Professor Michael Buchler
Music Theorist
He/Him
Michael Buchler is Professor of Music Theory at Florida State University, where he has taught since 2002. He has served as President of the Society for Music Theory (2021–2023) and Music Theory Southeast (2016–2018) and has given keynote addresses at six conferences, including Music Theory Midwest (2019), the New York State Music Theory Society (2021), and Music Theory Southeast (2025). His 2023 Book (co-edited with Gregory Decker), Here for the Hearing: Analyzing the music of Musical Theater was awarded SMT’s prize for Outstanding Multi-Author Collection. It was published by University of Michigan Press. He earned degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (B.M.), the University of Michigan (M.M.), and the University of Rochester/Eastman School of Music (Ph.D.). Prior to teaching at FSU, he served on the faculties of the University of Iowa and Indiana University, Bloomington.
Buchler’s academic work is also informed by his work as a labor union activist. He serves on the Collective Bargaining Team of his local chapter of United Faculty of Florida (UFF: the statewide faculty union) and as a delegate to the UFF’s parent unions: the Florida Education Association, the National Education Association, and the American Federation of Teachers.
Email: mbuchler@fsu.edu
