Music Theory, Ear Training, Songwriting, Commercial Music Theory, and Music Appreciation
Phone: 301-546-0908
Email: anatonjr@pgcc.edu
Richard Anatone is a professor of music theory and a coordinator of applied music at Prince George's Community College (PGCC). He earned his Doctor of Arts and Master of Music from Ball State University and his Bachelor of Music from Rhode Island College. Before arriving at PGCC, he taught as an adjunct faculty member in music theory and history at Ball State University and Anderson University. He joined PGCC in 2019 and teaches courses in music theory, music history, and piano and composition lessons. He organized the College's first video game music event in 2020 and continues to host related events yearly on campus. He is an active scholar in the field of video game music and music studies; he also presents and publishes his research regularly.
Among his publications are The Music of Nobuo Uematsu in the Final Fantasy Series (Intellect, 2022) and his article "Leitmotivic Strategies in Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy Soundtracks" (Music Theory Spectrum, 2023). His co-edited collection titled Music and Remediated Storytelling: The Convergence and Divergence of Music in Video Games and Film will be published by Routledge in 2024.