DBP     

David B. Pruett, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology

MTSU School of Music,
P.O. Box 47  
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Office: Saunders Fine Arts Building, 313
Tel. (615) 904-8354
Email: dpruett@mtsu.edu                          

 MTSU

Academic Conference Presentations


National and International Conferences:

1.

“Who is Cowboy Troy?: A Case Study in Identity Hierarchies.” The International Country Music Conference. Nashville, Tennessee. May 2009.
 

2.

“Demystifying the Popular: Towards an Ethnomusicology of Mainstream Popular Music (Part 2).” Society for Ethnomusicology annual meeting. Middletown, Connecticut. 25-28 October 2008.

 

3.

"Afro-Cauca-Choca-Nese: Cowboy Troy and the Hierarchy of Identity." Society for American Music annual meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 28 February - 2 March 2008.

 

4.

"Demystifying the Popular: Towards an Ethnomusicology of Mainstream Popular Music," Society for Ethnomusicology annual meeting, Columbus, Ohio, 25-28 October 2007

 
5.

“MuzikMafia: Defining an American Popular Music Phenomenon.” Society for American Music annual meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 28 February - 4 March 2007.

 

 
6.

“Almost Famous: Ethnomusicological Fieldwork inside Nashville’s MuzikMafia.” International Country Music Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2006.

 
7.

“Perspectives from Five Decades: Members of SEM Who Have Joined Each Decade since 1955 Contribute Their Thoughts on the History of SEM.” Panelist. Panel organized by Bruno Nettl and chaired by Ruth Stone. Society for Ethnomusicology annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 2005.

 
8.

“Smokin’ Grass without Prejudice: Kentucky’s Bluegrass Connection to Nashville’s MuzikMafia.” International Bluegrass Symposium, Bowling Green, Kentucky, September 2005.

 
9. 

"What is the MuzikMafia: A Critical Analysis." International Country Music Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2005.

 
10.

“Ethnomusicology and the Classroom: Effective and Innovative Teaching Strategies.” Panel chair and organizer. Society for Ethnomusicology annual meeting, Tucson, Arizona, November, 2004.

 
11.  

 “Teaching American Music.” Panelist. Panel organized by the SAM Student Forum. Society for American Music annual meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, March 2004.

 
12.

“Pathways from the Ph.D.: On the Job Market in Academia.” Panel chair and organizer, Society for Ethnomusicology annual meeting, Miami, Florida, October 2003.

 
13.

“Commercial Country as Process: WBT, Charlotte, and the Creation of a Country Music Center.” International Country Music Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2003.

 
14.

“Music City: U.S.A.: Charlotte, North Carolina.” Society for American Music, Tempe, Arizona, March 2003.

 
15.

“Pathways to the Ph.D.: The Graduate School Experience.” Chair and organizer, Society for Ethnomusicology annual meeting, Estes Park, Colorado, October 2002.

 
16.

“The Pitchmen-Entertainers of Old-Time Radio: A Case Study.” International Country Music Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2002.

 
17.

“Uncle Joe Johnson: Pitchman-Entertainer of Old-Time Radio.” Society for American Music, Lexington, Kentucky, March 2002.

 
18.

“WPAQ Radio: The Voice of the Blue Ridge Mountains.” International Country Music Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2001.
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 “Preserving Cultural Identity: WPAQ Radio and the Dissemination of Bluegrass and Old-Time Music.” Society for Ethnomusicology, Toronto, Ontario. November 2000.

This same paper was also presented at the Society for American Music annual meeting, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, May 2001.

    
Regional Conferences:

1.

“Country Boy, B-Boy: Renegotiating Southern and Hip-Hop Identity in Rural Upstate South Carolina in the Early 1980s." “The Train Just Don’t Stop Here Anymore: An Interdisciplinary Colloquium on the Soundscapes of Rural and Small-Town America.” Decatur, Illinois. April 2009.

 

2.

“Music of the Middle East.” An Interludes session as part of the Tennessee Arts Academy, Nashville, Tennessee. July 2008.
 
3.

 

“World Rhythm Concepts for the Music Educator.” Tennessee CMENC: The Collegiate National Association for Music Education, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 22 September 2007.

 
4.

“Moving beyond the Secondary: Towards an Ethnomusicology of Mainstream Popular Music.” Society for Ethnomusicology Southeast-Caribbean Chapter, Athens, Georgia, 16-17 March 2007.

 
5.

“Been Baptized in Muddy Waters: Taking a Chance on Religion, Sin, and Southern Hip-Hop.” Society for Ethnomusicology Midwestern Chapter. Columbus, Ohio, April 2006.

 
6.

“Almost Famous: Ethnomusicological Fieldwork inside the Popular Mainstream.” Pushing Boundaries: Extreme Folklore and Ethnomusicology Conference, Bloomington, Indiana, March 2006. (Note: this paper differs in structure and content than one with a similar title presented at MIDSEM in April 2005).

 
7.  

“When the Tribe Goes Triple Platinum: Conducting Ethnomusicological Fieldwork in the Popular Mainstream.” Society for Ethnomusicology Midwestern Chapter, Bowling Green, Ohio, April 2005.

 
8.

“Reconstructing Cultural Experience in the Popular Music Classroom.” Society for Ethnomusicology Southeast / Caribbean Chapter, Atlanta, Georgia, February 2004.

 
9.

“Defining Chant in Its World Context.” Society for Ethnomusicology Southeast / Caribbean Chapter, Tallahassee, Florida, February 2002.

 
10.

“WPAQ Radio: Examining a North Carolina Insider Archive.” Society for Ethnomusicology Southeast / Caribbean Chapter, Greenville, North Carolina, March 2001.

 
11.

“Orff, Nazism, and Elemental Dance: The Güntherschule (1924-1945).” Florida State University School of Theater Symposium, Tallahassee, Florida, March 2000.

 
12.

“Orff before Orff: The Güntherschule (1924-1945).” American Musicological Society Southern Chapter, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2000.