ROBERT KELLEY, Assistant Professor of Music, teaches all upper-level music theory courses, class piano, and world music, serves as accompanist for University Singers, Old Main Singers, and student and faculty soloists, and coaches the piano ensemble with Anthony Lenti.

Dr. Kelley earned his B.M. degree in piano performance and music theory with honors from Furman University, M.M. in piano performance and music composition from James Madison University, and Ph.D. in music theory from Florida State University, where he worked with dissertation advisor Michael Buchler.

At Florida State University, Dr. Kelley worked extensively as a harpsichordist for the FSU Baroque Ensemble, soloists and chamber groups, and staged productions of John Eccles's operas Semele and The Judgment of Paris and oratorio Hymn to Harmony. He has also served as rehearsal accompanist and harpsichordist or pianist in productions of George Frideric Handel's Messiah at Furman University, Johann Sebastian Bach's Magnificat at James Madison University, and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's Elijah.

While his main research interest is the study of late-nineteenth-century chromatic harmony and early-twentieth-century extended tonality, Dr. Kelley's other interests include music theory pedagogy, early and baroque music, and computer applications for music analysis and instruction. He has given presentations in all of these areas of research at regional music theory conferences in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, as well as the Florida State University Music Theory Forum.

Dr. Kelley's professional affiliations include the College Music Society, Music Educators National Conference, Music Teachers National Association, Music Theory Southeast, Society for Music Theory, and the National Guild of Piano Teachers.