sentences:  Porter earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Rochester in 1972, and, while there, studied music at Eastman.He went on to earn a Master of Education in Counseling from Northeastern University in 1976, followed by a master's degree in Music Theory from Tufts University in 1979, under T. J. Anderson, his primary mentor.In 1983, Porter received his Ph.D. in Musicology from Brandeis University, where he studied under Joshua Rifkin.