Mary Arlin
Mary Arlin, Ph.D., a recently retired faculty member from the Ithaca College School of Music, is the recipient of the sixth Gail Boyd de Stwolinski Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Music Theory Teaching and Scholarship.
Arlin was selected on the basis of her exemplary teaching in music theory classes; her dedication to performance as an active violist; her astute mentorship of faculty colleagues of all ranks; her long service to the profession at local, regional, and national levels; and her early recognition and implementation of new technology as applied to classroom teaching.
The $7,000 cash award that accompanies the prize is the largest in the field of music theory pedagogy. In addition to Arlin's award, three of her students who are currently teaching college courses in music theory will receive monetary grants to support publication of their examples of Arlin's teaching techniques in the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy. Arlin is a longtime member of the Editorial Review Board of JMTP and is currently serving a second term as chair of the board. She has worked in official capacities for the Society for Music Theory at both regional and national levels. Her undergraduate degree was from Ithaca College, and her master's and doctoral degrees were awarded by Indiana University.
Arlin was selected on the basis of her exemplary teaching in music theory classes; her dedication to performance as an active violist; her astute mentorship of faculty colleagues of all ranks; her long service to the profession at local, regional, and national levels; and her early recognition and implementation of new technology as applied to classroom teaching.
The $7,000 cash award that accompanies the prize is the largest in the field of music theory pedagogy. In addition to Arlin's award, three of her students who are currently teaching college courses in music theory will receive monetary grants to support publication of their examples of Arlin's teaching techniques in the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy. Arlin is a longtime member of the Editorial Review Board of JMTP and is currently serving a second term as chair of the board. She has worked in official capacities for the Society for Music Theory at both regional and national levels. Her undergraduate degree was from Ithaca College, and her master's and doctoral degrees were awarded by Indiana University.