Sara E. Ballance

Sara E. Ballance is a Lecturer in Music at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), affiliated with the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences. She joined Caltech in 2024-25 and teaches courses on music history, theory, and historiography.

Education:

• B.A., University of Rochester, 2007
• B.M., Eastman School of Music, 2007
• M.A., [University Unspecified], 2009
• Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2017

Research & Teaching Focus: Her courses include Themes in Western Music History and Historiography (spanning 1600 to the present) and Special Topics in Music. She also teaches foundational courses in music theory and ear training, indicating expertise in both historical and pedagogical aspects of music.

Awards/Grants: No specific awards or grants mentioned in the provided text.

Labs/Teams: No affiliated labs or research teams explicitly stated.