The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music

Richard Devore is Associate Professor of Music Theory at Kent State University, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in ear training, the history of music theory, music theory pedagogy, and various aspects of music analysis. His Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in music theory are from The University of Iowa, where he studied with W. T. Atcherson, Richard Hervig, William Hibbard, and Donald Jenni. He also holds a B.Mus. in piano performance from Kent State University, where he studied piano with Lois Ozanich and Robert Palmieri and composition and theory with James Waters and Walter Watson.

Dr. Devore's principal areas of research interest include the history of music theory and music theory pedagogy, various aspects of American music, and the music of Schubert. He has published articles on the history of music theory in such journals as Theoria and Indiana Theory Review. He has presented papers at numerous international, national, and regional conferences, including two International Conferences on Music Perception and Cognition and national meetings of The Society for Music Theory and The Society for American Music.

Dr. Devore remains active as an accompanist, volunteer church musician, runner, and Little-League baseball coach.