Ph.D. in Music Theory Dissertation: Variations on a Theme by Paganini: Narrative Archetypes in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Theme-and- Variation Sets Co-Advisors: Drs. Joseph Kraus and Matthew Shaftel 2009 2011: The University of Western Ontario: M.A. in Music Theory 2005 2009: Wilfrid Laurier University: BMus, Honors Theory with Distinction 2003 2005: The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Completed: Grade 10 Piano, Grade 4 Music History, Grade 4 Harmony ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT University of North Texas (Denton, TX) 2017 2018: Visiting Assistant Professor of Theory (Fall 2017): MUTH 2400 (Theory III: 001 and 005), MUTH 2500 (Theory IV: 002 and 003), MUTH 4910 (Special Problems: Introduction to Musical Meaning) (Spring 2018): MUTH 2400 (Theory III), MUTH 2500 (Theory IV), MUTH 4910 (Special Problems; waiting confirmation) Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA) 2016 2017: Visiting Faculty (Music Theory and Ear Training) Courses (6 6): Music Theory I III, Ear Training III IV, Introduction to Music (large-lecture, General Education class) Texas A&M University Kingsville (Kingsville, TX) 2015 2016: Full-Time Lecturer of Music Theory and Ear Training Courses: Music Theory II IV; Aural Skills I, III, and IV Other: Instructor of Honors Theory and Ear-Training Section (Spring), and De Facto Aural Skills Coordinator (Fall)
Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) 2011 2015: Music Theory Instructor of Record Course: Music Theory II curriculum and assessment design, complete course responsibility Lead Aural Skills Instructor Course: Sight Singing and Ear Training I and II coordinate and manage a team of Aural Skills instructors Music Theory and Aural Skills Instructor of Record Courses: Music Theory I IV, Music Theory Fundamentals (Majors), Sight Singing and Ear Training I IV complete classroom responsibility The University of Western Ontario (London, ON Canada) 2010: Music Theory Drill Section Instructor Course: Studies in Theory I review materials and homework during weekly tutorial meetings with approximately 25 students, grade weekly assessments, proctor and mark exams, and hold office hours. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION Conference Organization (Co-Chair) 2013: 30th Annual FSU Music Theory Forum Co-Chair: John Peterson Keynote speaker: Prof. James Hepokoski Session Chair 2015: 32nd Annual FSU Music Theory Forum Striking Structures in Twentieth-Century Music Program and Hospitality Committees 2015: 32nd Annual FSU Music Theory Forum: Program Committee Member 2013: 30th Annual FSU Music Theory Forum: Program Committee Chair 2010 2011: UWO: 12th and 13th Graduate Student Symposia on Music: Program and Hospitality Committee Members Paper Forthcoming 2018: 40th Annual Texas Society for Music Theory Conference: Dallas, TX Paper: Rachmaninoff s Nostalgic Second Movement of Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 G. ROBERTSON 2
Papers Delivered 2015: 24th Annual Music Theory Southeast Conference: Greenville, NC Paper: The Triumph of Art : Multiple Narrative Trajectories and the Emergence of the Fantastic in Rachmaninoff s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 2014: 37th Annual Meeting of SMT: Milwaukee, WI SMT Archives: see session live-streamed at: https://societymusictheory.org/events/meeting2014/robertson 23rd Annual Music Theory Southeast Conference: Tampa, FL 36th Annual Texas Society for Music Theory Conference: San Antonio, TX 31st Annual Florida State University Music Theory Forum: Tallahassee, FL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Current 2017: UNT: Music History, Theory, and Ethnomusicology Faculty Writing Group Faculty meet to share and provide feedback on their current research projects 2013 present: Music Theory Research Discussion Forum (MTRDF) A group of six music theorists from various institutions meets online bi-weekly to discuss research projects Past 2016: 39th Annual Meeting of SMT, Peer Learning Program Seminar I: Topic: Empirical Approaches to Music Narrative Seminar Leader: Dr. Lisa Margulis (University of Arkansas) G. ROBERTSON 3
2014: FSU: Research Assistant Faculty: Dr. Matthew Shaftel, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (now Dean, College of Fine Arts, Ohio University) Editor: A Consideration of Lyrics and Melodic Structure in a Porter Film: Broadway Melody of 1940 2014: 23rd Music Theory Southeast Conference: Graduate Student Workshop Topic: Recent Theories of Musical Narrative Workshop Leader: Dr. Joseph Kraus (Florida State University) 2013: 36th Annual Meeting of SMT: Graduate Student Workshop Topic: The Idea of Musical Form as Process, from Analytic and Performance Perspectives Workshop Leader: Prof. Janet Schmalfeldt (Tufts University) 2013: FSU Music Theory Society: Analysis Symposium Leader Led analysis symposium on Chopin s Étude in C-sharp minor (Op. 10 No. 4) 2007 2008: WLU: Research Assistant Faculty: Dr. Kevin Swinden (Associate Dean of Music, Associate Professor of Music Theory) and Dr. Kirsten Yri (Associate Professor of Musicology) RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Planning: Lesson Plan proposal for the Routledge Companion to Music Theory Pedagogy (edited collection contribution) Narrative Interpretations of Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35, Books I & II (article publication) Research Interests: the application of musical narrative to nineteenth- and twentiethcentury theme-and-variation sets, Schenkerian theory, nineteenthcentury form and chromatic harmony, intertextuality, nostalgia in music, and the music of Rachmaninoff. SERVICE 2017: UNT Doctoral Theory Qualifying Exams: Repertoire Selection Work with other faculty to select repertoire excerpts for exam; evaluate the written responses for the repertoire portion; asses the oral exam (follow-up on written responses) G. ROBERTSON 4
2015: Texas A&M University Kingsville: NASM Syllabi Committee Assessed and provided feedback on course syllabi in preparation for 2016 NASM Review of Music Department 2013 2014: FSU Music Theory Society: President Organized and presided over all meetings, served as the primary representative for the society, oversaw all officers in the performance of their duties. 2011 2014: FSU: Graduate Student Recruiting Coordination Assisted with hospitality arrangements for on-campus applicants to the Music Theory and Composition graduate programs. 2011 2012: FSU: Editorial Assistant to Co-Authors of Aural Skills in Context: A Comprehensive Approach to Sight Singing, Ear Training, Harmony, and Improvisation (Drs. Evan Jones and Matthew Shaftel) Edited and class-tested pre-publication materials. 2007 2009: WLU: Faculty of Music Divisional Council Music Theory Student Representative Attended meetings and acted as a student liaison. External Funding SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, FUNDRAISING 2011: Award: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Doctoral Scholarship (Declined: not attending an Ontario University for a PhD program) Sponsor: Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities 2010: Award: Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS), Master s Scholarship Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Internal Funding 2012: Award: FSU Music Theory Supplemental Assistantship for Outstanding Graduate Students Sponsor: Florida State University (College of Music) 2011 2015: Award: FSU Graduate Teaching Assistantship Sponsor: Florida State University (College of Music) 2009 2011: Award: Western Graduate Research Scholarship (WGRS) Sponsor: The University of Western Ontario G. ROBERTSON 5
2005 2009: Awards: Faculty of Music Achievement Award, In-Course Scholarship, and Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: Wilfrid Laurier University (Faculty of Music) Fundraising 2013: 30th Annual FSU Music Theory Forum (co-investigator: John Peterson): Sponsors: The Congress of Graduate Students, The University Musical Associates, and the Music Theory Society at Florida State University. PROFESSIONAL SOCIEITIES Current: Past: Society for Music Theory (SMT) Music Theory Southeast (MTSE), Texas Society for Music Theory (TSMT), Florida State University Music Theory Society (FSU MTS), The Canadian University Music Society (MusCan) G. ROBERTSON 6