musicology in 1,000 words or less
Happy Birthday Amusicology
Ryan writes a quick post to mark a year in the life of a blog.
Scaling the musicological walls
Jake Cohen, graduate student at University of Washington, responds to Susan Key's recent call for musicologists to "scale the walls" in a post which (in good Deadhead fashion) has the title: "Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right - Thoughts on interdisciplinary conferences."
Millennial Musicology
Ryan Raul Bañagale introduces a new term for the discipline and considers a generational jump from X to Y.
Why are you reading this? Go Vote!
On Ryan's way to the polling place this morning, NPR said that here in Massachusetts they're expecting a 30% voter turnout. That's pathetic.
Finishing the Hat
Ryan Raul Bañagale steps out of the archive and places his work on the stage after a short research trip to NYC--the first of what will probably become many dissertation-related ruminations.
An American in Paris
Gina Rivera goes in search of her musicological green card.
Musicological Dear John Letters
Zoë Lang, Assistant Professor of Music History at University of South Florida, discusses the challenges of getting published as a young scholar.
It's not bragging if it's true.
Drew starts a thread to think about Ives and Revision.
Musicological Wish Lists
As promised, Sarah Gerk offers thoughts on her recent survey of musicology job postings (January 2002 - September 2006). She also generously shares the data itself, which we here at Amusicology hope will inspire others to consider musicological trends as we look to the future of our discipline. Sarah is currently Co-Chair of the Society for American Music's (SAM) Student Forum and a PhD student in musicology at the University of Michigan.
Does Grad School Make You a Bad Reader?
Drew reviews exactly two sentences of Alex Ross’s New Book.




