Loida Garza is a Ph.D. candidate in Music Theory whose dissertation focuses on Julián Carrillo’s compositional works. Before starting her doctoral work at IU, she completed a MM in Music Theory at Texas State University and a BM in Music Theory from the University of Texas at Arlington. Although primarily a pianist, she enjoys playing violin in IU’s Mariachi Perla del Medio Oeste. Outside of music, she likes to crochet, run, and hike and travel with her husband and pets.