
Richard Desinord
Assistant Professor of Music Theory Michigan State University
- East Lansing MI
Richard Desinord's research interests include harmony and genre in contemporary black church music and neo-soul.
Biography
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Accomplishments
Data Visualization Award
2016
University Libraries’ Data Learning Center
Education
Howard University
B.M.
Music Education
magna cum laude
Penn State University
M.A.
Music Theory
Eastman School of Music
Ph.D.
Music Theory
Affiliations
- Black Classical Music Educators : Member
- International Society of Black Musician : Member
News
The Hidden Bias of “Meeting Students Where They Are”
Engaged Music Theory online
2023-08-14
This fall will mark my 13th year of teaching. Some may say I’ve accomplished much through my experiences in different education settings, from building a band program at my first job in a public school system to landing a tenure-track job at my current institution. And while I can look back and celebrate those successes in earnest, I’ve always considered how I responded to the needs of my students during my first year of teaching to be my greatest shame and failure as an educator.
Journal Articles
Repetition and the Façade of Discontinuity in Stravinsky's Histoire du soldat
Electronic Theses and Dissertations for Graduate School2016
Igor Stravinsky’s (1882-1971) early works are often depicted as repetitive and regressive with regard to its thematic development and formal structure. His penchant for mosaic-like constructs that rely on the recurrence of unchanged blocks of sound and their subsequent juxtapositions defined his practice and enabled Stravinsky to seek out new ways of composing. In the music of other composers repetition was largely reliant upon differences in successive appearances that provided a sense of growth and direction from beginning to end.