Nancy Rogers

Nancy Rogers, Associate Professor of Music Theory, has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses, including both common-practice and post-tonal theory and analysis, aural skills, practical keyboard harmony, music cognition, and music theory pedagogy. She has been nominated for both graduate and undergraduate teaching awards at FSU, and was named a "WebStar" for her development of online course materials.

With research interests including music cognition and its pedagogical implications, Dr. Rogers has presented papers at numerous national, international, and regional conferences. The eighth edition of Music for Sight Singing (Pearson Prentice Hall), which she co-authored with Robert W. Ottman, was published in 2010. The corresponding book Music for Ear Training (Pearson Prentice Hall) is scheduled for publication in 2012. Other publications may be found in Music Theory Online, the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy, and Em Pauta.

Professor Rogers has served as Secretary of the Society for Music Theory, President of Music Theory Southeast, and Treasurer of Music Theory Midwest. Before coming to Florida State University, she was on the faculties of Northwestern University, the University of Iowa, and Lawrence University.  She is actively involved with the Advanced Placement program in Music Theory through the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and with the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC).

Professor Rogers received a Ph.D. from the Eastman School of Music, where she won both school-wide and university-wide teaching awards. She also holds a M.M. in music theory from the University of Michigan, a B.M. in music theory and composition from Northwestern University, and a B.A. in linguistics from Northwestern University. Dr. Rogers is a Mellon Fellow in the Humanities.

Professor Rogers maintains a personal website at http://mailer.fsu.edu/~nrogers/