Nolan Stolz, Music Theorist.
Research:
Fractional Set
Theory: A System for Microtonal Music Analysis
Lecture at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, March 17, 2009.
Poster-presentation at College Music Society Northeast Conference in Quincy, Massachusetts, March 20, 2009
"Macro Analysis of Jazz as a Compositional Tool"
Lecture given at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, January 16, 2009
Paper-presentation at SCI Region VI Conference at Oklahoma City University. February 24, 2009
Paper-presentation at SCI National Conference in Santa Fe, NM. April 4, 2009
"Contrapuntal Techniques in Schoenberg's Fourth String Quartet." Eunomios. August 2008. http://www.eunomios.org/contrib/stolz1/stolz1.pdf
"Macro Analysis Applied to Jazz Education." Poster given at MACRO Workshop, June 13, 2008 in Madison, Wisconsin.
"Tonal Implications of the [027] Chord." Presentation at The Hartt School, September 19, 2007 in West Hartford, Connecticut.
"A Narrative to Mahler's Second Symphony Based on the Text, Program Notes, Letters, Analyses and Deep Listening"
"Sir Peter Maxwell Davies's Eight Songs for a Mad King: A Comprehensive Analysis"
Professional Memberships (Music Theory):
College Music Society
MACRO (Macro Analysis Creative Research Organization)
Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic
New England Conference of Music Theorists
Prof. Stolz has taught:
2010 Theory IV, Ear Training IV, Private Theory Lessons Naugatuck Valley Community College
2009 Ear Training IV Naugatuck Valley Community College
2006-07 Keyboard Skills IV, V, VI. University of Oregon Music Theory Department.
2004-06 Rudiments of Keyboard Skills and Keyboard Skills I, II,
III. University of Oregon Music Theory Department.
The Keyboard Skills class was essentially a mixture of music theory, ear training, and piano skills.