Dr. Scott D. Lipscomb B.M., M.A., Ph.D.

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Academic Training

Work Experience

Publications & Presentations

In Preparation & Submitted for Publication

Sindberg, L. & Lipscomb, S.D. (submitted). Professional isolation and the public school teacher. [pre-publication draft]

Lipscomb, S.D. & Kerins, M. (in preparation). Immersive sound: Does 5.1 surround sound significantly impact the cinematic and music listening experiences? ["in progress" report included in the ICMPC8 conference proceedings CD-ROM]

Lipscomb , S. D., Webster, P., & Dakin, H. (in preparation). Musical aficionados: Strong elements in the musical sound of their selected genre.

Cadiz, R. & Lipscomb, S.D. (in preparation). How important are spectromorphological features in the perception of electroacoustic sounds?

Lipscomb, S. D. & Tolchinsky, D. E. (in preparation). Music and sound design in boxing films: A detailed comparison.

Tolchinsky, D. E. & Lipscomb, S. D. (in preparation). 2001: A Space Odyssey: “Music” in the absence of a score.

Schutz, M. & Lipscomb, S.D. (in preparation). Perception of marimba stroke type: Investigation of the McGurk effect in marimba performance. [paper included in the ICMPC8 conference proceedings CD-ROM]

Hodges, D. & Lipscomb, S.D. (in preparation). Tonality judgments in popular music contexts by preteens and college students: A comparative analysis.

Lipscomb, S.D. & Kim, E.M. (in preparation). An investigation into the relationship between auditory and visual signals in a multimedia context. [paper included in the ICMPC8 conference proceedings CD-ROM]

Pfordresher. P.Q., Lipscomb. S.D., Jones, M.R., & Gallemore, E. G. (submitted). Stimulus structure and attentional focus influence encoding of pitch and duration in unfamiliar musical sequences.

Lipscomb, S.D. & Tolchinsky, D.E. (in preparation). Redefining film music: What exactly is a “musical score?”

Lipscomb , S.D. & Light, G. (in preparation). Active engagement within the learning context: Using multimedia to entice student participation and enhance music learning.

Lipscomb , S.D. (in press). Incorporating multimedia software and popular music into the middle school general music classroom . The TI:ME Newsletter, 7(2). [pre-publication draft]

Hickey, M. & Lipscomb, S.D. (in press). How different is good? How good is different?: The assessment of children's creative musical thinking. In I. Deliege & G. Wiggins' (Eds.), Musical creativity: Current research in theory and practise. East Sussex, UK: Psychology Press. [pre-publication draft]

Lipscomb, S.D. (in press). Using sound in Flash to enhance the music learning experience: A demonstration and workshop. The Journal of Technology in Music Learning. [pre-publication draft]

Lipscomb, S.D. (in press). Progress and promise in K-12 music education: Is technology making a difference? The Journal of Technology in Music Learning. [pre-publication draft]

Journal Articles & Abstracts

Lipscomb, S.D. (2005). The perception of audio-visual composites: Accent structure alignment of simple stimuli. Selected Reports in Ethnomusicology, 12, 37-67. [pre-publication draft]

Lipscomb, S.D. & Tolchinsky, D.E. (2005). The role of music communication in cinema , 383-404. In D. Miell, R. MacDonald, & D. Hargreaves' (Eds.), Musical Communication. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [pre-publication draft; brief paper included in the ICMPC8 conference proceedings CD-ROM]

Dorfman, J. & Lipscomb, S.D. (in press). Graduate music students’ attitudes toward research. Journal of Music Teacher Education, 15(1). [pre-publication draft]

Lipscomb , S.D. (2005). Using recordings to enhance the ensemble learning experience. The TI:ME Newsletter, 7(1), 6-7. [pre-publication draft]

Lipscomb , S.D. & Zehnder, S.M. (2005). Immersion in the virtual environment: The effect of a musical score on the video gaming experience. Journal of Physiological Anthropology and Applied Human Science, 23, 89-95. [pre-publication draft]

Fleming, V.M., Lipscomb, S.D., Nielsen, B., & Light, G. (2004, December 7). Immediate and long-term impact of a pedagogically-based technology workshop series. Estudios sobre Educacion (Studies on Education), 7, 7-20 . [abstract available online or see a pre-publication draft]

Lipscomb, S.D., Hickey, M., Sebald, D., & Hodges, D. (2003). The Creative Music Project: A cantometric analysis of fifth grade student compositions. Journal of the Centre for Research in Education and the Arts, 3(2), 58-72. [pre-publication draft]

Lipscomb, S.D. (2002/2003). Modeling musical multimedia: A review of Nicholas Cook's analysing musical multimedia (1998). Intégral , 16/17, 225-236. [pre-publication draft]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1999).  Cross-modal integration: Synchronization of auditory & visual components in simple and complex media.    Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 105(2, ii), p. 1273.

Lipscomb, S.D. (1997).  Perceptual measures of visual and auditory cues in film music.  Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 101(5, ii), p. 3190.

Lipscomb, S.D., Hodges, D.A., Sebald, D.S., and Walls, K.C. (1997). Institute for Music Research: A Team Approach.  Invited article for the Association for Technology in Music Instruction Newsletter, pp. 1-4.

Lipscomb, S.D. & Kendall R.A. (1994).  Perceptual judgment of the relationship between musical and visual components in film.  Psychomusicology, 13(1), 60-98. [full text]

Books & Book Chapters

Lipscomb, S. D. & Walls, K. C. (2005). Multimedia authoring, pp. 168-207. In S. Watson & F. Richmond’s, Technology guide for music educators . Thomson Learning, Inc. [full text]

Zehnder, S. & Lipscomb, S.D. (in press). Reception and reaction process: The role of music. In P. Vorderer & J. Bryant (Eds.), Playing computer games: Motives, responses, and consequences. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. [full text]

Stuessy, C.J. & Lipscomb, S.D. (2006). Rock and roll: Its history and stylistic development, 5th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Kamien, R. (& Lipscomb, S.D.)(2005). Music: An appreciation, 5 th brief ed., pp. 365-395. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. [Lipscomb co-authored chapters 18-20, on the topics of “Jazz,” “Musical Theater & Film Music,” and “Rock. Music.”]

Hickey, M., Lipscomb, S.D., & Webster, P. (2004). LinkUp! Melody. NY: Carnegie Hall Education Department.

Sebald, D., Hodges, D., & Lipscomb , S.D. (2004). CD-ROM Companion to Chapter 5 of the Handbook of Music Psychology , 2nd ed. San Antonio , TX : IMR Press.

Stuessy, C.J. & Lipscomb, S.D. (2003). Rock and roll: Its history and stylistic development, 4th edition. NY: Prentice-Hall.

Sebald, D., Hodges, D., & Lipscomb , S.D. (2002). CD-ROM Companion to Chapter 4 of the Handbook of Music Psychology , 2nd ed. San Antonio , TX : IMR Press.

Browne, M.N., Keeley, S.M. & Lipscomb, S.D. (2002). Music on the Internet 2002: Evaluating On-line Resources. NY: Prentice-Hall.

Browne, M.N., Keeley, S.M. & Lipscomb, S.D. (2001). Music on the Internet 2001: Evaluating On-line Resources. NY: Prentice-Hall.

Lipscomb, S.D. (1999).  Understanding Music.  A web-based supplement to Jeremy Yudkin's Music Appreciation textbook.  NY:  Prentice-Hall. (http://www.prenhall.com/yudkin/)

Stull, A.T. (1999).  Music on the Internet: 1999-2000.  Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Prentice-Hall.  Adapted for Music by Scott D. Lipscomb.

Stuessy, C.J. & Lipscomb, S.D. (1998). Rock and roll:  Its history and stylistic development, 3^rd edition.  NY: Prentice-Hall.

Stull, A.T. (1998).  Music on the Internet: 1998-99.  Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Prentice-Hall.  Adapted for Music by Scott D. Lipscomb

Stull, A.T. (1997).  Music on the Internet: 1997-98.  Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Prentice-Hall.  Adapted for Music by Scott D. Lipscomb

Lipscomb, S.D. (1996).  Cognitive organization of musical sound.  In D. Hodges' (Ed.) Handbook of Music Psychology, 2^nd ed., 133-175.  San Antonio, TX:  Institute for Music Research.

Lipscomb, S.D. & Hodges, D. (1996).  Hearing and music perception.  In D. Hodges' (Ed.) Handbook of Music Psychology, 2^nd ed., 83-132.  San Antonio, TX:  Institute for Music Research.

Edited Volumes

Lipscomb , S.D. , Ashley, R., Gjerdingen, R.O., & Webster, P. (Eds.)(2004). Proceedings of the 8 th International Conference on Music Perception & Cognition . Sydney , Australia : Causal Productions.

Lipscomb , S.D. (Ed.)(2001). Proceedings of the 8 th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Learning . San Antonio , TX : IMR Press.

Lipscomb , S.D. (Ed.)(2000). Proceedings of the 7 th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Learning . San Antonio , TX : IMR Press.

Lipscomb , S.D. (Ed.)(1999). Proceedings of the 6 th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Learning . San Antonio , TX : IMR Press.

Lipscomb , S.D. (Ed.)(1998). Proceedings of the 5 th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Learning . San Antonio , TX : IMR Press.

Conference Proceedings

Lipscomb , S.D. & Tolchinsky, D.E. (2004). The role of music communication in cinema. In S.D. Lipscomb, R. Ashley, R.O. Gjerdingen, & P. Webster (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8 th International Conference on Music Perception & Cognition , 32-38. Sydney , Australia : Causal Productions. [online]

Lipscomb , S.D. & Kim, E.M. (2004). Perceived match between visual parameters and auditory correlates: An experimental multimedia investigation. In S.D. Lipscomb, R. Ashley, R.O. Gjerdingen, & P. Webster (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8 th International Conference on Music Perception & Cognition , 72-75. Sydney , Australia : Causal Productions. [online]

Lipscomb , S.D. & Kerins, M. (2004). An empirical investigation into the effect of presentation mode in the cinematic and music listening experience. In S.D. Lipscomb, R. Ashley, R.O. Gjerdingen, & P. Webster (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8 th International Conference on Music Perception & Cognition , 528-533. Sydney , Australia : Causal Productions. [online]

Cadiz , R. & Lipscomb , S.D. (2004). A perceptual map of electro-acoustic sounds based on spectromorphological features. In S.D. Lipscomb, R. Ashley, R.O. Gjerdingen, & P. Webster (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8 th International Conference on Music Perception & Cognition , 584-591. Sydney , Australia : Causal Productions.

Schutz, M. & Lipscomb, S.D. (2004). Influence of visual information on auditory perception of marimba stroke type. In S.D. Lipscomb, R. Ashley, R.O. Gjerdingen, & P. Webster (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8 th International Conference on Music Perception & Cognition , 76-80. Sydney , Australia : Causal Productions. [online]

Lipscomb, S.D. (Ed.) (2001). Proceedings of the 8^th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Learning. San Antonio, TX: IMR Press. [online]

Lipscomb, S.D. (2001). Using WebCT in the Music Classroom: An Analysis of Its Effect on Student Attitude, Learning, and Retention. Proceedings of the 8^th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Learning, S. Lipscomb (Ed.). San Antonio, TX: IMR Press. [ full text]

Lipscomb, S.D. (Ed.) (2000).  Proceedings of the 7^th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Learning, S. Lipscomb (Ed.).  San Antonio, TX: IMR Press. [online]

Lipscomb, S.D. (2000). Musical understanding for the non-musician: Using multimedia development tools to create audio-visual demonstrations of musical concepts for dissemination on the World Wide Web. Proceedings of the 7^th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Learning, S. Lipscomb (Ed.).  San Antonio, TX: IMR Press. [full text]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1999).  Cross-modal integration: Synchronization of auditory & visual components in simple and complex media.  CD-ROM Proceedings of the 137^th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America.  Berlin, Germany (March, 1999).

Lipscomb, S.D. (Ed.) (1999).  Proceedings of the 6^th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Learning, S. Lipscomb (Ed.).  San Antonio, TX: IMR Press. [online]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1999).  Using computer software to create auditory examples for an Introduction to Audio Technology Course: Pack up your oscillators and patch cables.  Proceedings of the 6^th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Learning, S. Lipscomb (Ed.).  San Antonio, TX: IMR Press. [full text]

Lipscomb, S.D. (Ed.) (1998).  Proceedings of the 5^th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Learning, S. Lipscomb (Ed.).  San Antonio, TX: IMR Press. [online]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1998).  The trials and tribulations of developing cross-platform multimedia applications for use in music education. Proceedings of the 5^th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Learning, S. Lipscomb (Ed.).  San Antonio, TX:  IMR Press. [full text]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1997).  Computer programming vs. Scripting Languages in the Development of music education software.  In K. Walls' (Ed.) Proceedings of the 4^th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Education, 95-101.  San Antonio, TX:  IMR Press. [full text]

Lipscomb, S.D., Willis-Opalenik, J., and Hodges, D. (1997).  Creating a multimedia CD-ROM Companion to the Handbook of Music Psychology.  In K. Walls' (Ed.) Proceedings of the 4^th International Technological Directions in Music Education Conference, pp. 102-105.  San Antonio, TX:  IMR Press. [full text]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1996).  Cognition of musical and visual accent structure alignment in film and animation.  In B. Pennycook & E. Costa-Giomi's (Eds.) Proceedings of the 4^th International Conference of Music Perception and Cognition, 309-313.

Lipscomb, S.D. (1996).  Create your own listening guides:  Easy-to-use software for Music Appreciation instructors.  In K. Walls' (Ed.) Proceedings of the 3^rd Conference for Technological Directions in Music Education, 85-89.  San Antonio, TX:  IMR Press. [full text]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1995).  Cognition of musical and visual accent structure alignment in film and animation.  In D. Wessel's (Ed.) Proceedings of the Conference of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition, 35.

Lipscomb, S.D. (1995).  The personal computer as research tool and music educator.  In K. Walls' (Ed.) Proceedings of the 2^nd Conference for Technological Directions in Music Education, 169-173.  San Antonio, TX (January, 1995). [full text]

Lipscomb, S.D. & Kendall, R.A. (1994).  Sources of accent in musical sound and visual motion.  In I. Deliege's (Ed.)  Proceedings of the 3^rd International Conference for Music Perception and Cognition, pp. 451-452.  Liege, Belgium.

Lipscomb, S.D. (1994). Advances in music technology: The effect of multimedia on musical learning and musicological investigation. In D. Sebald's (Ed.) Proceedings of the 1^st Conference for Technological Directions in Music Education. San Antonio, TX (December, 1993). [full text]

Conference Presentations

Lipscomb, S. D. (2005). Object-oriented design: Extending Flash with ActionScript 2.0 classes. Paper presented at the conference of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction and the College Music Society (Quebec City, Quebec; November 3-6, 2005). [PowerPoint slides (PDF format) | download example files (ZIP | SIT)]

Lipscomb, S. D. (2005). Integrating interactive multimedia into the university classroom: Engaging students with active learning. “Featured Faculty” presentation at the Teaching & Learning with Technology workshop ( Evanston, IL; August 2005).

Lipscomb, S. D. (2005). Using sound in Flash to enhance the music learning experience: A demonstration and workshop. Paper presented at the National Symposium on Music Instruction Technology (Oneonta, NY; June 2005). [pre-publication draft]

Taylor, J. A., Hagen, S., Lipscomb, S. D., Barry, N., Norris, G. & Kuhne, J. (2005). Progress and promise in K-12 music education: Is technology making a difference? Panel presentation at the National Symposium on Music Instruction Technology (Oneonta, NY; June 2005). [pre-publication draft]

Lipscomb , S.D. & Zehnder, S.M. (2004). Immersion in the virtual environment: The effect of a musical score on the video gaming experience. Invited Keynote Address for the International Symposium on the Design of Artificial Environments (Fukuoka, Japan; December 2-3, 2004). [PowerPoint and pre-publication draft]

Lipscomb , S.D. & Jacoby, M. (2004). Using Flash to develop interactive listening guides for online distribution. Paper presented at the conference of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction and the College Music Society ( San Francisco, CA; November 4-7, 2004). [download program]

Dorfman, J. & Lipscomb, S.D. (2004). Graduate music students’ attitudes towards research. Poster presented at the Committee on Interinstitutional Cooperation. Evanston, IL. (October, 2003)

Fleming, V. M., Lipscomb, S., Nielsen, B., & Light, G. (2004, April). Teaching for learning with technology: A faculty development initiative at a research university. Paper discussion accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Pfordresher. P.Q., Lipscomb. S.D., Jones, M.R., & Gallemore, E. G. (2003, November). The influence of musical structure and attentional focus on illusory conjunctions of pitch and duration in musical sequences. Presented at the Auditory Perception, Cognition, and Action Meeting. Vancouver, British Columbia, CA.

Guthmann, S. & Lipscomb, S.D. (2003, October). Music memory: Methods classical pianists and vocalists use to memorize music. Poster presented at the Conference for Interinstitutional Cooperation. College Station, PA.

Lipscomb , S.D. & Smith, J. (2003). Working around sound-handling limitations in Flash. Paper presented at the conference of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction and the College Music Society ( Miami, FL; October 2-5, 2003).

Sindberg, L.K. & Lipscomb, S.D. (2003, October). Professional isolation and the public school music teacher. Poster presented at the Conference for Interinstitutional Cooperation. College Station, PA.

Lipscomb, S.D. (2003). Beyond Flash: Using Director's more complex sound handling capabilities. Paper presented at the National Symposium on Music Instruction Technology. Normal, IL. (June, 2003) [handout]]

Lipscomb, S.D., Kendall, G., Moorefield, V., & Tolchinsky, D.E. (2003). .Immersive sound: Does 5.1 surround sound really make a difference in the affective experience of music listening? Paper presented at the conference of the Society for Music Perception & Cognition. Las Vegas, NV. (June, 2003)

Wolek, N., Lipscomb, S.D., & Kendall, G. (2003). Understanding the perception of granular processing. Paper presented at the conference of the Society for Music Perception & Cognition. Las Vegas, NV. (June, 2003)

Kerins, M. & Lipscomb, S.D. (2003). Study of audience perception of sound modes in cinema. Paper presented at the conference of the Society for Music Perception & Cognition. Las Vegas, NV. (June, 2003)

Zehnder, S., Igoe, L., & Lipscomb, S.D. (2003). Immersion Factor - Sound: A study of the influence of sound on the perceptual salience of interactive games. Paper presented at the conference of the Society for Music Perception & Cognition. Las Vegas, NV. (June, 2003)

Kim, E. & Lipscomb, S.D. (2003). An investigation into the relationship between auditory and visual signals in a multimedia context. Poster presented at the conference of the Society for Music Perception & Cognition. Las Vegas, NV. (June, 2003)

Lipscomb, S.D. (2003). Research in the undergraduate music curriculum: “Design” and “statistics” are not 4-letter words. Paper presented at the conference of the Illinois Music Educators Association. Peoria, IL (January, 2002)

Lipscomb, S.D. (2002). The role of and responsibility for technology in Music Literature and Music Appreciation classrooms. Paper presented at the Conference of the National Association of Schools of Music as part of a pre-conference workshop panel entitled "Extending the Use of Technology as a Practical and Creative Tool for Faculty and Students.” Panelists included Dr. J. William Hipp (University of Miami), Dr. Edward P. Asmus (University of Miami), Dr. G. David Peters (Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis), and Dr. Kenneth Pohlmann (University of Miami). New Orleans, LA (November, 2002). [ handout ]

Lipscomb, S.D., Light, G., Nielsen, B, Schuller, M., & Luna, M. (2002). Developing a series of technology workshops for faculty: A collaborative effort. Paper presented at the conference of the College Music Society and the Association for Technology in Music Instruction. Kansas City, MO (September, 2002).

Lipscomb, S.D. & Hodges, D. (2002). Tonality Judgments in Popular Music Contexts by Pre-Teens and College Students: A Comparative Analysis. Paper presented at the Music Educators National Conference. Nashville, TN (April, 2002).

Lipscomb, S.D., Hickey, M., Hodges, D., & Sebald, D. (2002). Creative Music Project: An analysis of fifth grade student compositions. Paper presented at the conference of the European Society for the Cognition of Music. Liege, Belgium (April, 2002) [PowerPoint]

Lipscomb, S.D. (2002). Using Director to Create Interactive Multimedia Examples for the Music Classroom. Paper presented at the conference of the Illinois Music Educators Association. Peoria, IL (January, 2002) [online resource]

Lipscomb, S.D. & Fyk, J. (2001). Tonal Perception Thresholds and Pitch Identification by Absolute Pitch Possessors. Paper presented at the conference of the Society for Music Perception & Cognition. Kingston, Ontario (August, 2001). [PowerPoint]

Hodges, D.A. & Lipscomb, S.D. (2001). Judging Tonality in Popular Music. Paper presented at the conference of the Society for Music Perception & Cognition. Kingston, Ontario (August, 2001).

Lipscomb, S.D. (2001). Using WebCT in the Music Classroom: An Analysis of Its Effect on Student Attitude, Learning, and Retention. Paper presented at the Eighth International Technological Directions in Music Education Conference. San Antonio, TX (January, 2001). [full text]

Lipscomb, S.D. (2000).  Technology and Film Music (Multi-modal) Perception.  Paper presented at the conference of the Society for Music Perception & Cognition as part of a panel entitled “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Film Music.”  Toronto, Quebec (November 2000). [PowerPoint]

Lipscomb, S.D. (2000).  Technology as an Integral Part of the Music Classroom: Incorporating Group Activities and Online Discussion Lists to Enhance Student Learning, Attitude, and Retention.  Paper presented at the conference of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction.  Toronto, Quebec (November, 2000). [PowerPoint]

Fyk, J. & Lipscomb, S.D. (2000).  Tonal Perception Thresholds and Pitch Identification by Absolute Pitch Possessors.  Paper presented at the conference of the Society for Music Perception & Cognition.  Toronto, Quebec (November 2000). [PowerPoint]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1999).  Music Psychology: A Think-Tank Discussion.  With Dr. Don Hodges, co-chaired a gathering of invited specialists including Carol Krumhansl (Cornell), David Butler (Ohio State), Roger Kendall (UCLA), Peter Webster (Northwestern), and Larry Parsons (UTHSC).  Sponsored by the Institute for Music Research.

Lipscomb, S.D. (1999). So much to teach, So little time. Chairing an invited panel discussion focusing on issues surrounding successful integration of music courses into the university curriculum at the Conference of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction. Denver, CO (October, 1999).

Lipscomb, S.D. (1999). Cross-modal integration: Alignment of auditory and visual accent structures in motion pictures. Paper presented at the conference of the Society for Music Perception & Cognition. Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (August, 1999). [PowerPoint]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1999).  The use of computer & CD-ROM technology in Music Appreciation. Paper presented to administrators & other IT grant recipients (UTSA).

Lipscomb, S.D. (1999).  Cross-modal integration: Synchronization of auditory & visual components in simple and complex media.  Invited paper presented in a special panel entitled “Musical acoustics: Mapping multiple physical and perceptual attibutes to musical structures” at the Conference of the Acoustical Society of America.  Berlin, Germany (March, 1999). [handout | PowerPoint]

Vander Weg, J. & Lipscomb, S.D. (1999).  Using Current Technology to Enhance Classroom Materials and Presentations.  Paper co-presented at the conference of the Texas Music Educators Association (San Antonio, TX; February 3-6). [PowerPoint]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1998).  Synchronization of musical sound and visual images:  Issues of empirical and practical significance in multimedia development. Invited paper presented in a special panel entitled “Signal Processing in Acoustics and Musical Acoustics: Acoustics in Multimedia-Content Issues” at the Conference of the Acoustical Society of America.  Norfolk, VA (October, 1998). [PowerPoint]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1998).  Advising on the Web.  Presentation to the UTSA Academic Advising Network (March, 1998).

Lipscomb, S.D. (1998).  The trials and tribulations of developing cross-platform multimedia applications for use in music education. Paper presented at the 5^th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Learning.  San Antonio, TX (January, 1998). [online version]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1997).  Why are you still writing scripts?:  Computer programming vs. scripting languages.  Paper presented at the Conference of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction.  Cleveland, OH (November, 1997).

Hodges, D., Lipscomb, S., Sebald, D., and Watkins, R. (1997).  Technological Approaches to Teaching Music. Co-authored presentation to the 34th Annual Conference of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.  San Antonio, TX (November, 1997). [online version]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1997).  Perceptual measures of visual and auditory cues in film music.  Invited paper presented in a special panel entitled “Musical Acoustics:  Convergence of Music Cognition and Music Theory” at the Conference of the Acoustical Society of America.  State College, PA (June, 1997). [online version]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1997).  Computer programming vs. Scripting Languages in the Development of music education software.  Paper presented at the 4^th International Conference for Technological Directions in Music Education.  San Antonio, TX (January, 1997). [full text]

Lipscomb, S.D., Willis-Opalenik, J., and Hodges, D. (1997).  Creating a multimedia CD-ROM Companion to the Handbook of Music Psychology.  Paper presented at the Fourth International Technological Directions in Music Education Conference.  San Antonio, TX (January, 1997). [full text]

Lipscomb, S.D. (1996).  Cognition of musical and visual accent structure alignment in film and animation.  Paper presented at the 4^th International Conference of Music Perception and Cognition.  Montreal, Quebec (August, 1996).

Lipscomb, S.D. (1996).  Create your own listening guides:  Easy-to-use software for Music Appreciation instructors.  Paper presented at the 3^rd Conference for Technological Directions in Music Education.  San Antonio, TX (February, 1996).

Hodges, D., Sebald, D., Walls, K., Lipscomb, S., & Rickett, S.  (1996).   A team approach to creating educational multimedia materials.  Presentation made at the Joint Conference of the College Music Society and the Association for Technology in Music Instruction (Atlanta, GA).

Lipscomb, S.D. (1995).  The personal computer as research tool and music educator.  In K. Walls’ (Ed.) Paper presented at the 2^nd Conference for Technological Directions in Music Education.  San Antonio, TX (January, 1995).

Lipscomb, S.D. (1995).  Cognition of musical and visual accent structure alignment in film and animation.  Paper presented at the Conference of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition.  Berkeley, CA (June, 1995).

Lipscomb, S.D. & Kendall, R.A. (1994).  Sources of accent in musical sound and visual motion.  Paper presented at the 3^rd International Conference for Music Perception and Cognition.  Liege, Belgium (July, 1994).

Lipscomb, S.D. (1993).  Advances in music technology:  The effect of multimedia on musical learning and musicological investigation.  Paper presented at the 1^st Technological Directions in Music Education Conference.  San Antonio, TX (December, 1993).

Lipscomb, S.D. (1992).  Perceptual judgment of the symbiosis between musical and visual components in film.  Paper presented at the 2^nd  International Conference for Music Perception and Cognition, Los Angeles, CA.

Lipscomb, S.D. (1990).  Music and visual components in film.  Paper presented at the University of Southern California Music in Film Colloquium, Los Angeles, CA.

Lipscomb, S.D. (1989).  Film music:  A sociological investigation into audience awareness.  Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology, Southern California Chapter, Los Angeles, CA.

Lipscomb, S.D. (1989).  Changing evaluations in audience perception of the motion picture experience.  Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology, Southern California Chapter, Los Angeles, CA.

The Use of Internet2 Technology to Enhance Collaborative Potential in the Development of Interactive Educational Materials. A project involving eight insitutions, utilizing Internet2 and AccessGrid technologies to facilitate the collaborative development process. The game-film (Descent to the Underworld) can be accessed online at: http://www.gamefilm.tv/. Project sponsored by DruidMedia and Apple Computer. [You can read reports about the project in the Chicago Sun-Times and on Northwestern University's "NewsCenter."]

The Effective Use of Audio on the Internet. This document provides a resource to educators interested in using the internet to disseminate musical materials or to incorporate sounds files into their instructional materials. The site can be found at: http://faculty-web.at.northwestern.edu/music/lipscomb/atmi2001/.

Using Director to Create Interactive Multimedia Materials for the Music Classroom. This site is a companion to the presentation given at IMEA, providing detailed, step-by-step instructions for creating the examples presented at the conference. Also included are templates and an "Audio File Size Calculator" that provides the novice an intuitive means for determining the size of an audio sound file and the amount of time required to download such a file over the internet, based on parameters specified by the user. The site can be found at http://faculty-web.at.northwestern.edu/music/lipscomb/imea2002/

President, Association of Technology in Music Instruction (2002 to present)

Conference Review Committee, Association of Technology in Music Instruction (2002 to present)

Advisory Board, Technology Institute for Music Educators (2003 to present)

Research Committee, Chair, Technology Institute for Music Educators (2003 to present)

Executive Board, Society for Music Perception & Cognition (2004 to present)

Treasurer, Society for Music Perception & Cognition (August 2005 to present)

Chair-elect , Music Educators National Conference, Perception and Cognition Special Research Interest Group (2004 to 2006); will serve as Chair from 2006 to 2008

Associate Editor, The Journal of Film Music

Editorial Board, Symposium, Journal of the College Music Society (2001 to present)

Technology Reviewer , Committee on Institutional Cooperation, Indiana University (2005)

Task Force, College Music Society Review of Graduate Standards (input invited by NASM)

Conference Organizer, 8th International Conference for Music Perception & Cognition (ICMPC); organized by seven national and pan-national societies, including the Australian Music & Psychology Society (AMPS), the Asia-Pacific Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (APSCOM), the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (ESCOM), the Japanese Society for Music Perception & Cognition (SMPC), the Society of Music Perception & Cognition (SMPC), the Korean Society for Music Perception & Cognition (KSMPC), and Sociedad Argentina para las Ciencias Cognitivas de la Música (SACCOM)

Executive Committee, Center for Art and Technology (2001 to present)

Animate Arts Program Task Force; participating in the conception and design of an interdisciplinary program in the arts and technology

Committee Service: 
Northwestern University: School of Music Faculty Executive Committee (2005-2006), University CTEC Advisory Committee (Course & Teacher Evaluation Council); University Committee on the Role of Interdisciplinarity in Faculty Research (self-study report); School of Music Web Redesign Task Force; ad hoc Committee on Theory and Technology (serving with colleagues from the Music Theory and Music Technology programs to determine effective ways in which technology and be used to enhance theory instruction in the School of Music); Animate Arts Task Force (working with other visual and musical arts faculty toward determining the need for an interdisciplinary degree in “Animate Arts”); ad hoc Technology Committee (collaborating with faculty from Medill, Music, Speech, and SESP, created a report regarding computer needs at the request of the “4 Deans” representing our schools); member of Search Committee for Web Master–Communications Director
UTSA University Scholarship Committee (1996 – 1998, Chair), Provost’s Council on Academic Advising (1999-2000), Faculty Senate (1996-1998), Faculty Senate Executive Committee (1996 – 1998), Faculty Senate Academic Policy & Requirements Committee (1996-1999; Chair from 1996-1997), College Academic Policy & Curricula Committee (1995-1999), College Computing & Technology Committee (1995-present), College Faculty Advisory Committee (1997-1999), Music Division Academic Policy & Curricula Committee (1995-present, Chair until 1999), Music Division Scholarship Committee (1995-1999, Chair), Music Division Faculty Advisory Committee (1995-present), Music Division Recruitment Committee (1997-1999), Music Division Committee on Graduate Studies (1995-present), Institute for Music Research (1995-present), Music Division Course Rotation Committee (1995-1997)

Established the first peer-reviewed online eJournal in the field of Music Technology called The TDML ejournal (http://music.utsa.edu/tdml/); this site placed online Fall 2000. This collaborative effort is an outgrowth of the annual Technological Directions in Music Learning conference sponsored by the Institute for Music Research and was a joint effort by Dr. Sebald, Dr. Hodges, and myself with input from a number of experts across the country.

Interim Director of the Teaching & Learning Center (January to August 2000); organized a series of faculty development workshops for the Spring 2000, Summer 2000, and Fall 2000 semesters, including the five-day Summer Teaching Institute (May 15-19) and presenting information about the TLC to attendees as part of New Faculty Orientation (Fall 2000)

Assistant Director of the UTSA Division of Music (1995-1999)

Undergraduate Advisor of Record for the UTSA Division of Music (1995-2000)

March 3, 2000 – made a presentation to visiting high school honors students entitled “What’s the Next Big Thing in the Arts?”

February 23, 2000 – made a presentation entitled “Music Appreciation: The Next Generation” to members of the Plaza Club

Spring 2000 – served on the organizational committee for the South Central Chapter meeting of the College Music Society; designed & maintained the conference web site (San Antonio, TX; February 25 & 26)

1998 to 2001 – Conference Chair for the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh & Eighth International Technological Directions in Music Learning Conferences, sponsored by the Institute for Music Research (San Antonio, TX)

1998-99– Developed a database to make general student information, as well as scholarship, advising, and recruiting information available to faculty (with appropriate password clearance) over the intranet.

1998-99– served as a member of the UTSA Self-Study Assessment Working Group, in preparation for upcoming accreditation review

Provided a workshop/seminar for Music Division Faculty entitled “Energize Your Classroom:  Innovative Teaching Techniques.”  Based on attendance at the Summer Teaching Institute sponsored by the UTSA Teaching & Learning Center and partially funded by a grant from the Center for Academic Technology. [on-line version]

Conference Chair for the Fifth, Sixth, & Seventh International Conference of Technological Directions in Music Learning, sponsored by the Institute for Music Research.  San Antonio, TX (January, 1998, 1999, & 2000).  Information available online at http://imr.utsa.edu/conf.htm

Served on the Conference Organizational & Review Committee for the Conference of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction.  Cleveland, OH (November, 1997).

Ad hoc reviewer for Symposium, the Journal of the College Music Society

Created HTML versions of the Music Division Handbook and Advising materials, so that they are available via the Internet.

Recording Engineer for Dr. Brian Harris’ compact disc recording, entitled Young Band Repertoire, volume 1.

Conceived, initiated, and directed the UTSA Rock Ensemble (Fall 1997 to Spring 1999)

Taught a series of courses at OASIS (Older Adult Service and Information System; March 1997 to July 1999), including “Music from Late-18^th/Early 19^th Century Vienna” (co-taught with Dr. Eugene Dowdy), "Mozart: His Life & Works," "Beethoven: His Life & Works," "Johannes Brahms: His Life & Works,” “Tchaikovsky: His Life & Works.”

Supervised purchase & installation of ~$50,000 sound system in the Arts Building Recital Hall for use in sound reinforcement and the digital recording of ensemble performances, student recitals, and faculty recitals.

2005 –received a research grant for $2,218.75 from the Residential College Fellow Research Assistant Program to support a research project during the 2005-06 academic year entitled “The use of technology to enhance learning in the music classroom.”

2004 – received $28,808.84 to support the 8 th International Conference on Music Perception & Cognition, hosted by the Northwestern University School of Music and sponsored by the national Society of Music Perception & Cognition

2003-2004 – received $24,996 for the creation of a collaborative partnership with the Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute, that benefited over two thousand 4 th to 6 th graders in the Chicago Public Schools. The project, called LinkUP! Was funded by a $100,000 grant from Verizon

2003—partnership between Northwestern's Music Education program and Carnegie Hall Education Department and Verizon; approximately $50,000 to facilitate integration of a music curriculum into eleven to fifteen Chicago public schools (see Listening Adventure online)

2000—The Institute for Music Research received a $250,000 grant from Texaco Corporation for use in a variety of research projects in collaboration with the UT Health Science Center's Research Imaging Center.

1999—Received $5,977 for a collaborative technology-based teaching grant with Dr. Sabine Thomas (Geology).  This grant was funded by the Center for Academic Technology, the Teaching & Learning Center, and the Faculty Committee on Student Retention, based on a strategic initiative proposed by the Information Technology Academic Advisory Group. 

1999—Received a Dean's Circle Research grant ($600) to support travel to Berlin for the purpose of presenting a paper at the international conference of the Acoustical Society of America.

1999—Received $500 from the Office of International Programs to support travel to Berlin for the purpose of presenting a paper at the international conference of the Acoustical Society of America.

1998—Received $3,700 for a technology-based teaching grant from the Center for Academic Technology, the Teaching & Learning Center, and the Faculty Committee on Student Retention, based on a strategic initiative proposed by the Information Technology Academic Advisory Group

1997—Received $1,160 from President Kirkpatrick’s Information Technology Initiative to attend a workshop/seminar entitled “Visual Studio, the Art of Visual Basic Programming.”

1997—Received travel funds ($425) to present an invited paper at the Acoustical Society of America conference at Penn State University (State College, PA)

1996—Received $500 from Core Curriculum funds to purchase 10 copies of Clip Creator computer software for the purpose of assisting Music Division faculty who teach Core Curriculum music courses with the creation and incorporation of multimedia materials into the class presentations.

1996—Received travel funds ($425) to make a group presentation with other members of the Institute for Music Research at the joint conference of the College Music Society and the Association for Technology in Music Instruction.

1996—Received travel funds ($350) to present results of my research at the 4^th International Conference of Music Perception & Cognition at McGill University (Montreal, Quebec).

Junior Fellow for the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence 2002-03

Received the 1999 President's Distinguished Achievement Award (UTSA) for Excellence in University Service (May, 1999).

Voted “Most Outstanding Faculty” by the UTSA Student Association (Spring 1998).

Invited papers presented to the Acoustical Society of America (June 1997, October 1998, and March 1999)

Professional Memberships:  Society for Music Perception and Cognition, Association of Technology in Music Instruction, and College Music Society

Honors Societies:  Phi Kappa Phi Honors Fraternity, Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honors Fraternity, Golden Key Honor Society, and Who's Who in America

In progress & completed:
see updated list in the PDF version of this vita

References available upon request