Dr. Craig Cummings, Associate Professor of Music Theory, came to Ithaca College in 1989.  He has been Chair of the Department of Music Theory, History, and Composition since 1997.

Education

• Ph.D. in Music Theory, Indiana University-Bloomington
  Minors in Clarinet Performance and Music History and Literature
  Dissertation: "Large Scale Coherence in Selected Nineteenth-Century Piano Variations"
• M.M. in Music Theory, Indiana University-Bloomington
  Cognate field: Clarinet Performance
• B.M.E. in Music Education, Indiana University-Bloomington

Courses Recently Taught

• Music Theory I
• Music Theory II
• Sightsinging III and IV
• Form and Analysis
• Analysis of Music Since 1900
• Analytical Techniques
• Freshman Music Theory Seminar: Time, Rhythm, and Meter

Research

• "Perspectives on Karel Husa's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Concert Band (1967)," published in Journal of Band Research, vol. 44, no. 1 (Fall 2008): 40–75
• "Compositional Techniques in Karel Husa's Early Serial Works Poème and Mosaïques," published in ex tempore, vol. 13, no. 2 (Spring/Summer 2007): 56–91
• Essay on Karel Husa's Poème, published in Karel Husa: A Composer's Life in Essays and Documents
• Other articles and reviews published in Indiana Theory Review, Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy, ex tempore, and Music Perception
• Presentations at many conferences on the music of Karel Husa, Schenkerian analysis, history of music theory, and music theory pedagogy

Research in Progress

• Currently completing a book entitled A Practical Approach to Twentieth-Century Musical Skills, to be published by Scarecrow Press
• Currently writing an essay on aspects of register in Beethoven's piano variations
• Currently analyzing other works by Karel Husa, including Sonata a Tre, Variations, and Music for Prague 1968

Professional Affiliations

• Society for Music Theory
• Music Theory Society of New York State
• College Music Society