Assistant Professor
Theory Area Coordinator

Music Theory

Don Traut is an assistant professor and coordinator of music theory. His research focuses primarily on Stravinsky and what we can learn from the composer's compositional sketches. He has published articles on this and other topics in Theory and Practice, Popular Music, Indiana Theory Review, and Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy. Dr. Traut maintains an active presence at conferences as well, including recent presentations at the SMT National Conference, the CMS International Conference, and the European Music Analysis Conference. In May, he will travel to Central America to give lectures stemming from invitations from the University of Costa Rica and the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala. He is currently the president of the Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory. He is a past editor of Integral and currently serves on the editorial board of Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy. He holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse (BA), Louisiana State University (MM), and the Eastman School of Music (PhD).

e-mail: dgtraut@email.arizona.edu
office: 520.621.7013

Music Bldg, Room 226

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