Bio
Emily Kausalik is a PhD candidate in music theory at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include film and television music, popular music, and 20th-century/contemporary music analysis. She earned her masters of music theory in 2008 from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and her bachelor of arts degree in 2006 from Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. Her master’s thesis, ”A Fistful of Drama: Musical Form in the Dollars Trilogy,” was completed in June 2008, and her senior thesis “An Examination of Renaissance Stylistic Traits in Clément Janequin’s Le Chant de Oiseaux” was completed in April 2006.
Outside of her academics interests, Emily enjoys knitting, playing video games, cooking, and photography. Other interests include feminism, veganism, tumblr, and her awesome cats.
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Personal Details:
* Born in August 1984 in IL, USA
* Academics:
- University of Texas at Austin, PhD in Music Theory: 2008–
- Bowling Green State University, MM in Theory: 2006–2008
- Butler University, BA in Music: 2004–2006
- College of DuPage, AA in Music: 2002–2003
- Glenbard South High School: Class of 2002
* Current Duties:
- Assistant Instructor of Music theory, UT-Austin
- MML Computer Lab Supervisor, UT-Austin
* Other Items of Interest
- Participant in “The Tonal Systems of Rock” Graduate Workshop, 2008
- Participant in Sonata Theory GSWP, 2007
- COD Liberal Arts Division Update, December 2006
- Daily Herald, November 2002