Tysen Dauer

Tysen Drew Dauer is a distinguished musicologist who completed his Ph.D. in Musicology with a minor in Psychology at Stanford University, combining expertise in music studies and experimental psychology. His doctoral research focused on the reception of American minimalism during the long Sixties, examining how racialized psychological states influenced listening experiences of works by composers like Pauline Oliveros, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, and La Monte Young. His academic background includes an M.M. in Piano Performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a B.A. in German and Humanities from Minnesota State University, Mankato. As a performer, he has contributed to Stanford's musical life through piano performances, including a notable two-piano concert featuring works by Cage, Glass, David Mahler, Schönberg, and Monk. His research approach uniquely combines reception history with experimental psychology methodologies, contributing to both musicological scholarship and our understanding of music perception. At Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), he has pursued interdisciplinary research connecting music studies with psychological approaches to understanding musical experience.