Music Theory & Composition
The five full-time faculty members of UK theory & composition are engaged in active creation and research with distinction in popular music studies, pedagogy, Schenkerian studies, 19th-century music, and commissioned compositions.
UK offers PhD and MA degrees in music theory, the MM and DMA in composition, as well as a concentration in theory or composition within the BA degree.
Our program is small enough to enable extensive direct contact with faculty, and our graduates find themselves well-prepared for their careers or further study. To find out about requirements, see the UK Graduate School Bulletin or contact the coordinator of the Theory & Composition Division Kevin Holm-Hudson.
Certificate in Theory Pedagogy
The division also offers extended training in theory pedagogy for DMA and other doctoral students students in performance, composition, and other areas of emphasis; preparing them for faculty appointments that include duties in teaching theory. The program involves individual mentoring with theory faculty in addition to coursework.
Music Theory Faculty
 Professor Composition 137 Fine Arts Building 859-257-1382 |
 Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies in Music Music Theory 109 Fine Arts and 103A Fine Arts 859-257-1177 |
 Associate Professor; Director of Music Theory Pedagogy Certificate Program Music Theory 111 Fine Arts Building 859-257-8196 |
 Assistant Professor Music Theory FA 107B |
 Associate Professor Music Theory 111 FA 859-257-8197 |
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Recent Accolades
- Kevin Holm-Hudson (Music Theory Faculty) won the Jay Flippin Music Educator Award at the second annual Lexington Music Awards (2016)
- Jenn Salamone (Music Theory Student)’s paper "Misbehaving Minuets: A Preliminary Theory of Humor and Dance Form in Haydn’s Late String Quartets" was accepted at the annual meeting of Music Theory Southeast at Kennesaw State University and the annual meeting of the Texas Society for Music Theory at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (2016)
- Jay Crutcher (Music Theory Student) won an AKADEMIA award for best Cover Instrumental for "Te Extrano (I Miss You)" (2015)
- Michael Cotten (Music Composition Student) won the 2015 Kentucky Music Educators Association college composition contest (2015)
- Kevin Holm-Hudson (Music Theory Faculty) contributed a chapter, "Through a Lens Darkly: The Changing Performer-Audience Dynamic as Documented by Four Progressive Rock Concert Films," to the collection of essays, "The Arena Concert: Music, Media and Mass Entertainment," published by Bloomsbury (2015)
