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Mark Sallmen teaches tonal and post-tonal music theory courses in undergraduate core curriculum and upper-level undergraduate graduate seminars. His courses cover topics such as Theory Analysis, Atonal Music, Extended Tonal Techniques, and Current Compositional Practices pedagogy. For independent research projects, he has advised on composers including Chen, Dutilleux, Husa, Lutoslawski, Messiaen, Prokofiev, Rubbra, Schnittke, Sondheim, Togni, Tournemire, Vivier, and Wolpe. In 2014, he received the Faculty of Music’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Sallmen has published articles in Music Theory Online, Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy, Theory and Practice, and the Indiana Theory Review, and has presented scholarly papers at various conferences including the Society for Music Theory and the Canadian University Music Society. His work has involved the music of Schoenberg, Webern, Carter, and Debussy, with a focus on pedagogy related to twentieth-century music. His current interests include atonal voice leading and the development of music theory instructional videos.
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