Music TheoryRuixue HuMA/PhD in TheorySTUDENT PROFILE Born and raised in Guiyang, China, Ruixue Hu (BA, CUHK; MMus, Dunelm) is a PhD Candidate in Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music. His research interests include musical forms, Chinese music theory, the intersection of music and language, and timbre. He has specialized in qin music and…
Music TheoryRob HamiltonMA/PhD in TheorySTUDENT PROFILE Rob Hamilton is a fifth-year PhD student in Music Theory. His research focuses on twentieth-century tonal music, especially with an approach that blends schema theory with theories of scale and mode. He presented on the music of Herbert Howells at SMT New Orleans in 2022, on Olivier Messiaen at…
Music TheoryJacob EichhornMA/PhD in TheorySTUDENT PROFILE Jacob Eichhorn is a clarinetist and Ph.D. candidate in music theory at the Eastman School of Music. His research focuses on musical meaning in twentieth- and twenty-first century concert music with a secondary interest in American roots music, especially Dolly Parton’s vast output. In his dissertation, “Daughter-Flower-(Whale)-Kaiju: Music as…
Music TheoryAndrew BlakeMA/PhD in TheorySTUDENT PROFILE Andrew Blake is a third-year Ph.D. student in music theory. Prior to his enrollment at Eastman, he earned a B.M. in Music Performance (Trombone) and a B.S. in Computer Science from Wright State University (2018), and a M.A. in Music Theory from Kent State University (2020). His research interests…
Music TheoryChristian BirknessMA/PhD in TheorySTUDENT PROFILE Christian Birkness is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate. He holds a BM in Music Theory from Eastman (2018), where he graduated with highest distinction and was elected to the Pi Kappa Lambda musical honors society, and an MA in Music Theory from Eastman (2020). His research focuses on diminution theory and jazz…
Music TheoryM. Jerome BellMA/PhD in TheorySTUDENT PROFILE M. Jerome Bell is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate and Provost’s Fellow in music theory at the Eastman School of Music. He earned a B.M. in composition and an M.M. with dual concentrations in composition and conducting from Houghton University. Jerome’s research focuses on theory pedagogy, linear analysis, schema…
Music TheoryKiyomi Kimura AndohMA/PhD in TheorySTUDENT PROFILE No student profile available.
