Overview
Music Theory
Dr. Courtney Long is a music theorist, composer, saxophonist, and educator who performs regularly as a soloist and with various ensembles. She is an active presenter and performer at regional, national and international conferences, including those hosted by the North American Saxophone Alliance, the World Saxophone Congress, and the Society for Music Theory.
Her research explores post-tonal motivic analysis, with particular focus on its intersections with agency and narrative theories, performative analysis, and motivic parallelism in both post-tonal and Romantic repertoire. Her most recent publication appears in The Saxophone Symposium (Volume 42).
Dr. Long holds a Doctor of Arts in Music from the University of Northern Colorado, where she specialized in Saxophone Performance with a secondary emphasis in Music Theory. She earned a Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance from Friends University (Wichita, KS) and a Master of Music in Music Theory and Composition from Wichita State University.
She has held teaching appointments in both saxophone and music theory at the University of Northern Colorado, Colorado Christian University, Friends University, and Bethany College. She currently serves as Assistant Professor of Music Theory at Wichita State University.
Bachelor of Music in saxophone performance - Friends University
Master of Music in music theory and composition - Wichita State University
Doctor of Arts in music - University of Northern Colorado