About
Hi!
I am working towards a Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. I hold a bachelor’s degree in psychology and music from the University of Minnesota, where I co-authored Basic Music Technology: An Introduction (2018) with my colleagues there. Then, I received my M.M. in Music Theory from Louisiana State University in 2020. My recent empirical works focus on emotional perceptions of lyrics and auditory distractions among musicians, published in Musicae Scientiae. My current dissertation research explores how vocal timbre facilitates the construction of gender identities in Japanese popular music, which received the Komar Award from Music Theory Midwest. Outside of academia, I enjoy performing the carillon at the bell towers in Ann Arbor.
Curriculum Vitae (updated April 2024)
ym-curriculum_vitae-current.pdfEducation
Doctoral of Philosophy - Music Theory, University of Michigan
Master of Music - Music Theory, Louisiana State University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Dual degree in Music, minor in Japanese Studies
Publication
Yiqing Ma, David J Baker, Katherine M Vukovics, Connor Davis, Emily Elliott. (2023) “Lyrics and melodies: Do both affect emotions equally? A replication and extension of Ali and Peynircioğlu (2006).” Musicae Scientiae.
Guerino Mazzola, Yan Pang, William Heinze, Kyriaki Gkoudina, Gian Afrisando Pujakusuma, Jacob Grunklee, Zilu Chen, Tianxue Hu, Yiqing Ma. (2018) Basic Music Technology: An Introduction. Springer International Publishing, ISSN 1868-0305
Awards and Grants
Arthur J. Komar Student Paper Award, Music Theory Midwest
Center for Japanese Studies, Summer Research Fellowship ($5,000)
The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, Ronald Barnes Memorial Fund ($12,606)
Guest Lectures
Yiqing Ma. February 2023. Popular Music of East Asia. Global Popular Music. Louisiana Tech University. Ruston, LA
Yiqing Ma. October 2021. Emotional Responses to Music and its Underlying Mechanisms. MUS 4113: Analytical Techniques, John Brown University. Siloam Springs, AR
Services
Co-Editor at Currents in Music Research
Professional Workshops
“Popular Music Theory & Analysis Summer School (IPM-IPM-SMA)” with Nicole Biamonte, John Covach, and Walter Everett, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
“Prokofiev in Context: Views from East and West” with Inessa Bazayev, Graduate Student Workshop, Music Theory Southeast
Languages
Mandarin Chinese (native or bilingual proficiency, L1)
Japanese (C2 professional proficiency, JLPT N1 certificated)
Classical Chinese (professional proficiency)
Korean (A2 basic reading and listening proficiency)
French (A1 basic reading proficiency)
Memberships
Society for Music Theory
Association for Asian Studies
International Association for the Study of Popular Music
Society for Music Perception and Cognition