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Justin C. Lavacek

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology

College: College of Music

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Indiana University, 2011
    Major: Music Theory
  • MM, Peabody Conservatory, 2003
    Major: Music Theory Pedagogy
  • BM, Loyola University, New Orleans, 2001
    Major: Music Theory

Current Scheduled Teaching

MUTH 5420.00118th Century CounterpointSpring 2025
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointSpring 2025
MUTH 2500.002THEORY IVSpring 2025
MUTH 5355.001Analytical Techniques IFall 2024
MUGC 6950.710Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
MUTH 6660.001History of Music Theory IFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MUTH 5410.00116th Century CounterpointSpring 2024 SPOT
MUGC 6950.722Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
MUTH 3410.001Sixteenth Century CounterpointSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2500.002THEORY IVSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5355.001Analytical Techniques IFall 2023 SPOT
MUGC 6950.710Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
MUTH 1300.001Explorations in Music IFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5900.703Special ProblemsFall 2023
MUGC 5950.717Master's ThesisSpring 2023
MUTH 5680.001Proseminar in Music TheorySpring 2023 SPOT
MUTH 6680.001Proseminar in Music TheorySpring 2023 SPOT
MUTH 2500.004THEORY IVSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5355.001Analytical Techniques IFall 2022 SPOT
MUTH 2400.005Theory IIIFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 6670.001History of Music Theory IISpring 2022 SPOT
MUTH 1500.001Theory IISpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5355.001Analytical Techniques IFall 2021 SPOT
MUTH 6660.001History of Music Theory IFall 2021 SPOT
MUTH 5010.001Graduate Theory ReviewSummer 5W1 2021 SPOT
MUTH 5410.00116th Century CounterpointSpring 2021 SPOT
MUTH 1500.003Theory IISpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5355.001Analytical Techniques IFall 2020 SPOT
MUTH 5355.002Analytical Techniques IFall 2020
MUTH 3510.002Form AnalysisFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5510.002Form AnalysisFall 2020 SPOT
MUTH 5420.00118th Century CounterpointSpring 2020
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointSpring 2020 Syllabus
MUTH 1500.003Theory IISpring 2020 Syllabus
MUTH 5355.001Analytical Techniques IFall 2019 SPOT
MUTH 6660.001History of Music Theory IFall 2019 SPOT
MUTH 5355.001Analytical Techniques ISummer 5W1 2019 SPOT
MUTH 4920.700Advanced Colloquium in Music TheorySpring 2019 Syllabus
MUTH 3410.001Sixteenth Century CounterpointSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 1500.003Theory IISpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2500.003THEORY IVSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 6680.001Proseminar in Music TheoryFall 2018 SPOT
MUTH 4370.001Schenkerian AnalysisFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5380.001Schenkerian AnalysisFall 2018 SPOT
MUTH 2400.005Theory IIIFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2400.001Theory IIISummer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5360.002Analytical Techniques IISpring 2018 SPOT
MUTH 6670.001History of Music Theory IISpring 2018 SPOT
MUTH 6900.704Special ProblemsSpring 2018
MUTH 1400.001Theory ISpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5355.001Analytical Techniques IFall 2017 SPOT
MUTH 3510.002Form AnalysisFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5510.002Form AnalysisFall 2017 SPOT
MUTH 6660.001History of Music Theory IFall 2017 SPOT
MUTH 1500.002Theory IIFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5420.00118th Century CounterpointSpring 2017 SPOT
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 3420.003Eighteenth Century CounterpointSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 6900.703Special ProblemsSpring 2017
MUTH 1400.001Theory ISpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2500.001THEORY IVSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5410.00216th Century CounterpointFall 2016 SPOT
MUGC 5950.723Master's ThesisFall 2016
MUTH 3410.002Sixteenth Century CounterpointFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 1500.002Theory IIFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2400.004Theory IIIFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2400.005Theory IIIFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5420.00118th Century CounterpointSummer 5W2 2016 SPOT
MUTH 5370.001Analytical Techniques IIISummer 5W2 2016 SPOT
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointSummer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5360.002Analytical Techniques IISpring 2016 SPOT
MUTH 3510.001Form AnalysisSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 4910.703Special ProblemsSpring 2016
MUTH 2500.001THEORY IVSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 2500.004THEORY IVSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 5410.00216th Century CounterpointFall 2015 SPOT
MUTH 5355.001Analytical Techniques IFall 2015 SPOT
MUTH 3510.001Form AnalysisFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 4920.704Senior Colloquium in Music TheoryFall 2015
MUTH 3410.002Sixteenth Century CounterpointFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 4910.702Special ProblemsFall 2015
MUTH 5420.00118th Century CounterpointSummer 5W2 2015 SPOT
MUTH 5370.001Analytical Techniques IIISummer 5W2 2015 SPOT
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointSummer 5W2 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUTH 3420.003Eighteenth Century CounterpointSpring 2015 Syllabus
MUTH 3510.001Form AnalysisSpring 2015 Syllabus
MUTH 1400.001Theory ISpring 2015 Syllabus
MUTH 2500.006THEORY IVSpring 2015 Syllabus
MUTH 5410.00216th Century CounterpointFall 2014
MUTH 5355.001Analytical Techniques IFall 2014
MUTH 5080.002Pedagogy of TheoryFall 2014
MUTH 3410.001Sixteenth Century CounterpointFall 2014 Syllabus
MUTH 3410.002Sixteenth Century CounterpointFall 2014 Syllabus
MUTH 2510.001Aural Skills IVSummer 5W2 2014 Syllabus
MUTH 2500.001THEORY IVSummer 5W2 2014 Syllabus
MUTH 5410.00116th Century CounterpointSpring 2014
MUTH 3510.003Form AnalysisSpring 2014 Syllabus
MUTH 5510.003Form AnalysisSpring 2014
MUTH 4920.701Senior Colloquium in Music TheorySpring 2014
MUTH 3410.001Sixteenth Century CounterpointSpring 2014 Syllabus
MUTH 1500.001Theory IISpring 2014 Syllabus
MUTH 1500.003Theory IISpring 2014 Syllabus
MUTH 5410.00216th Century CounterpointFall 2013
MUTH 3510.002Form AnalysisFall 2013 Syllabus
MUTH 5510.002Form AnalysisFall 2013
MUTH 3410.001Sixteenth Century CounterpointFall 2013 Syllabus
MUTH 3410.002Sixteenth Century CounterpointFall 2013 Syllabus
MUTH 1500.002Theory IIFall 2013 Syllabus
MUTH 5420.00118th Century CounterpointSummer 5W2 2013
MUTH 1510.001Aural Skills IISummer 5W2 2013 Syllabus
MUTH 3420.001Eighteenth Century CounterpointSummer 5W2 2013 Syllabus
MUTH 5410.00116th Century CounterpointSpring 2013
MUTH 1980.002Experimental CourseSpring 2013 Syllabus
MUTH 5003.001Music Theory Practicum: KeyboardSpring 2013
MUTH 3410.001Sixteenth Century CounterpointSpring 2013 Syllabus
MUTH 5900.702Special ProblemsSpring 2013
MUTH 1400.001Theory ISpring 2013 Syllabus
MUTH 3410.001Sixteenth Century CounterpointFall 2012 Syllabus
MUTH 3410.002Sixteenth Century CounterpointFall 2012 Syllabus
MUTH 1400.003Theory IFall 2012 Syllabus
MUTH 1500.003Theory IIFall 2012 Syllabus

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Review

  • Lavacek, J. (2020). Review of A Critical Companion to Medieval Motets, ed. Jared C. Hartt. Notes, Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association. (Sep 2020) Music Library Association.
  • Lavacek, J. (2016). Review of The Monstrous New Art, by Anna Zayaruznaya. Music Theory Online. 22 (2) Music Theory Online. http://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.16.22.2/mto.16.22.2.lavacek.html
  • Journal Article

  • Lavacek, J. (2022). Hidden Colouration: Deep Metrical Flexibility in Machaut. Journal of Plainsong and Medieval Music. 33 (2) Cambridge University Press.
  • Lavacek, J. (2021). I Got Isorhythm: Recreating the ars nova Motet in the Theory Classroom. Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy. 35 Appalachian State University.
  • Lavacek, J. (2016). Contrapuntal Ingenuity in the Motets of Machaut. Differential and Integral Equations.
  • Lavacek, J. (2016). Mozart's Harmonic Practice in Secco Recitative. Theoria: Historical Aspects of Music Theory. 22
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    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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