Following our formal PMIG session we will have an opportunity for an informal breakout discussion in Governer’s Square 10 regarding pop “theory” papers and conference options. Brad Osborn and Alyssa Barna will speak briefly about this at the end of our session, so this is a time and place to continue that conversation. We have the space on Friday…[Read more]

Dear SMT-Rus members,

This year’s group’s meeting at the SMT/AMS in Denver, Colorado is scheduled for Friday, November 10, 12:30-2:00pm (in Governor’s Sq. 11).We will be holding a series of four lightning talks on the subject, “Russian and Soviet Music in Times of Military Aggression,” followed by a brief discussion.

The full meeting…[Read more]

We are seeking nominations for the following officer positions for SMT’s Popular Music Interest Group. Self nominations are encouraged! Please email all nominations to pmigwebmaster@gmail.com. Nominations will close at 5:00 pm EST on Nov. 26, 2023.

CHAIR: The Chair is responsible for the management of the Interest Group, including submitting re…[Read more]

Hi all!

I’m very much looking forward to seeing all of you in Denver for our meeting! As previously announced, our planned session (Considering Electronic and Synthesized Sound) will include presentations by Kate Mancey, Noah Kahrs, and Jennifer Iverson. I hope you are all as excited as I am about these presentations, which will take place on…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

We are excited to invite all of you to our upcoming Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group meeting at the SMT Annual Meeting in Denver this November! The meeting is scheduled for 12:30 PM on Friday, November 10. For this year’s meetup, we will be hosting a planned session: Considering Electronic and Synthesized Sound.

We are t…[Read more]

We are excited to have two amazingly wonderful scholars and pedagogues share their insights on popular music pedagogy at our session in Denver. Jennifer Snodgrass and Cora Palfy will offer their perspectives on backwards design in music theory curriculum. A schedule for our session and details on their presentations are below.

SMT PMIG, Friday…[Read more]

Job alert! We’re hiring a Web Designer at University of Michigan to produce websites and digital content for our faculty and researchers. This position works closely with faculty, researchers and staff in the humanities, arts, and qualitative social sciences to plan, design, and coordinate new websites and digital media. These Digital Scholarship…[Read more]

One item on the business meeting agenda for the PMIG meeting in Denver this year will be updating the group’s bylaws. We would like to begin this process by soliciting changes from group members in advance of the meeting.

The current bylaws are available to view and download from Google Drive. Interested parties should access this document,…[Read more]

Nominations are officially open for the Popular Music Interest Group’s Outstanding Publication Award and the Adam Krims Award—click on these links to nominate. I encourage you to reflect on recent scholarship you’ve read that has positively impacted you. Self-nominations are especially encouraged! Note that to be eligible for an award, the public…[Read more]

The Society for Music Theory’s Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group and Mathematics of Music Interest Group will hold a joint virtual meetup on Tuesday, August 1st at 2:00 pm EDT. The program will consist of the following three presentations:

• “Combination Tones and Ring Models of Frequency” Noah Kahrs (Eastman School of Music)

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