Dear colleagues,

I’m delighted to announce the publication of my 44-page eBook, “The Ultimate Guide to Music Theory on Social Media.” It lists some of my favorite music theory podcasts, blogs, YouTube channels, Facebook groups, Twitter hashtags, Instagram pages, and Pinterest boards. It also discusses, very briefly, the importance of social media for music theory.

You can download it for free on my website, http://www.SocialMediaMusicTheory.com.

I would love to hear your feedback on the usefulness of this guidebook for teachers and students. There are so, so, so many music theory resources out there for those who know where to find them – but so few people seem to know they even exist. These resources can significantly expand our syllabi, supplement (or even replace???) our textbooks, and give students tremendous opportunity for personalized learning. They can expose our students (and ourselves) to the tremendous range of studies and approaches, which no single, physical institution can possibly cover. And they can inspire us to engage with music theory not only as an academic endeavor, but as something social and global, bringing together people from all over the world who never would have otherwise met (and without the exorbitant financial and physical costs of conference attendance).

By no means do I view social media as a replacement for physical classrooms or conferences. But they are a powerful supplement that we can gain so very much from exploring.

Of course, that’s all nice for me to philosophize about in my head. I’d be very curious to hear how the resources listed in my guidebook actually are or aren’t useful to you in crafting your syllabi, and I’d be especially curious to hear what your students think of them (feel free to print copies of the guidebook, or forward them the PDF!).

Kind regards from Providence, Rhode Island,

Sam Zerin

samzerin@gmail.com

http://www.SocialMediaMusicTheory.com