I am very pleased to announce the publication of an unofficial special issue of MUSICultures (46: 2) on music and the environment. This issue complements our recent issue on ecologies (45: 1-2), and I’m delighted that Aaron Allen and Jeff Todd Titon were willing to preface the current issue with a special introduction.

This issue is available to…[Read more]

CWMSG / Post-1945 Alternative Formal Panel: Mediating the Cold War

AMS/SMT Minneapolis, November 5–8, 2020.

The AMS Cold War and Music Study Group (CWMSG) and the SMT Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group invite proposals for a joint session on the topic of “Mediating the Cold War,” to be held at the annual meeting of the AMS and SMT in Minne…[Read more]

Dear Post-1945 IG:

We are delighted to announce a collaborative effort with AMS’s Cold War Study Group at the 2020 joint AMS/SMT conference in Minneapolis. Together our two groups will sponsor a special session of lightning talks, “Mediating the Cold War.” Please see the CFP (posted in a separate announcement) and consider applying or passing it…[Read more]

Hello people! my name is Leandro Meneses and I would like to know how the group’s dynamics will look on this site? it’s been a while since we moved to HC, however I didn’t understand how things will be developed. thanks.

This is the first post on the MSA Forum. Seems to work! Now it’s your turn 🙂

At the 2019 meeting of the SMT in Columbus, Ohio, the Analysis of World Music Interest Group hosted a workshop to discuss how music theorists can meaningfully represent diverse global and vernacular musics in our classrooms. The first part of the workshop consisted of pedagogical demonstrations given by Jane Clendinning, Richard Cohn, Daniel…[Read more]