Zachary Lookenbill

After MSU: Ph.D. student in music theory, The Ohio State University

In the music theory Master’s program at MSU: 2019 to 2021

Before MSU: B.M. in Music Theory and Composition, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Conference Presentations:

“Rhythmic Complexity is not Syncopation: An Investigation into Additional Factors of Perceived Complexity.” Zachary Lookenbill PI, Leigh VanHandel, and Devin McAuley

International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (Virtual, 2021)

“Effect of Tactus Primes on Beat Finding in Polyrhythms.” Zachary Lookenbill PI, and Leigh VanHandel.

Future Directions of Music Cognition (Virtual, 2021)

“How Fast Should This Rhythm Go: Rhythmic Cues for Tempo Determination.” Leigh VanHandel PI, Zachary Lookenbill, Gerardo Lopez, and Devin McAuley

Future Directions of Music Cognition (Virtual, 2021)
Auditory Perception & Cognition Annual Meeting (Virtual, 2020)
McGill Music Graduate Symposium (Montreal, QC, 2020)
Australian Music & Psychology Society Research Conference: Virtually Together (2020)

“Day of (Metrical) Wrath: Finding Meter Through the Dies irae Motive in Rachmaninoff’s Etude-tableaux, Op. 39, No. 2.”

THEMUS Graduate Conference (Philadelphia, PA, 2020)
Indiana University Symposium of Research in Music (Bloomington, IN, 2020)

Publications:

Lookenbill, Z., & VanHandel, L. (Forthcoming 2021). Effect of metrical primes on perceived complexity of 2:3 and 3:4 polyrhythms. Future Directions of Music Cognition Conference Proceedings.

Workshop Participation:

“Perceptual Effects of Orchestration Related to Auditory Grouping Principles,” with Stephen McAdams, IU GTA Research Symposium (Bloomington, Indiana, 2020)

“Computer Programming for Corpus Analysis,” with Michael Cuthbert, Society for Music Theory National Conference (Columbus, OH, 2019)