Fine Arts Division

Annie Yih

 

Annie Yih received her PhD in music theory from Yale University in 1992 under the tutelage of Allen Forte. She has articles published in Music Analysis and Music Theory Spectrum. She has given papers on connecting analysis and performance in the US and internationally at conferences, including those held by the College Society of Music and the Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina. She currently holds a Continuing Lecturer position in music theory at the University of California at Santa Barbara and also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Since 2009, she has been an active board member in music theory for the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the College Society of Music. Currently, she is investigating and developing a new approach that utilizes J. S. Bach’s four-part chorales to enhance advanced aural skills.