Ildar Khannanov is an assistant professor of music theory at the Oklahoma City University. He is finishing his second doctorate in music theory at the University of California, Santa Barbara, having received his previous degrees in music theory, piano, and composition at Russian schools, including the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and its post-graduate school, Aspiranta. A participant in numerous international and national music conferences and an active performer, Dr. Khannanov wishes to foster mutual understanding between music scholars in the US and Russia. Having published scholarly writings in English, Russian, and Bashkyrian, and fluent also in French, Dr. Khannanov's wide-ranging interests comprise music theory and analysis, pedagogy of music theory and aural skills, folklore and ethnomusicology of the peoples of Russia, and continental philosophy.