MICHAEL BUCHLER, Assistant Professor of Music Theory, received his Ph.D. from the Eastman School of Music, a M.M. from the University of Michigan, and a B.M. from the University of Cincinnati. Before coming to Florida State University, he served on the faculties of Indiana University and the University of Iowa, where he won a university-wide teaching award. His recent research focuses on methods of determining resemblance in atonal music and on American popular song from the first half of the twentieth century. Dr. Buchler has presented his work at numerous conferences, and he has published articles in Perspectives of
New Music, In Theory Only, and the Journal of Music Theory (forthcoming). He has taught a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses in music theory, including Schenkerian analysis, theory and analysis of atonal music, and computer programming for music research.