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Music Theory, Aural Skills

Dr. Joy Ollen is a music theorist and classically trained pianist.  She began teaching at °µÍø51 after completing a Masters degree with research focused on music theory pedagogy.  Her ongoing interest in helping students develop their aural skills led to doctoral work in the field of music perception and cognition, with a minor in research methodology.

She created the Ollen Musical Sophistication Index (OMSI), a tool for music researchers to classify their research participants.  Joy has also published and presented on topics including musical form and connections between speech and music.