Dr. Jeremy Robins

Biography

Dr. Robins joined the Department of Music at Claflin University in 2018 following a year teaching at his alma mater, Stetson University, in DeLand, Florida. He earned his Masters and Ph.D. in Music Theory from Florida State University after spending six years teaching high school band in Central Florida.

Dr. Robins’s primary research area is popular music, but he also has extensive interest in form and music theory pedagogy. As a former high school teacher band director, he values the musical skill sets he imparts to his students, particularly in aural skills classes.

Education

Ph.D. in Music Theory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Master of Music in Music Theory,  Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.),  Stetson University, DeLand, FL

Research Interests

Popular Music
Form and Analysis
Music Theory Pedagogy
Aural Skills Pedagogy
Music Cognition

Recent Presentations

“Double-Tonic Complexes and Singer Agency in Popular Music”
Florida State University Music Theory Forum (January 2018)
Society for Music Theory Annual Conference (Accepted - November, 2018)

“Defining Phrases in Popular Music”
Society for Music Theory Annual Conference (November, 2017

“The Dominant Problem in Haydn’s String Quartet, Op.74, no.1, iv”
Music Theory Southeast/South Central Society for Music Theory (April 2016)