Jiaqi Sun

Adjunct Instructor of Music Theory

Jiaqi Sun is a PhD candidate (all-but-dissertation) in music theory at University of North Texas. Her dissertation research explores the intersections of microtonality, just intonation and poetic expression of Harry Partch’s 17 Lyrics by Li Po. She has forthcoming presentations on multiple conferences including the “Practitioner-Centered Music Theory: Concepts, Methods, Perspectives” conference at Ohio State University and UNT University Research Day.

As a teaching fellow at UNT since 2021, she has been teaching all four levels of Aural Skills and two levels of Exploration in Music courses. She is also an adjunct instructor in music theory at TWU. She is particularly interested in curriculum design that integrates music theory, aural skills and keyboard skills into cohesive pedagogical experiences.