Elizabeth West Marvin
Elizabeth West Marvin is Minehan Professor Emerita of Music Theory and former dean of academic affairs at the Eastman School of Music. She has published in the areas of music cognition, music theory pedagogy, theory and analysis of atonal music, contour theory, history of theory, and analysis and performance. She is past president of the Society for Music Theory and past co-chair of the Advanced Placement Music Theory Test Development Committee. Marvin is the 2012 recipient of the Gail Boyd de Stwolinski Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Music Theory Teaching and Scholarship.
Elizabeth West Marvin
Elizabeth West Marvin is Minehan Professor Emerita of Music Theory and former dean of academic affairs at the Eastman School of Music. She has published in the areas of music cognition, music theory pedagogy, theory and analysis of atonal music, contour theory, history of theory, and analysis and performance. She is past president of the Society for Music Theory and past co-chair of the Advanced Placement Music Theory Test Development Committee. Marvin is the 2012 recipient of the Gail Boyd de Stwolinski Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Music Theory Teaching and Scholarship.
Books by Elizabeth West Marvin

Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis
Jane Piper Clendinning, Elizabeth West Marvin
Fifth Edition, Paperback, 2026
A theory text for today’s music student
The Musician's Guide to Aural Skills: Ear-Training
Joel Phillips, Paul Murphy, Elizabeth West Marvin, Jane Piper Clendinning
Fifth Edition, Volume 2, Paperback, 2026
A real-music approach to integrating aural skills and theory
The Musician's Guide to Aural Skills: Sight-Singing
Joel Phillips, Paul Murphy, Elizabeth West Marvin, Jane Piper Clendinning
Fifth Edition, Volume 1, E Book, 2026
A real-music approach to integrating aural skills and theoryThe Musician's Guide to Aural Skills: Ear-Training
Joel Phillips, Paul Murphy, Elizabeth West Marvin, Jane Piper Clendinning
Fifth Edition, Volume 2, E Book, 2026
A real-music approach to integrating aural skills and theory


