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E-Mail:
Diane.Urista@oberlin.edu

Office:
Bibbins 210
Office Phone:
440/775-8811
Address:
77 W. College St.
Oberlin, OH 44074

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Division of Music Theory

Diane Urista
Assistant Professor of Music Theory

Education:
B.M., Piano Performance, Concordia College, 1979; M.A., Music Theory, Northwestern University, 1990; M. Phil., Music Theory, Columbia University, 1996; Ph.D., Music Theory, Columbia University, 2001; Certified instructor of Dalcroze-Eurhythmics, Robert Abramson from the Julliard School, 1989;

Awards:

  • Oberlin College Research and Development Grant (2006)
  • Oberlin Conservatory Teaching Grant (2003)
  • American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship (1997-98)
  • Mellon Fellowship (1993-97)
  • Mellon Dissertation Fellowship (1997)
  • Mellon Summer Teaching Fellowship (1995)
  • President’s Fellowship (1996-97)
  • Editorial Assistant for Current Musicology, 1996-98
  • Nominated for teaching excellence award, NYU (1999)
  • Who's Who of American Women (1999-2000)
Publications:

Urista, Diane. Embodied Musicianship. Oxford University Press, forthcoming.

Urista, Diane. "Chopin's Prelude in C Major Revisited: Integrating Sound and Symbol." Music Theory Online, Volume 13, Number 1, March 2007.

Rifkin, Deborah & Urista Diane. "Developing Aural Skills: It's Not Just a Game," Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy, Volume 20, August 2006.

Urista, Diane. "Beyond Words, the Moving Body as a Tool for Musical Understanding." Music Theory Online, Volume 9, Number 3, August 2003.

Conference Presentations:
New York State Music Theory conference, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006; Music Theory Midwest, 2004; the College Music Society Midwest Regional meeting, 2002; National meeting of the Society for Music Theory, 2002; International meeting of the College Music Society, 2003; International Music and Gesture conference, 2003.

Teaching Experience:
Adjunct professor of music theory and aural skills, New York University, 1997-2001; Instructor of music humanities, Columbia University, 1993-97; Coordinator of General Music Studies Program, American Conservatory of Music, 1988-91.

Appointed 2001.

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