Music Theory Degree Offerings
Master of Music
Music Theory Concentration
The Masters of Music in Music Theory is an excellent choice for the performer looking for a secondary credential, or as a pathway to a doctorate in music theory. Recipients of the M.M. in music theory from LSU have gone on to some of the most highly rated doctoral programs in the country, including the Eastman School of Music, the University of Washington, Florida State University, and the University of Wisconsin.
Doctor of Philosophy
Music Theory Concentration
The only doctoral program in music theory in the south-central region, LSU boasts four highly accomplished full-time music theorists on its faculty.
Recent Recipients of the PhD in Music Theory
Wesley Bradford, PhD
Assistant Professor of Music Theory, School of Music and Performing Arts
University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
Dissertation: Developing a Mathematically Informed Approach to Musical Narrative through the Analysis
of Three Twentieth-Century Monophonic Woodwind Works (2016)
Andrew Nicolette, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Music Theory, The Kings University at Gateway
Southlake, TX
Dissertation: A Model of the Tonal-Chromatic System and its Application to Selected Works of Gustav
Mahler (2015)
Timothy Saeed, PhD
Assistant Professor of Music Theory, Department of Music and Performing Arts
Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT
Dissertation: Analysis and Expressive Performance: Four Selected Works by Chopin (2014)
Adam Hudlow, PhD
Assistant Professor of Music Theory, Department of Music
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
Dissertation: Harmony, Voice Leading, and Drama in Three Sondheim Musicals (2013)
Minor in Music Theory
Graduate students in the DMA or PhD programs in music history, music education, or composition may select music theory as a minor area.
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Office of Graduate Studies
102 School of Music Building
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2504
Email: cmdagradstudies@lsu.edu