Zane Larson is a PhD student in Musicology. He holds a MM in Music Theory from Florida State University and a BA in Music Performance (vocal) with a minor in education from Luther College.  Zane’s primary research areas include contemporary pop music, musical theatre, choral music, and film music.  Additionally, he looks at how musical analysis and issues of gender and sexual identities are intertwined.  Some other interests of Zane are music theory pedagogy and ethnomusicology.  In 2021 Zane served as the co-chair of Florida State University’s Music Theory Forum.  In 2022 Zane presented research on hyperpop and queerness at the Harvard Graduate Music Forum and musical comedy in the musical Six at CUNY’s Graduate Students in Music conference. In his spare time, Zane enjoys hanging out with friends, cheering on the Hawkeyes, exploring nature, and going to trivia contests.