Lina S. Tabak is a Ph.D. candidate in music theory at the CUNY Graduate Center and previously received her B.M. in music theory and euphonium performance from Florida State University. Her dissertation, titled “‘I Can’t Feel It That Way’: Theorizing Metric Complexity in Colombian Zapateo Genres,” analyzes the relationships between rhythm, perceived meter, and stylistic expertise in several traditional Colombian repertoires. This research has received several awards from the Society for Music Theory and Music Theory Southeast.
In addition to her dissertation work, Lina has research interests in Schenkerian analysis, the music of Igor Stravinsky, and musical theater. She previously taught music theory at Brooklyn College and has guest lectured at Hunter College, the University of Missouri–Kansas City, and Florida State University.