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
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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"
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M.M. in Music Theory, Indiana University-Bloomington
Cognate field: Clarinet Performance
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B.M.E. in Music Education, Indiana University-Bloomington
Courses Recently Taught
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Music Theory I
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Music Theory II
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Sightsinging III and IV
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Form and Analysis
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Analysis of Music Since 1900
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Analytical Techniques
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Freshman Music Theory Seminar: Time, Rhythm, and Meter
Research
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Author of essay on Karel Husa's Poème, published in Karel Husa: A Composer's Life in
Essays and Documents
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Article "Compositional Techniques in Karel Husa's Early Serial Works Poème and
Mosaïques" to be published in ex tempore, spring 2008
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Article "Perspectives on Karel Husa's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Concert Band (1967)"
to be published in Journal of Band Research, fall 2008
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Other articles and reviews published in Indiana Theory Review, Journal of Music Theory
Pedagogy, ex tempore, and Music Perception
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Presentations at many conferences on the music of Karel Husa, Schenkerian analysis, history of music
theory, and music theory pedagogy
Research in Progress
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Currently writing a book entitled A Practical Approach to Twentieth-Century Musical Skills,
to be published by Scarecrow Press
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Currently writing an essay on aspects of register in Beethoven's piano variations
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Currently analyzing other works by Karel Husa, including Sonata a Tre, Variations,
and Music for Prague 1968
Professional Affiliations
