CV – Stefanie Acevedo

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(Last Updated August 22, 2017)

EDUCATION

PhD: Music Theory (Expected May 2018)
Yale University, New Haven, CT

Dissertation: “Formal and Harmonic Schemata of Popular Music: An Empirical Investigation of Analytical Patterns and Their Mental Representations”
Advisor: Ian Quinn

Master of Arts: Psychology (June 2012)
University at Buffalo SUNY, Buffalo, NY

Master of Music: Music Theory (December 2010)
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

Bachelor of Music: Music Composition (May 2008, Cum Laude)
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Part-Time Acting Instructor/Teaching Fellow
Yale University: 2014 – Present

Instructor of record for non-major harmony and form (MUSI205), first-semester music theory (MUSI218), and second-semester aural skills (MUSI219). Teaching assistant/section discussion leader for non-major course in popular music analysis (MUSI 275) and music cognition (MUSI 343).

Courses Taught

MUSI 205: Tonal Harmony and Form (Fall 2014)
Review of musical rudiments, followed by a study of the fundamentals of tonal harmony and form. Emphasis on listening skills. Intended for non–music majors who have proficiency in reading music.

MUSI 210: Elementary Studies in Analysis and Composition I (Fall 2015, Spring 2016)
Practical investigation of the basic principles of tonal harmony, counterpoint, and composition through exercises in analysis, motivic development, phrase rhythm, texture, form, performance, and model composition

MUSI 219: Elementary Musicianship II (Fall 2017)
Continuation of MUSI218 – Exercises in melodic and harmonic dictation, sight-singing, keyboard harmony, and aural analysis.

MUSI 275: Analysis of Popular Music Forms (Spring 2015)
Introduction to the analysis of musical forms in popular song from 1960 to 1990. Elements of Western music and musical structures common in popular music. Development of skills in metrical counting, listening for difference and sameness, and long-range structural hearing. Intended for students who have no music reading ability.

MUSI 343: Music Cognition (Spring 2018)
A survey of historical and current approaches to questions about the perception and cognition of music. Topics include psychoacoustics; the cognitive neuroscience of music; relationships between music and language; the nature of musical knowledge; and debates about aesthetics, evolutionary psychology, and musical universals.

Teaching Assistant
Bowling Green State University: 2008 – 2010

Teaching assistant/section discussion leader for freshman theory (MUCT 1510 & MUCT 1520) and music fundamentals (MUCT 1100).

Courses Taught

MUCT 1100: Elements of Music (Spring 2010)
Designed to lead students to a mastery of rudiments of written theory and to provide introductory work in the development of related listening skills.

MUCT 1510: Theory 1 (Fall 2008, Fall 2009)
Knowledge and skills in diatonic harmony, melodic organization, form-creating aspects, with examples from a variety of music literature.

MUCT 1520: Theory 2 (Spring 2009)
Knowledge and skills in diatonic and chromatic harmony, melodic organization, part forms, with examples from a variety of music literature.

Tutor
Bowling Green State University, TRIO Collegiate Services: 2009 – 2010

Tutor in Spanish, Mathematics, and General Education Music courses for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

SELECTED GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS

2017	Student Travel Award for top student abstract (Society for Music Perception and Cognition)
2017, 2015	Graduate Student Association Conference Travel Fellowship (Yale University) – Two-time recipient
2016	Dean’s Emerging Scholar Research Award (Yale University)
2016	ISMIR ThinkTank Workshop Invitation and Conference Travel Grant (International Society for Music Information Retrieval)
2016	SEMPRE Travel Award (International Society for Music Perception and Cognition)
2016	Yale Digital Humanities Laboratory Seed Grant (Yale University) – For EEG dissertation research
2015	Subvention Award (Society for Music Theory) – For travel to KeeleMAC Plenary Session as a representative for the Society for Music Theory’s Committee for the Status of Women.
2014	Minority Travel Grant (Society for Music Theory)
2014, 2013	Allen Forte Graduate Student Endowed Fund (Yale University) – Two-time recipient
2009, 2010	ProMusica Travel Grant (Bowling Green State University) – Two-time recipient
2008	Sword of Honor for outstanding fraternity service and exceptional leadership (Sigma Alpha Iota International Fraternity for Women in Music)
2008	Frances Millikan Reitz Scholarship for excellence in performance and service (University Women’s Club, University of Florida)

SELECTED SERVICE

Current
• Member, Student Advisory Board, Yale University Title IX Committee	2015 – present
• Member, Guest Lecture Committee, Yale Department of Music	2013 – present
Past
• Conference Submission Reviewer, International Society of Music Information Retrieval	2017
• Publicist, Yale Tango Club	2016 – 2017
• Webmaster, Yale Graduate Music Symposium	2015 – 2016
• Graduate Student Member, Society for Music Theory: Committee on the Status of Women	2013 – 2016
• Board Member/Webmaster, International Alliance for Women in Music	2009 – 2015
• Co-Chair, Refreshments Committee, Yale Graduate Music Symposium	2014
• Chair, Song Evaluation Committee, Sigma Alpha Iota International Fraternity for Women in Music	2010 – 2011
• Graduate Student Representative, University at Buffalo, SUNY: Psychology Graduate Students Committee, Cognitive Area	2010 – 2011
• Secretary, Praecepta – New Music Group and SCI Chapter (Bowling Green State University)	2009 – 2010
• Member, Graduate Committee, Bowling Green State University: College of Musical Arts	2008 – 2010
• Member, Communication Committee: Web Content, International Alliance for Women in Music	2008 – 2009
• Recording Secretary/Webmaster, Sigma Alpha Iota: Delta Gamma Chapter (University of Florida)	2007 – 2008
• Head, Ushering Committee, Sigma Alpha Iota: Delta Gamma Chapter (University of Florida)	2007 – 2008
• Chapter President, Society of Composers Inc.: University of Florida	2007 – 2008

RELATED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

Current
• Student Assistant, Special Collections, Yale University Music Library	2014 – present
Past
• Interim Head of Reproductions, Special Collections, Yale University Music Library	2016
• Research Assistant, Yale Department of Music (Supervisor: Ève Poudrier)	2013
• Graduate Assistant, University at Buffalo, SUNY: Neuroscience Department (Supervisor: Malcolm Slaughter)	2010 – 2012
• Music Transcriber:, Ritual Music Publication Project, Sigma Alpha Iota International Fraternity for Women in Music	2008 – 2009

WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EDUCATION

2016	ISMIR ThinkTank International Society for Music Information Retrieval, New York, NY
2015	SMT Graduate Student Workshop: Cognitive Science Meets the Orphans Instructor: Robert O. Gjerdingen Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MI
2015	International Summer School: Methods of Popular Music Analysis Organizers: Ralf von Appen, Andre Doehring, Dietrich Helms Osnabrück University, Austria
2013	International Summer School on Musical Understanding: Philosophical, Psychology, and Neuroscientific Approaches Instructor: Corrado Sinigaglia Sheffield University, Sheffield, United Kingdom
2013	NECMT Student Workshop on Music Cognition Instructor: Elizabeth Marvin West NECMT Annual Meeting, Tufts University, Medford, MA
2012	SMT Graduate Student Workshop: Harmony and Voice-Leading in Pop and Rock Music Instructor: Walter Everett Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
2007	Study Abroad: University of Florida School of Music Salzburg College, Salzburg, Austria
Participant in Composition Master Classes with Peter Adriaanz, Robert Rollin, John Stevens.

SELECTED PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Trombone/Sackbut
Collegium Musicum (Early Music Ensemble) – Yale University Saybrook College Orchestra – Yale University UB Symphony Orchestra – University at Buffalo, SUNY Praecepta New Music Ensemble – Bowling Green State University Concert Band – Bowling Green State University Early Music Ensemble – Bowling Green State University Wind Symphony – University of Florida Symphony Orchestra – University of Florida Concert Band – University of Florida Symphonic Band – University of Florida Athletic (Basketball, Volleyball, Marching) Bands – University of Florida	2016 – Present 2013 – 2014 2010 – 2012 2008 – 2010 2009 2009 2007 – 2008 2007 – 2008 2005 2004 – 2007 2004 – 2007
Recordings
Conductor: 718 NW 8th Street (Composer: Kyle Vegter) Society of Composers Student Chapter CD, Vol. 6, University of Florida	2009
Trombone: University of Florida Wind Symphony Raise the Roof, Mark Custom Records, 7630-MCD	2009
Trombone: University of Florida Wind Symphony 74th Annual Convention of the American Bandmasters Association, Vestige Audio	2008
Other
Gamelan Supprabango (Javanese Gamelan) – Yale University UB Choir (Alto Voice) – University at Buffalo, SUNY Carillon – University of Florida	2012 – Present 2012 2006 – 2008

Private Lesson Teachers and Mentors

Trombone – Arthur Jennings (2004-2008), Bernard Jauch (2007), Garth Simmons (2008-2009)
Carillon – Laura Ellis (2006-2008), Michael Solotke (2012
Gamelan – Sarah Weiss (2012-2013), Sumarsam (2015-2016), Maho Ishiguro (2014-Current)
Conducting – David Waybright (2007), Michael Butler (2007), Archie Birkner (2007)
Composition – Frank Liberti (2004), Paul Basler (2004-2006), Paul Richards (2006-2008), Paul Koonce (2007)

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• International Association for the Study of Popular Music (Joined 2016)
• International Society of Music Information Retrieval (Joined 2015)
• College Music Society (Joined 2012)
• Society for Music Perception and Cognition (Joined 2011)
• Society for Music Theory (Joined 2008) – Participant in: Music Theory Pedagogy Interest Group, Music Cognition Interest Group, Music Informatics Group, Popular Music Interest Group
• Broadcast Music Inc. (Joined 2007)
• Sigma Alpha Iota, International Music Fraternity for Women (Joined 2006) – Delta Gamma Chapter, University of Florida.
• Kappa Kappa Psi, National Service Fraternity for College Bandmembers (Joined 2004) – Alpha Eta Chapter, University of Florida.

OTHER SKILLS

Language Skills
Fully bilingual in Spanish and English. Reading knowledge of French and German.

Technical Skills
Languages: CSS 3.0, HTML 3.2/4.0, Python 2.7/3.4, Matlab, XHTML 1.0

Software/Applications: Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, ArchiveSpace, Coda Finale, Cycling ’74 Max/MSP, EEGLab/ERPLab, Ex Libris Voyager, Matlab, MuseScore2, Music21, PASW/SPSS, WordPress.