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Michael Weinstein-Reiman is a Ph.D. candidate in Music Theory at Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and serves on the music theory faculty at Mannes College of Music. He teaches harmony, counterpoint, keyboard, and musicianship courses at Mannes since 2015, and has instructed Fundamentals of Western Music and Music Humanities at Columbia.
His educational background includes:
- B.A. in Music from Brandeis University (Phi Beta Kappa)
- M.Mus. in Composition from Mannes College
- M.A. in Music Theory from University of Oregon
Weinstein-Reiman's research explores the intersection of music theory, sensory studies, and historical philosophy. His work examines how Enlightenment and Romantic era thinkers conceptualized musical touch, improvisation, and gender through the lens of emerging scientific disciplines. He investigates connections between musical automatons, feminist theory, and the phenomenology of performance, with particular focus on how bodily experience shapes musical understanding across historical periods.
His publications reveal a consistent thread examining the relationship between sensory perception and musical practice, particularly focusing on haptic experience in keyboard pedagogy and the gendered dimensions of musical improvisation. The scholarship demonstrates interdisciplinary engagement with philosophy, gender studies, and the history of science.
His scholarly recognition includes:
- Georges Lurcy Fellowship from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Chateaubriand Fellowship from the Embassy of France
As an educator, Weinstein-Reiman has developed curriculum spanning historical music theory, aural skills, and interdisciplinary humanities courses. His dissertation research on French keyboard pedagogy (1700-1900) received significant fellowship support, indicating substantial scholarly contribution to the field. While no formal lab or research team is mentioned, his work bridges musicology with sensory studies and gender theory.
