Kathleen Biddick Smith
Theory and Composition
kbsmith@gwu.edu
ext. 49032
Phillips Hall B-140
Bachelor of Arts (Physics and Music), Wake Forest University, 1998
Master of Music (Music Theory), The Florida State University 2003
ABD, Doctor of Philosophy (Music Theory), The Florida State University
Kathleen Smith joined the GW faculty as Visiting Assistant Professor of Music in 2007. She received the BA degree in physics and music from Wake Forest University, and holds a Masters degree in Music Theory from the Florida State University. While at Florida State, she held a teaching assistantship for four years and in 2006 received a university-wide Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. She currently teaches undergraduate courses in theory and musicianship.
Ms. Smith’s research interests include minimalist and postminimalist composition, the analysis of popular music, and the interactions between music and dance. She has presented her work at the national meeting of the Society for Music Theory, the John Cage Conference at the University of Calgary, The 1980s: Popular Music and Culture, Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference at New York University and the Look and Listen Conference at New York University.