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Portrait of Dr. Nico Schuler

Dr. Nico Schuler

  • University Distinguished Professor at School of Music, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Co-Chair, International Advisory Council (IAC). March 6, 2020 - Present.
  • Member, International Advisory Council. 2019 - Present.
  • Chair, University Performing Arts Committee. 2012 - Present.
  • Coordinator, Music Alumni Relations. 2007 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Musica Iagellonica (Refereed Journal). 2023 - Present.
  • Chair, Music Graduate Committee. May 2023 - Present.
  • Chair, Music Alumni Committee. August 2020 - Present.
  • Grader of Music Theory Proficiency Exams, Music Theory Proficiency Exams. 2018 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, FWF Austrian Science Fund. 2015 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, DFG German Research Foundation. 2015 - Present.
  • Member, International Advisory Board for the refereed, international journal Muzika. 2014 - Present.
  • Volunteer for RRISD, Round Rock Independent School District. 2014 - Present.
  • Member, WATCH DOGS. 2013 - Present.
  • Member, University Performing Arts Committee. 2011 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, The refereed, international journal New Sound. 2010 - Present.
  • Secretary, National Association of Composers USA Texas Chapter. 2010 - Present.
  • Speaker, Research Ambassador for the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). 2010 - Present.
  • Co-Editor, Music Alumni Newsletter. 2009 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Instructional Science (Refereed Journal). 2008 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The German Academic Scholarship Foundation. 2008 - Present.
  • Member, Personnel Committee, School of Music, Texas State University. 2006 - Present.
  • Editor, Methodology of Music Research, New York: Peter Lang. (ISSN 1618-842X.). 2002 - Present.
  • Editor, South Central Music Bulletin. (ISSN 1545-2271.). 2002 - Present.
  • Member, Music Theory Area Committee. 2001 - Present.
  • College Music Society Campus Representative, Texas State University, The College Music Society. 2001 - Present.
  • Director, Hanning-Schröder-Archive, Greifswald--San Marcos. 1994 - Present.

2025

  • Member, Advisory Board Member for research project "Prototyping a Digital Tool for Computer-Assisted Annotation and Analysis of Music Performance". September 2023 - September 2025.

2024

  • German Research Foundation. November 2024 - December 2024.

2023

  • Member, University Distinguished Professor Selection Committee. 2018 - 2023.
  • Member, School of Music Representative on the C3 Board. 2016 - July 2023.

2022

  • Member, Common Experience Committee. 2021 - 2022.
  • Co-Director, International Center for New Music (ICNM). 2001 - 2022.

2021

  • Immediate Past President (Board Member), South Central Chapter of the College Music Society. 2019 - 2021.
  • Member, REP Selection Committee. 2021.
  • Member, Judge for the Texas State German Contest. 2021.
  • Member, Common Experience Committee. 2020 - 2021.
  • Member, Executive Personnel Committee, School of Music, Texas State University. 2019 - 2021.
  • Member, SACS / QEP Task Force. 2019 - 2021.
  • Chair, National Conference Site Selection Committee, Society for American Music. 2019 - 2021.
  • Member, University Distinguished Professor Selection Committee. 2018 - 2021.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, refereed, international journal Digital Scholarship in the Humanities. 2018 - 2021.

2020

  • Volunteer for RRISD, Round Rock Independent School District. 2020.
  • Head Coach, U15 Boys Soccer Team, Town & Country Soccer Team U15. 2020.
  • Member, Common Experience Committee. 2019 - 2020.

2019

  • Member, International Advisory Council. 2018 - 2019.
  • President, South Central Chapter of the College Music Society. 2017 - 2019.
  • President, Southwest Chapter of the American Musicological Society. 2016 - 2019.
  • Volunteer for RRISD, Round Rock Independent School District. 2019.
  • Head Coach, U14 Boys Soccer Team, Town & Country Soccer Team U14. 2019.
  • Member, Executive Personnel Committee, School of Music, Texas State University. 2018 - 2019.
  • Member, Common Experience Committee. 2018 - 2019.
  • Chair, Chess Club at Caraway Elementary School, Austin. 2014 - 2019.

2018

  • Member, Organizational Committee for the 2018 International Music Theory Conference. 2018.
  • Volunteer for RRISD, Round Rock Independent School District. 2018.
  • Head Coach, U14 Boys Soccer Team, Town & Country Soccer Team U14. 2018.

2017

  • Chair, School of Music Strategic Planning (2017-2023). 2016 - 2017.
  • Member, Honors Scholarship Committee. 2017.
  • Member, Texas Commission of the Arts. 2017.
  • President-Elect, South Central Chapter of the College Music Society. 2015 - 2017.

2016

  • Member, Piano Search Committee Member, School of Music, Texas State. 2015 - 2016.
  • Chair, Music Alumni Committee. 2015 - 2016.
  • Secretary-Treasurer, Southwest Chapter of the American Musicological Society. 2012 - 2016.

2015

  • Member, Music Theory Board Member, South Central Chapter of the College Music Society. 2011 - 2015.

2014

  • Chair, "Juilliard Joins Texas State” organizational committee. 2014.
  • Coordinator, Guest Artist / Scholar Series, School of Music, Texas State. 2013 - 2014.
  • Member, Music Technology Committee, School of Music, Texas State. 2006 - 2014.
  • Member, Music Library Committee, School of Music, Texas State. 2001 - 2014.

2013

  • Coordinator, Music Theory & Aural Skills, School of Music, Texas State. 2012 - 2013.
  • Presenter, “Mental Health & Illness and its Relationship to Artistic Creativity,” Round Rock Campus of Texas State University. October 7, 2013.

2012

  • Member, Opening Ceremony Committee, Presidential Committee for the Opening Ceremony of the Undergraduate Academic Building. 2012.
  • Volunteer, Offering Free Music Theory / Aural Skills Sessions in the San Marcos Public Library. 2012.
  • Coordinator, Guest Artist / Scholar Series, School of Music, Texas State. 2011 - 2012.
  • Member, Music Space Assessment Ad Hoc Committee, School of Music, Texas State. 2011 - 2012.

2011

  • Volunteer, Offering Free Music Theory / Aural Skills Sessions in the San Marcos Public Library. 2011.
  • Immediate Past President, South Central Chapter of the College Music Society. 2009 - 2011.
  • Coordinator, Coordinating Common Experience Events with the San Marcos Public Library. 2007 - 2011.
  • Co-Chair, Common Experience, Texas State University. 2006 - 2011.

2010

  • Member, Groundbreaking Ceremony Committee, Presidential Committee for the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Undergraduate Academic BuildingTexas State University, San Marcos, Texas. 2010.
  • Volunteer, Offering Free Music Theory / Aural Skills Sessions in the San Marcos Public Library. 2010.
  • Co-Chair, SACS Quality Enhancement Committee, Texas State Univ. 2007 - 2010.
  • Member, SACS Compliance Certification Team, Texas State University. 2007 - 2010.
  • Vice President, National Association of Composers USA Texas Chapter. 2004 - 2010.
  • Presenter, “Happiness and / in / through Music,” Lecture presented at the Philosophical Dialogue Series at Texas State University. November 1, 2010.

2009

  • Member, President’s Cabinet, Texas State University. 2008 - 2009.
  • Member, University Council, Texas State University. 2008 - 2009.
  • President, South Central Chapter of the College Music Society. 2007 - 2009.
  • Member, University Honors Committee. 2003 - 2009.
  • Member, Scholarship Committee, University Honors Program. 2003 - 2009.
  • Initiator and Coordinator, Music Lecture Series, School of Music, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. 2001 - 2009.
  • Initiator and Coordinator, Music Lecture Series, School of Music, Texas State University. 2001 - 2009.

2008

  • Member, Graduate Council, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. 2006 - 2008.
  • Chair, DMA Development Committee, School of Music, Texas State. 2006 - 2008.
  • Chair, Graduate Music Curriculum Committee, School of Music, Texas State University. 2006 - 2008.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Greifswalder Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft [Greifswald Monographs on Musicology], Frankfurt, New York: Peter Lang. 2001 - 2008.
  • Presenter, “On the Unification of Twelve-Tone Technique and ‘New Objectivity’ in the Music of Hanning Schröder (1896-1987),” public lecture at Texas State University. November 17, 2008.
  • Presenter, “The Movie ‘Shine’ – Water in / and Music,” public lecture at Texas State University. January 29, 2008.

2007

  • Member, Mitte Honors Director Search Committee, Texas State. 2006 - 2007.
  • Member, Musicology Search Committee, School of Music, Texas State. 2006 - 2007.
  • Member, Nominating Committee (Elections), Texas Society for Music Theory. 2006 - 2007.
  • President-Elect, South Central Chapter of the College Music Society. 2005 - 2007.
  • Member, Performing Arts Committee (University Committee), Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. 2002 - 2007.
  • Presenter, “Protest & Dissent: German Worker’s Songs of the 1920s and Early 1930s,” public lecture-recital [with Sunnie Oh] at Texas State University. January 29, 2007.

2006

  • Representative, Texas State University Representative on the Shostakovich Festival Committee (Austin – San Marcos). 2005 - 2006.
  • Member, Search Committee Member, Piano Performance, Tenure-Track Position. 2005 - 2006.
  • Chair, Nominating Committee (Elections), Texas Society for Music Theory. 2005 - 2006.
  • Member, Common Experience Organization Committee. 2004 - 2006.
  • Member, Director’s Advisory Committee, School of Music, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. 2003 - 2006.
  • Chair, Music Technology Committee, School of Music, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. 2002 - 2006.
  • Member, School of Music Website Committee, School of Music, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. 2002 - 2006.
  • Coordinator, Music Theory / Chair of the Music Theory Committee, School of Music, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. 2001 - 2006.
  • Presenter, "Music and Courage During the Nazi Time,” public lecture at Texas State University’s Common Experience Concert. February 5, 2006.
  • Presenter, "Courage through Music: On Music in Nazi Concentration Camps,” public lecture at Texas State University. January 30, 2006.

2005

  • Executive Board Member, Texas Society for Music Theory. 2002 - 2005.
  • Officer, South Central Chapter of the College Music Society. 2002 - 2005.
  • Presenter, "Scary Music,” Lecture presented at the Philosophical Dialogue Series at Texas State University. October 31, 2005.
  • Presenter, "Courage and Music: The Story of Composer Hanning Schröder (1896- 1987),” public lecture at Texas State University. September 26, 2005.
  • Presenter, "What Music Dictionaries Can and Cannot Tell,” public lecture at Texas State University. March 23, 2005.
  • Presenter, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” public lecture at Texas State University. March 9, 2005.
  • Volunteer, Pre-Concert Lecture for the Louisiana Philharmonic. February 17, 2005.

2004

  • Presenter, "Music Research on African-American Popular Music,” Lecture presented to students at San Jacinto Hall at Texas State University. November 17, 2004.
  • Presenter, "What is ‘Romantic’ in Romantic Music?,” Lecture-Recital, School of Music, Texas State University. September 2004.
  • Presenter, "Musical Dialogues - Dialogues in Music,” Lecture presented at the Philosophical Dialogue Series at Texas State University. September 22, 2004.
  • Presenter, "Africanisms in American Popular Music,” presented as part of a minisymposium at Texas State University. March 25, 2004.

2003

  • Presenter, "Is Music a Language?” Lecture presented at the Philosophical Dialogue Series at Texas State University. November 12, 2003.
  • Presenter, "On Problems of Music Historiography,” Lecture, School of Music, Texas State University. September 10, 2003.
  • Presenter, What is ‘Classical’ in Classical Music?” Lecture-Recital with Sohyoung Park (piano), School of Music, Southwest Texas State University. January 29, 2003.

2002

  • Member, Tenure and Promotion Document Committee, School of Music, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. 2001 - 2002.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Bridges Conference Proceedings (»Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science«). (ISSN 1099-6702). 2001 - 2002.
  • Presenter, "Shine: The Story of a Musical Genius,” Philosophy Dialogue Series [public lecture series], Southwest Texas State University. November 8, 2002.
  • Presenter, "Béla Bartók and His Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion,” Lecture- Recital with Timothy Woolsey et al., School of Music, Southwest Texas State University. October 22, 2002.
  • Presenter, "What is ‘Baroque’ in Baroque Music?” Lecture-Recital with Jessie Lee (harpsichord), School of Music, Southwest Texas State University. September 18, 2002.
  • Presenter, "Nietzsche and Music,” Philosophy Dialogue Series [public lecture series], Southwest Texas State University. April 9, 2002.
  • Presenter, "252 years Dead ... and still Famous? J. S. Bach -- Then and Now,” Lecture-Recital with Jessie Lee (harpsichord), School of Music, Southwest Texas State University. February 21, 2002.
  • Presenter, "Experiencing Music from Different Perspectives,” Philosophy Dialogue Series [public lecture series], Southwest Texas State University. February 12, 2002.

2001

  • Member, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. 2000 - 2001.
  • Member, Honor’s Faculty at Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. 2000 - 2001.
  • Editor, Editor of a Refereed Research Book Series. Greifswalder Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft [Greifswald Monographs on Musicology], Frankfurt, New York: Peter Lang. (ISSN 0946-0942.). 1995 - 2001.
  • Presenter, "Ernst Krenek (1900-1991) - the ‘One Man History of 20th Century Music’,” School of Music, Central Michigan University. February 28, 2001.

2000

  • Chair, Study group “Studierende” (Methods and Methodology) within the German Society for Music Research. 1994 - 2000.
  • Presenter, "Johann Sebastian Bach: Then and Now.” Central Michigan University. November 29, 2000.
  • Presenter, "Art Music in Divided Germany: 1945-1990. Lecture with Music on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the German ‘Reunification’.” School of Music, Central Michigan University. October 3, 2000.
  • Presenter, "The Symphonies of Anton Bruckner.” School of Music, Central Michigan University. February 28, 2000.

1999

  • Member, Secretary of the Alpha Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars. 1997 - 1999.
  • Member, Graduate Committee (student member), School of Music, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. 1997 - 1999.
  • Presenter, "New Compositional Tendencies in Germany after World War II.” Part 2. School of Music, Central Michigan University. November 30, 1999.
  • Presenter, "New Compositional Tendencies in Germany after World War II.” Part 1. School of Music, Central Michigan University. November 4, 1999.

1998

  • Presenter, "From National Identity to Street Music: On Foreigners in Music and Music Scenes in Today’s Germany.” School of Music, Michigan State University. February 17, 1998.

1996

  • Student Representative, Institute for Musicology and Music Education, E.-M.-Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany. 1990 - 1996.
  • Chair, Student’s research group on “Music of the 20th century”, E.-M.- Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany. 1989 - 1996.

1995

  • Member, Search Committees in music and philosophy (student member), E.-M.- Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany. 1990 - 1995.

1994

  • Member, Board of the College of Humanities (student member) [“Rat der Philosophischen Fakultät”], E.-M.-Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany. 1990 - 1994.