Dr. Hon Cheung

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Hon Ki Cheung received a Ph.D. in music with a minor in sociology from the University of Minnesota in 2022. Their research interests encompass music by Chinese composers from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, focusing on the influence of modern Chinese and Western societies on cultures, pedagogy, the music-making process, and the musical expressions found in Chinese instrumental music. Cheung has presented papers at several national conferences organized by the Society for Music Theory and the Society for Ethnomusicology, as well as regional conferences including the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic and the Midwest Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology. They are an active composer, organist, and pipa player, with compositions featured in various festivals such as the Women in Music Festival at the Eastman School of Music and the New Music Festival at Florida State University. Recent publications include works on intercultural musical spaces and the discourse on Western harmony in twentieth-century China. Additionally, Cheung teaches music theory and is committed to exploring the complexities of contemporary Asian American and twentieth-century Chinese music.

Research Interests

Courses

MUA 411A/B Ear Training Sight Singing III/IV MUS 388M Current Trends in Music Theory MUS 321J Twentieth-Century Musical Analysis MUS 388S Identity Presentation in Music

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
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