About

Zachary Lloyd is a PhD Student in Music Theory at Florida State University.

zlloyd@fsu.edu

Currently a third-year Music Theory Doctoral student at Florida State University, Zachary hales from the Piedmont Region of North Carolina. Zachary is an active researcher and teacher within the field of Music Theory, and looks forward to rejoining the performance scene in pit orchestras when musical theatre returns.

Zachary’s research areas include rhythm and meter studies and form in popular music and musical theatre genres. He is currently working within the intersections of meter, form, and personal identity in works for the theatre. Zachary also enjoys an active research agenda within Music Theory Pedagogy.

Prior to his education at Florida State University, Zachary earned a M.M. Theory at Michigan State University in Lansing, MI (2020), and a B.M. Performance concentration in Theory/Composition from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC (2018).

For a current CV, please email me at zlloyd@fsu.edu or through the contact page.

Awards and Recognitions

Legacy Fellowship – Florida State University (2020 – )

Excellence in Teaching Citation – Michigan State University (2020)

Excellence in Teaching Citations are awarded to graduate teaching assistants who have distinguished themselves by the care they have given and the skill they have shown in meeting their classroom responsibilities. Read the press release here.

Best Student Paper Award – 2019 Pedagogy Into Practice Conference

Awarded to Zachary Lloyd and Stefanie Bilidas for their presentation, From Design to Implementation: Creating Inclusive Assessments within the Music Theory Classroom.