ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
Assistant Professor of Music Theory (2020–Present)
New York University
Assistant Professor and Director of Music Theory (2019–2020)
Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Music Theory (2014–19)
Visiting Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Music Theory (2013–14)
Visiting Instructor and Associate Director of Music Theory (2012–13)
EDUCATION
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
Ph.D., Music Theory (2013)
Dissertation: “Fugue in Context: A Schenkerian Approach to Select Works by J.S. Bach and Dmitri Shostakovich”
University of Massachusetts Amherst
M.M., Music Theory and Accompanying (2006)
Thesis: “Unity in Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen, op. 15, as Determined through a Study of Voice Leading, Harmony, Motive, and Narrative”
University of Massachusetts Amherst
B. Mus., Piano Performance, cum laude (2002)
HONORS AND AWARDS
NYU Steinhardt Teaching Excellence Award (2018)
NYU Steinhardt Goddard Junior Faculty Fellowship (2017–2018)
Patricia Carpenter Emerging Scholar Award, MTSNYS (2013)
Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student, University of Rochester (2010)
Teaching Assistant Prize, Eastman School of Music (2008)
Howard M. Lebow Scholarship, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2005)
Dr. Richard M. Ziter Music Scholarship, North Adams, MA (1998–2002; 2003–2005)
GRANTS
Working group leader, Central New York Humanities Corridor, MP3 Music Theory Examples by Women. $6000 (2024)
Working group leader, Central New York Humanities Corridor, MP3 Music Theory Examples by Women. $7000 (2023)
Working group leader, Central New York Humanities Corridor, MP3 Music Theory Examples by Women. $4000 (2022)
Working group member, Central New York Humanities Corridor, MP3 Music Theory Examples by Women. $5000 (2021)
Working group member, Central New York Humanities Corridor, MP3 Music Theory Examples by Women. $3500 (2020)
RESEARCH
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Marlowe, S. and Lofthouse, C. (forthcoming). “Dreams Realized: Expression and Polystylism in the Art Song Settings of Langston Hughes’s ‘Dream Variation’ by Florence Price and Margaret Bonds.” Music Theory Online.
Marlowe, S. 2020. “Resolving Tensions between Outer Form and Inner Form in Fugue: A Comparative Analysis of J. S. Bach’s Fugue in D minor (WTC I).” Music Theory Online 26 (3). Publication expected to appear in 2020.
Marlowe, S. 2019. “Schenkerian Analysis of Fugue: A Practical Demonstration.” Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy 33: 119–76.
Marlowe, S. 2018. "A Taxonomy for Teaching Written Theory: J. S. Bach and Lessons in Invertible Counterpoint." BACH: Journal of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute 49/2: 365–387.
Marlowe, S. 2014. “Tonal Answers and Their Role Within Fugal Expositions: Two Revised Paradigms.” Theory and Practice 39: 47–73.
Invited Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Marlowe, S. (in press). “Varied Repetition as a Unifying Element in Select Works by Isabella Leonarda.” In The Oxford Handbook of Musical Variation and Thematic Techniques. Edited by Jeffrey Swinkin. Oxford University Press.
Marlowe, S. 2018. "Integrating Schenkerian Concepts with the Undergraduate Theory Curriculum." In The Norton Guide to Teaching Music Theory, edited by Rachel Lumsden and Jeffrey Swinkin, 56–78. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Marlowe, S. 2016. "Counterpoint in the Classroom: Pedagogical Considerations and a Detailed Review of Two Textbooks." Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy 30: 221–244.
Presentations
Invited Lectures
Marlowe, S. 2018. “Moving Beyond the Descriptive to the Interpretive: Analytical Applications for Harmony and Counterpoint.” Invited lecture as part of residency at the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam, November 16–17.
Marlowe S. 2017. "Testing Schenker's Theory Through Fugal Analysis." Invited lecture as Guest Artist in Residence at the University of Oklahoma, October 30–November 1.
Conference Presentations
C. Lofthouse and Marlowe, S. 2022. “Dreams Realized: Expression and Polystylism in the Art Song Settings of Langston Hughes’s ‘Dream Variation’ by Florence Price and Maragaret Bonds.” Newcastle Music Analysis Conference (NewMAC), Newcastle University, UK, July 11–13.
Marlowe, S. 2021. “Tchaikovsky and the Augmented Sixth Chord.” Joint meeting of the SMT-Rus and Pedagogy Interest Groups. Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting (Virtual), November 5.
Lofthouse, C. and S. Marlowe. 2016. "Pushing the Boundaries: Mismatch and Overlap in Shostakovich's 'Classical Structures.' Presented at the Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) Session, Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 3–6.
Marlowe, S. 2016. “A Schenkerian View of Shostakovich’s ‘Modal-Tonal’ Language.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Society of Music Theory, Albuquerque, NM, April 22–23.
Marlowe, S. 2015. “Harmonic Ambiguity as Narrative in J.S. Bach’s Fugue in D major (WTCII).” Presented at the Keele Music Analysis Conference, Keele University, England, July 8–10.
Marlowe, S. 2013. “On the Subject of Tonal Answers: A Closer Look at William Renwick’s Paradigms.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Music Theory Society of New York State, April 6–7.
Marlowe, S. 2012. “A Difficult Subject: Toward a Pedagogy for Graphing Fugues.” Presented at the Buffalo Graduate Symposium on Music, March 3–4.
TEACHING
Graduate Review of Tonal Theory (NYU)
Aural Comprehension I (NYU)
Applied Counterpoint/18th-Century Counterpoint (NYU; Eastman School of Music)
Applied Counterpoint/16th-Century Counterpoint (NYU; Eastman School of Music)
Seminar in Music Theory: Topics in Russian Music Theory (Eastman School of Music)
Seminar in Music Theory: Pedagogy of Music Theory I (Eastman School of Music)
Seminar in Music Theory: Schenkerian Analysis (NYU)
Seminar in Music Theory: Analyzing Tonal Forms (NYU)
Seminar in Music Theory: The Dissolution of Tonality (NYU)
Seminar in Music Theory: Canon & Fugue (NYU)
Theory, Analysis, and Musicianship Review (Eastman School of Music)
Model Composition and Tonal Analysis III–IV (Eastman School of Music)
Model Composition and Tonal Analysis I–II: Intensive (Eastman School of Music)
Musicianship I-IV (T.A., Eastman School of Music)
Aural Skills I–IV (T.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & ACTIVITIES
Editorial Activities
Editor, Society for Music Theory Newsletter (2022–present)
Editorial Board, member, Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy (2021–present)
Associate Editor, Society for Music Theory Newsletter (2020–2022)
Co-Editor, Theory and Practice (2016–2019)
Service to the Discipline
Secretary, Music Theory Society of New York State (2021–present)
Member, SMT Publications Committee (2020–present)
Session Chair, Annual Meeting of the Society for Music Theory (2020)
Moderator, Pedagogy Panel hosted by NYU GSAS Music Department Colloquium Series (2017)
Member, Selection Committee for Patricia Carpenter Emerging Scholar Award (2016, 2017)
Session Chair, (MTSNYS) Music Theory Society of New York State (2016, 2017, 2024)
Participant, SMT (Society for Music Theory) AP® Music Theory Outreach Project (2016)
Member, Society for Music Theory 2015 Committee on Workshop Programs (2014–2015)
Elected Board Member, MTSNYS (2013–2015; 2015–2017)
Co-organizer, Local Arrangements 2014 meeting of MTSNYS at New York University
Ad-hoc Journal and Book Reviews
Service to the Eastman School of Music
Program Director, Certificate of Advanced Achievement in Music Theory Pedagogy (2023–present)
Member, DMA Comprehensive Exams Grading Committee (2023–present)
Member, Graduate Professional Committee (2023–present)
Chair, Theory Department Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (2023–present)
Member, Theory Department MA/Theory Pedagogy Curriculum Committee (2021–present)
Co-chair, Theory Department Committee on Equity and Inclusion (2020–2024)
Member, Theory Department Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (2020–2023)
Member, Theory Department Faculty Search (2021–2022)
Member, Eastman School of Music Professional Development Committee (2020–2024)
Service to NYU Steinhardt, Department of Music & Performing Arts Professions
Interim Program Director, Music Theory & History (2019–Present)
Associate Program Director of Music Theory (2012–2019)
Member, Neurodiversity Working Group (2019–Present)
Member, Committee on Courses and Programs (2013–2017; 2019–Present)
Member, Doctoral Faculty (2013–Present)
Organized Events Funded by the Central New York Humanities Corridor
Co-organizer, Women in Music: An Interdisciplinary Conference, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, March 9, 2024
Co-organizer, Women in Music Analysis-a-Thon, Eastman School of Music (online), March 25–April 2, 2024
Co-organizer, Women in Music Un-Conference: Life and Words of Stefania Turkewich, Eastman School of Music, March 17, 2023
Co-organizer, Women in Music Analysis-a-Thon, Eastman School of Music (online), March 16, 2023
Co-organizer, Florence Price Symposium, Eastman School of Music, March 25, 2022
Co-organizer, Women in Music Analysis-a-Thon, Eastman School of Music (online), March 18, 2022
Founder and Organizer, NYC Music Theory and Aural Skills Pedagogy Group
Organizer, “Strategies for Teaching Rhythm in the Aural Skills Classroom,” Loretta Terrigno (Juilliard) and Philip Stoecker (Hofstra), 2017
Organizer, “Leading Graduate Seminars,” Ellie Hisama (Columbia) and Poundie Burstein (CUNY, Hunter), 2017
Organizer, “Teaching Counterpoint,” Sarah Marlowe (NYU), 2017
Organizer, “Inclusion of Popular Music in the Classroom,” Heather Laurel (CCNY), Bryan Powell (Little Kids Rock), Andy Krikun (Bergen Community College), 2016
Organizer, “Building Bridges: Research and Practice in Aural Skills Training,” Gary Karpinski (UMass Amherst), 2015
Organizer, “Technology in the Theory Classroom,” Nathan Fleshner (SFU) and Alex Ruthmann (NYU), 2015
Organizer, “Music Theory/Music Practice,” Steven Laitz (Juilliard/Eastman), 2015
Workshops, Writing Retreats, and Other Professional Activities
Accessibility Ambassador Project: Universal Design for Learning, online training from CAST, Inc., sponsored by the UR Office of Disabilities Resources through , “Enhancing Supports and Services for Students with Disabilities for Postsecondary Success (SWPDS),” a grant from the New York State Education Department
Minnowbrook Writing Retreat; funded by Central New York Humanities Corridor (2024)
Faculty Success Program, National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity; funded by Associate Vice Provost for Academic Equity, University of Rochester (2021)
Safe Space Training, University of Rochester (2021)
Workshop Series: Supporting Student Mental Health, University of Rochester (2021)
NYU Steinhardt Writing Retreat at Easton’s Nook, Newark, NJ (Summer 2018, 2019)
Methods in Empirical Music Research: A Workshop for Music Scholars, led by Dr. David Huron, Ohio State University (May 2015)
NYU Classes Workshop (Fall 2014)
SMT Graduate Student Workshop in Schenkerian Analysis led by Dr. Poundie Burstein (Fall 2009)
Additional Teaching & Professional Experience (Selected)
Graduate Instructor, Eastman School of Music (2010–2012)
Teaching Assistant, Eastman School of Music (2006–2010)
Sight-Singing/Ear Training Instructor, Music Horizons, Eastman Community Music School (Summer 2008–11)
Music Theory Instructor, Hochstein School of Music & Dance, Rochester, NY (Summer 2009)
Teaching Assistant, Aural Skills I–IV, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2003–2006)
Music Teacher, St. Mark Middle School & St. Stanislaus Koska School, Pittsfield & Adams, MA (2002–2003)
Departmental Assistant (Undergraduate T.A.), University of Massachusetts Amherst (2001–2002)
Professional Memberships
Society for Music Theory (2004–Present)
Music Theory Society of New York State (2011–Present)