Frost Department of Musicology

Today we celebrate Professor Emeritus of Musicology Frank Cooper on his birthday! Join us in wishing him a wonderful day 🥳

NEWS! Department of Musicology hires Cibele Moura, Ph.D., as assistant professor of musicology
Moura joins us from Cornell University, where she served as visiting lecturer this past year and where she received her Ph.D. in Music and Sound Studies. Broadly speaking, her research explores the power struggles informing vernacular and sacred music-making, listening practices, and knowledge production in Latin America. Her current book project, provisionally titled Listening to the Obscene, examines obscenity as a category of racialized sexuality in Latin American sonic cultures.
Welcome, Prof. Moura!

We're pleased to share the following job announcement for a Faculty Position in Musicology (open-rank, tenure track) at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music in Coral Gables, Florida.

For a detailed description and to apply, please click here:

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University of Miami Master of Music in Musicology/Ethnomusicology https://musicology.frost.miami.edu/index.html

The Department of Musicology in the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami invites applications to its master’s program in musicology. Successful applicants are eligible to receive teaching assistantships, which provide tuition remission, an annual stipend, and valuable experience as researchers, guest lecturers, and graders.

Applicants must submit a resume or CV, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts, and a writing sample. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are not required for admission to the master’s program in musicology. For further instructions, please see the Frost School of Music website. https://admissions.frost.miami.edu/graduate/how-to-apply/index.html

The application priority deadline is December 1, 2025. The supplemental materials deadline is January 1, 2026.

The Department of Musicology takes a broad view of music-centered research and aims to equip students to become leading researchers and teachers in a variety of academic and/or public sector settings. Reflecting Miami’s geographical location and cultural identities, the Department’s strengths include musics of the Americas (including the Caribbean) and Europe, the interplay of local and global musical sounds and repertories, and interdisciplinary approaches to musicological research. Our research and teaching explore how making, distributing, and experiencing music reflect and shape individual and group identities and values. Our program overview, course offerings, and degree requirements may be examined in further detail via the Department of Musicology website. https://musicology.frost.miami.edu/index.html

Students seeking the degree of Master of Music in Musicology enjoy a balanced curriculum of study in music literature and analysis, ethnomusicology, critical theory, and research methods, along with opportunities to develop skills in music performance, composition, and pedagogy. Coursework in the program is designed to enable students to acquire in-depth knowledge of music history and culture and to develop students’ abilities to write and talk effectively about relevant issues within musicology and related disciplines. Graduate students work closely with the Frost School’s renowned faculty of musicologists and ethnomusicologists, exploring the rich variety of music history and culture.

For those attending the AMS Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, the Frost Department of Musicology will gather at the Prospective Graduate Student Fair at the Nicollet Ballroom B-C of the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Hotel on Friday, Nov. 7 at 5:45-6:45pm CT. If you or any potential students are interested in our program, please stop by and our faculty will be happy to answer any questions.

You can learn more about our department and faculty through the Frost School’s faculty pages: Prof. David Ake, Prof. Melvin Butler, Prof. Mark Lomanno, Prof. Marysol Quevedo, Prof. Nicole Bartholomew, Prof. Brent Swanson, and Prof. Matteo Magarotto. You can take a virtual tour of the Frost School through this video.
https://youtu.be/u_C18B-G4kg?si=uJY5gafh4-rr1U5u

Musicology Programs | Frost School of Music | University of Miami Musicology allows you to study music with a historical, sociological, and cultural lens. The Frost School of Music offers a Musicology Program to qualified students.

Fall 2025 is off to a great start! Swipe and read about our faculty and alumni’s recent accomplishments as well as a preview of our Fall 2025 Cooper Lecture Series. View the PDF version with hyperlinks here: https://miami.app.box.com/s/nhzcgtunu3c8tw525kmo57lc6teqmgkf

Join us for our last Friday Musicology Forum of the semester, with a guest presentation by Javier Marín-López!

Join us this Friday for a guest presentation by David Font-Navarrete, co-sponsored by UM Cuban Heritage Collection Frost School of Music at the University of Miami

This Friday we host Noel Torres Rivera during our Friday Musicology Forum!

University of Miami Master of Music in Musicology/Ethnomusicology

The Department of Musicology in the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami invites applications to its master’s program in musicology. Successful applicants are eligible to receive teaching assistantships, which provide tuition remission, an annual stipend, and valuable experience as researchers, guest lecturers, and graders.

Applicants must submit a resume or CV, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts, and a writing sample. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are not required for admission to the master’s program in musicology. For further instructions, please see the Frost School of Music website.
https://admissions.frost.miami.edu/graduate/how-to-apply/index.html

The application priority deadline is December 1, 2024. The supplemental materials deadline is January 1, 2025.

The Department of Musicology takes a broad view of music-centered research and aims to equip students to become leading researchers and teachers in a variety of academic and/or public sector settings. Reflecting Miami’s geographical location and cultural identities, the Department’s strengths include musics of the Americas (including the Caribbean) and Europe, the interplay of local and global musical sounds and repertories, and interdisciplinary approaches to musicological research. Our research and teaching explore how making, distributing, and experiencing music reflect and shape individual and group identities and values. Our program overview, course offerings, and degree requirements may be examined in further detail via the Department of Musicology website.

Students seeking the degree of Master of Music in Musicology enjoy a balanced curriculum of study in music literature and analysis, ethnomusicology, critical theory, and research methods, along with opportunities to develop skills in music performance, composition, and pedagogy. Coursework in the program is designed to enable students to acquire in-depth knowledge of music history and culture and to develop students’ abilities to write and talk effectively about relevant issues within musicology and related disciplines. Graduate students work closely with the Frost School’s renowned faculty of musicologists and ethnomusicologists, exploring the rich variety of music history and culture.

For those attending the AMS Annual Meeting in Chicago, the Frost Department of Musicology will gather at the Prospective Graduate Student Fair at the Grand Ballroom of the Palmer House Hilton Hotel on Friday, Nov. 15 at 5:00-6:30pm CT. If you or any potential students are interested in our program, please stop by and our faculty will be happy to answer any questions.

You can learn more about our department and faculty through the Frost School’s faculty pages: Prof. David Ake, Prof. Melvin Butler, Prof. Mark Lomanno, Prof. Marysol Quevedo, Prof. Nicole Bartholomew, Prof. Brent Swanson, and Prof. Matteo Magarotto.
https://musicology.frost.miami.edu/faculty/index.html

You can take a virtual tour of the Frost School through this video.
https://youtu.be/u_C18B-G4kg?feature=shared

Frost School of Music Video Tour NOTE: Most of the footage in this video was taken pre-COVID-19Content chapters:00:00 Introduction00:38 Messinger Executive Building00:48 Volpe Classroom Buil...

This Friday, Frost School of Music at the University of Miami musicology faculty Marysol Quevedo joins Eva Silot Bravo at Books & Books in Coral Gables for a discussion of Bravo's recent book, Cuban Fusion!
https://www.booksandbooks.com/event/an-evening-with-eva-silot-bravo-phd/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFFeuZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZGQkmII4NvoqrnOypwZdPzbbDX9rwrzWJtNbMF2fUEFap-Jp-MwX5svKQ_aem_YdbvSDDqcagcJnAV5cUvPw

An Evening with Eva Silot Bravo, PhD and Marysol Quevedo, PhD. Locally-owned, independent neighborhood bookstore