Kennedy, Kacey

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Kennedy, Kacey

Dr. Kacey S. Kennedy

Assistant Professor of Music Education; Director of Choral Activities

Contact

Email: kacey.kennedy@hawks.huntingdon.edu
Office: Smith 202

Education

  • Bachelor of Music Education, Culver-Stockton College, Canton, Missouri (2013)
  • Master of Music Education, Central Methodist University, Fayette, Missouri (2019)
  • PhD in Music Education, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (2024)

Biography

Dr. Kacey Kennedy joined the Huntingdon College faculty in fall of 2024. She is certified in K-12 vocal and instrumental music in the state of Missouri where she taught in a secondary public school setting from 2013-2021. She completed her PhD in Music Education at the University of Missouri in the summer of 2024. While completing her studies, Dr. Kennedy served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the School of Music and taught Music for Children, Folk Guitar, and assisted with the Concert Chorale and University Treble Chorus. Additionally, Dr. Kennedy was active in the local music community as clinician and adjudicator throughout Missouri. Her research interests include music literacy, music curriculum, and pedagogy. She has published a practitioner’s article and presented her research locally and nationally. Dr. Kennedy is excited to be working with the students at Huntingdon College in her role as Assistant Professor of Music Education and Director of Choral Activities.

Publications:

  • Kennedy, K. (2023). Being intentional about building community in secondary general music courses. Missouri School Music Magazine, 77 (4), pp. 18, 36, 38.

Presentations:

  • Kennedy, K. (2024, upcoming).Early-Career secondary choral educators’ conceptions of and approaches to teaching music literacy. Poster presented at 2024 NAfME Biennial Music Research and Teacher Education Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Kennedy, K. (2024).Music literacy: A case study. Poster presented at Missouri Music Educators Association Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri.
  • Kennedy, K. (2023).Building community in secondary general music classes.[Session presentation, refereed]. SEMO – Music Education Colloquium 2023, Southeast Missouri State University.

Memberships:

  • National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
  • American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
  • Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA)
  • Alabama Choral Directors Association (ALCDA)
  • The College Music Society (CMS)

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