David Forrest
David Forrest, PhD
Assistant Professor of Music Theory
David Forrest teaches graduate and
undergraduate theory and aural skills courses.
Dr. Forrest holds a Ph.D. in Music Theory, an M.M. in Choral
Conducting, and a B.M. in Music Education, all from Texas Tech.
His primary subfields are post-tonal prolongation and the
scholarship of teaching and learning.
His 2010 Music Theory
Spectrum article, “Prolongation in the Choral Music of Benjamin
Britten” examines post-tonal triadic music from a Schenkerian
perspective. Dr.
Forrest also serves as an author for the “American Music Theory”
entry in Oxford Music’s new online project
Oxford Bibliographies Online.
Dr. Forrest has presented his research across the
country in both Music Theory conferences as well as Scholarship of
Teaching and Learning (SoTL) conferences.
In addition to his Britten research, Dr. Forrest is
currently examining music theory pedagogy through the lens of
Kolb’s Experiential Learning model and co-authoring a study of
phrase structure with Dr. Matthew Santa.
As a faculty developer Dr. Forrest has presented over a
dozen teaching and learning workshops and authored several online
white papers for Texas Tech’s Teaching, Learning, and Professional
Development Center.
From 2002-2005 he taught choir and AP music theory at South Grand
Prairie High School.
During that time Dr. Forrest’s choirs earned excellent and superior
ratings at University Interscholastic League competitions and his
theory students earned college credit by excelling on the College
Board’s Advanced Placement Exam for Music Theory and Aural Skills.
Dr. Forrest has earned research awards from the Texas
Society for Music Theory and the South Central Society for Music
Theory as well as teaching awards from the Texas Tech School of
Music, the Texas Tech Graduate School, and the Teaching, Learning,
and Professional Development Center.
To contact David Forrest, email david.forrest@ttu.edu.