University of Rochester Institute for Popular Music

University of Rochester Institute for Popular Music The UR IPM is dedicated to promoting the scholarly study of popular music.

The UR IPM is dedicated to promoting the scholarly study of popular music, among both students and professional scholars, and at The University of Rochester and around the world. The UR IPM brings together an Advisory Board of the top experts in the academic study of popular music to help develop effective means of encouraging and facilitating the highest caliber of research work and teaching in a

wide range of popular music repertories. The UR IPM will strive to enrich the study of popular music at the University of Rochester while also working to support the best research work in the many fields that popular music touches, most especially musicology, music theory, ethnomusicology, and performance. Director

John Covach (College Music Department and Eastman School of Music)

Advisory Board Members

Lori Burns (University of Ottawa)
Walter Everett (University of Michigan)
Susan Fast (McMaster University)
Andrew Flory (Carleton College)
Robert Fink (University of California, Los Angeles)
Daniel Harrison (Yale University)
Portia Maultsby (Indiana University)
Allan Moore (University of Surrey)
Jocelyn Neal (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Guthrie Ramsey (University of Pennsylvania)
Mark Spicer (Hunter College, City University of New York)
Rob Wegman (Princeton University)
Albin Zak (University of Albany)

Faculty Associates

Daniel Beaumont (UR Religion and Classics)
Paul Burgett (UR College Music Department)
Margarita Simon Guillory (UR Religion and Classics)
Josef Hanson (UR College Music Department)
Kim Kowalke (UR College Music Department and Eastman School of Music)
Bruce Pilato (UR College Music Department)
Jason Titus (UR College Music Department)

Assistant to the Director

Elaine Stroh

For those planning their pop-music courses for the coming year (and anyone interested in rock history, the Beatles, or t...
08/15/2026

For those planning their pop-music courses for the coming year (and anyone interested in rock history, the Beatles, or the Stones), all of the videos from John Covach's Coursera online courses are posted on the University of Rochester Institute for Popular Music site and may be used free of charge.

Click here to view the videos used in John Covach's Coursera courses: The History of Rock, Part One, and The History of Rock, Part Two.

This is the fifth year that the IPM has co-sponsored a workshop in the analysis of popular music with the University of ...
07/18/2026

This is the fifth year that the IPM has co-sponsored a workshop in the analysis of popular music with the University of Liverpool’s Department of Music and IPM, as well as the Society for Music Analysis. This year we have more than 40 graduate students from around the world working with some of the field’s top experts from the US, UK, and Europe. The vibe is always very positive and this year is no exception!

Here's a video of a paper presented by UR IPM's John Covach in 2021 devoted to the music of the English progressive rock...
06/24/2026

Here's a video of a paper presented by UR IPM's John Covach in 2021 devoted to the music of the English progressive rock band Yes.

This video talk was presented at the Progect Conference 2021, spons...

01/24/2026

The SMA is pleased to announce its Fifth Popular Music Theory and Analysis Summer School. Jointly organised by the University of Rochester Institute for Popular Music and the Institute of Popular Music at Liverpool, the event will run on July 17-19 2026 at the University of Liverpool.

Leading experts include Michael Buchler, Jocelyn Neal, and Justin Williams, with plenary speakers Ben Baker, Chelsea Burns, and Ralf von Appen.

The deadline for applications is April 3. Course fees are covered but spaces are limited.

Full application details: https://www.sma.ac.uk/2026/01/the-fifth-popular-music-theory-and-analysis-summer-school/

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Dewey Hall 1-306
Rochester, NY
14627

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