John Peterson
Associate Director, School of Music
- Associate Professor of Music Theory
Dr. John Peterson is Associate Director for the School of Music and Associate Professor of Music Theory at James Madison University. He studies form, musical meaning, popular music, music theory pedagogy, and communities in higher education. His co-authored articles are published in Music Theory Spectrum, the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy, and SMT-V. As part of a team of scholars, John worked to revise and expand Open Music Theory, a free, open-access textbook for use in undergraduate music theory classes. His co-edited book, Modeling Musical Analysis, was published by Oxford University Press in 2025.
Research and Scholarly Interests
Music Theory Pedagogy; Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; Communities in higher education