Thomas LeRoy Avery
Contact
Arts Department
SIL, International
7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd.
Dallas, TX 75236 U.S.A.
Phone: (972) 708-7517
email:
Degrees
- Ph.D., Indiana University 1984
- M.A., Indiana University 1979
- B. Mus., Wheaton College 1971
Current positions
- Resource Developer (main job)
- International Arts Consultant (new appointment)
Other experience
- International Ethnomusicology Coordinator, Academic Affairs, SIL International (1995 – 2006)
- Ethnomusicology Consultant, Brazil Branch (1972 – 1976; 1986 – 1993)
Memberships
- Society for Ethnomusicology
- International Council of Ethnodoxologists
Language proficiency
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Research interests
- Computer-Aided Analysis of Music Sound
- Verbal Dueling
- Lowland South American Indian Musical Cultures
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
1977. “Mamaindé vocal music.” Ethnomusicology Vol. 21(3):359-377.
1993. “Music discovery workshops.” EMNews Vol. 2(3):3.
1994. “A note on literacy, oral culture, and indigenous hymn composition. ” Notes on Literature in Use and Language Programs 41: 11-13.
1994. “A report on music workshops. ” EMNews Vol. 3(1):3-4
1984. Structure and strategy in Azorean-Canadian song dueling. Ph.D. thesis. Indiana University.
1996. “Tagmemic Principles and Music Analysis. ”. The Twenty-Third LACUS Forum. The Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States.