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Ram Reuven is an associate professor of music theory and the coordinator of the international Master’s program in music theory. His research interests encompass the analysis of Western tonal art music, Schenkerian theory and analysis, historic counterpoint pedagogy, the integration of cognitive science into music theory, the relationship between music theory and performance, and music theory education.
He holds a Ph.D. in Musicology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Among his works are the 2021 article “Undersurface Sequences” in Music Theory Spectrum and the 2013 textbook Tzlilogia: A Complete Guide to the Elementary Theory of Western Music, embraced by a broad readership in Israel.
Publications
- Following the Prelude: Visual, Sonic, and Structural Interactions in Nikoladze’s How Things Fall (2021) 2026
- Harmony Textbooks between Style and Experience: Memory-Based Perspectives on Musical Expectation 2026
- Assessing Musical Expectation in Music-Theoretical and Music-Cognition Corpora: Toward a Memory-Systems Framework 2026
- Recomposing Bach: Audiovisual Dramaturgy of Tonal and Metric Structure in Nikoladze’s How Things Fall 2026
- Rethinking Expectation in Music Theory Pedagogy: From Textbook Practices and Cognitive Evidence to a Memory-Based Framework 2026
- Cadenza Reviving a One-Time Theme: The Case of the Dramatic Transition Theme in Mozart’s Piano Concertos K. 467 and K. 482 2025
- Cadenza as Agent of Change: Revisiting Mozart’s Singular Transition Theme 2025
- The Righteous Have Their Work Done by Others: Foreign Solo Cadenzas in Mozart’s Concertos 2025
- Incorporating Playable Reductions into Training: A Method to Develop Performative Interpretation & A Presentation of a Master’s Program in Music Theory 2025
- Challenging One-Timeness: Cadenzas Respond to Ephemeral Thematic Material 2025