Allison Alcorn
Professor of Musicology
School of Music
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Biography
Alcorn is a passionate teacher of music history, with degrees from the University of North Texas and Wheaton College. She serves on the Board of Governors for the American Musical Instrument Society and is past editor of the Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society.
Current Courses
MUS 452.001 Issues in Music Since 1950
MUS 156.001 American Music as Cultural History
MUS 299.001 Independent Honor Study
MUS 452.001 Issues in Music Since 1950
MUS 291.003 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Music
MUS 254.001 Western Art Music History Since 1825
MUS 254.002 Western Art Music History Since 1825
Teaching Interests & Areas
early music, American music, online education, research and writing
Research Interests & Areas
American pipe organ, bowed strings, SoTL (music history pedagogy), American music and culture
PhD Musicology
University of North Texas
Denton, TX
MM Musicology
University of North Texas
Denton, TX
BM Music History and Literature
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL
Grants & Contracts
Faculty Travel. WKCFA. Illinois State University. (2023)
Instructional Innovation Grant. Center for Integrated Professional Development. Illinois State University. (2022)
University Teaching Grant. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2022)
Culturally Responsive Learning. ISU CTLT. Illinois State University.
Publications Grant. American Musical Instrument Society. Other.
Sage Fund. ISU. Illinois State University.
School support for Exhibition. Illinois State University. Illinois State University.
SoTL Travel Grant. SoTL. Illinois State University.
Travel Grant. School of Music. Illinois State University.
University Research Grant. ISU. Illinois State University.
University Research Grant - Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. ISU. Illinois State University.
Performances and Exhibits
Symphonic Diversity
Allison Ann Alcorn, Kayla Hueneburg,
Milner Library. February 13 2023 - April 11 2023
Allison Ann Alcorn, Kayla Hueneburg,
Milner Library. February 13 2023 - April 11 2023
Book Review
Alcorn, A. Open Access Musicology, ed. Daniel Barolsky and Louis Epstein. Sara Haefeli (EDs). Journal of Music History Pedagogy 10.2 (2022)
Alcorn, A. Review of Robert Adelson, Erard: Empire of the Harp. Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association
Book, Edited
Alcorn, A., & Adelson, R. In the Music Museum: Seeing, Hearing, and Understanding Musical Instruments. Oxford University Press
Journal Article
Alcorn, A. Carleen Maley Hutchins: Reconsidering the Legacy of a Luthier and Acoustician. James Kopp (EDs). American Musical Instrument Society XLVI (2020): 178-223.
Other
Bowman, J., & Alcorn, A. featured in Music History/Musicology chapter. The Music Professor Onnline. Oxford University Press (2022)
Presentations
Respondant. Charles Ives documentary film. Charles Ives Festival. (2025)
Miss America as the Ideal American Woman: Musical Instruments and Gendering. Annual Meeting. American Musical Instrument Society. (2024)
Careers in Music: Musicology. Carl Sandburg Middle School. (2023)
Interdisciplinary Collaboration toward Decolonizing the Canon. Teaching Music History. American Musicological Society. (2023)
Start ‘em Young: Musical Instruments in Children’s Literature. Annual meetings. American Musical Instrument Society. (2023)
You've Got to be Carefully Taught: A Case Study of Agency in University Music History Students. Music, Research, and Activism. University of Helsinki, Sibeleus Academy. (2023)
Carleen Maley Hutchins: A Force to be Reckoned With. A Powerful Force: Women in Music. Ball State University. (2020)
Pandemic Music History: Children's Story and Activity Time. Pandemic Music History. (2020)
Synthesis Journals as a Path Through the Forest: Preliminary Findings and Student Perceptions. Teaching and Learning Symposium. ISU. (2020)
Synthesis Journals in the Music History Classroom: Keeping Sight of the Big Picture. American Musicological Society Great Lakes Chapter. American Musicological Society. (2020)