Alan Robinson
Assistant Professor, Guitar
College of Music & Performing Arts
Dr. Robinson received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Kentucky. He holds a Master of Music degree from Eastern Kentucky University and a Bachelor of Music from the Berklee College of Music.
alan.robinson@belmont.eduBiography
Dr. Alan Robinson is an active performer and composer with over 30 years of experience performing a variety of musical genres to include rock, metal, country, fusion and jazz. Alan has performed and shared the stage with musical acts such as The Platters, John Rich, Stryper and the Winery Dogs. He has led several personal bands to include TOYS (Metal), Depot Road (Modern Country), 4-Cast (Jazz), Toxic Toyz (Metal), The Alan Robinson Band (Progressive Instrumental Rock) and the Alan Robinson Trio (Jazz). Alan’s last recording in 2017 was the album Contemplation, an instrumental rock project. In 2021 Alan composed and recorded Circuition: Concerto for Jazz Guitar and Orchestra in conjunction with his Doctoral dissertation. Circuition is a four-movement programmatic work featuring the guitar with full orchestra through a modern jazz interpretation.
Dr. Robinson has taught for over 25 years both in the private sector and formal institutions. He has served as the Director of Bands at South Floyd High School, the Director of Jazz and Contemporary Music at Pikeville University, Jazz Guitar Instructor at the University of Kentucky, and Jazz Guitar Instructor/Jazz Ensemble Director at Campbellsville University.
In addition to his musical career, Alan served in the United States Air Force with the 2nd Security Police Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Shreveport, LA. He also served in the Kentucky Army National Guard as the principal guitarist and Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of both the jazz and rock combos for the 202nd Army Band, Frankfort, Kentucky before being promoted to the rank of First Sergeant for the Kentucky Joint Forces Headquarters. Alan retired from active duty with the United States Army in 2017 at the rank of Sergeant Major.
Dr. Robinson received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Kentucky. He holds a Master of Music degree from Eastern Kentucky University and a Bachelor of Music from the Berklee College of Music. He has studied with Jon Finn, Joe Stump, Mark White, Norman Zocher, Jim Kelly, Dr. Dieter Hennings, and Dr. Raleigh Dailey.