Alan Kinningham, B.S., M.M., D.M.A.
Associate Professor of Music
Draughon Center for Musical Arts, Room 111
731-989-6248
akinningham@fhu.edu
Alan Kinningham has over thirty years experience teaching music at middle school, high school, and university levels. His education includes a B.S. in music education from UT Martin, an M.M. in music composition from Texas A&M – Commerce, and a D.M.A. in music composition from The University of Memphis.
At Freed-Hardeman, Alan teaches music theory, composition, form analysis, orchestration, conducting, music literature, and woodwinds. An active composer, Alan enjoys writing for a wide variety of musical genres and styles such as band, choir, string ensembles, jazz ensembles, as well as popular song styles. Alan is married to his favorite first grade teacher, Jan. They have two sons: Drew and his wife Kirby live in Springfield, Missouri and have one child and Bennett who is studying civil engineering at the University of Memphis. The family resides in Covington, Tennessee and attends the Covington Church of Christ where Alan serves as an elder.
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