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Claire Arthur started the topic Prototype of web-based tool for pop music analysis – feedback requested! in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 4 months ago

A graduate student of mine has been working on building a website for assisting pop music analysis. We have created a survey intended to garner some feedback about how different pop music scholars approach analysis so that we can gain some insights as to what would be valuable to the greatest number of individuals. The survey should take 5-15…[Read more]
Christine Boone started the topic PMIG Awards – Nominations due TOMORROW! in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 4 months ago

Nominations DUE TOMORROW for the Pop 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 publica…[Read more]
Keith Salley replied to the topic Whole-tone and Octatonic in pop and rock in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group via email on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

Thanks, Walt!
Walt Everett replied to the topic Readings in the Analysis of African-American Popular Music in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

Thanks to those with suggestions for my African American pop music course. I’ve finished drafting a 73-page syllabus with lengthy bib and tracklist that’s too large to attach here. Please email me at weverett at umich.edu [with @ for ” at “] and I’ll be happy to send you a copy.
Walt Everett replied to the topic Whole-tone and Octatonic in pop and rock in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

Keith, my favorite rock octatonic passage is the guitars/bass trio in the transition of “You Never Give Me Your Money.”

There are a number of equal divisions of the octave, such as in the Fifth Dimension’s “Up—Up and Away,” the Doors’ “Touch Me” and Lorraine Feather’s “The Girl with the Lazy Eye.” I may list others in Foundations of Rock. Have fu…[Read more]
Keith Salley started the topic Whole-tone and Octatonic in pop and rock in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

Hi everyone,

Hope you’re all well and reasonably rested.

Was wondering about rock or general pop tunes that feature symmetrical/synthetic scales like WT and OCT. I don’t mind fleeting surface occurrences where the scales are just run through, like those WT scales in the intro to Stevie Wonder’s ‘You Are the Sunshine . . .’ or the recurring OCT…[Read more]
Walt Everett replied to the topic Readings in the Analysis of African-American Popular Music in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

thanks, Beth–good to hear from you. My bib and listening guide is coming along by leaps and bounds, but I hadn’t come across that journal yet. I’ll put my syllabus up by the end of the month.
John Covach deposited “The Performer’s Experience: Positional Listening and Positional Analysis,” in G. Borio, G. Gioriani, A. Cecchi, and M. Lutzu, eds. Investigating Music Performance: Theoretical Models and Intersections (Routledge, 2020), 56-68. in the group Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group (SMT PMIG) on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

This chapter presents an approach to musical listening and analysis that privileges the individual perspectives of performers in a rock ensemble. Using passages from Yes’s “And You And I,” this study examines how each musician hears the texture in different ways while each of these “positions” differs from the Ideal Listening Position, which is…[Read more]
John Covach deposited “Popular Music in the Theory Classroom,” in The Routledge Companion to Music Theory Pedagogy, edited by Leigh VanHandel (Routledge, 2020), pp. 331-339. in the group Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group (SMT PMIG) on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

This chapter considers the role of popular music in the undergraduate music theory curriculum, proposing three models for integrating pop into theory teaching.
John Covach deposited “Jimmy Miller, the Rolling Stones, and Beggars Banquet,” in “They Call My Name Disturbance”: Beggars Banquet and the Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Revolution, edited by Russell Reising (Routledge, 2020), pp. 19-25. in the group Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group (SMT PMIG) on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

This paper surveys the career of Jimmy Miller and explores his role as producer for the Rolling Stones, with particular emphasis on Beggars Banquet.
Beth Hiser replied to the topic Readings in the Analysis of African-American Popular Music in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

Hi Walt,

Not sure if you’re familiar with the Journal of Hip Hop Studies, but it’s a wonderful open-access, peer reviewed journal that you might find useful for your course.

Enjoy!

Beth
Walt Everett replied to the topic Readings in the Analysis of African-American Popular Music in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

Thanks so much for posting, Noriko–huge help!
Walt Everett replied to the topic Readings in the Analysis of African-American Popular Music in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

Thanks for posting, Brad! Btw, I’ve already gleaned appropriate items from the syllabi posted at the PMIG site.
Noriko Manabe replied to the topic Readings in the Analysis of African-American Popular Music in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

Hi all,

Thanks to Walt and Brad for getting the conversation started.

1.I think in a course on African American music, it is important to include the voices of Black scholars. Here are a few, keeping analysis in mind:

Shelley, Braxton D. 2019. “Analyzing Gospel.” Journal of the American Musicological Society 72 (1): 181–243. https://doi.org/10.1…[Read more]
Brad Osborn replied to the topic Readings in the Analysis of African-American Popular Music in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

Hi Everybody. I replied to Walt privately with some readings from my own version of this class, but it’s too important not to share here as well:

Attas, Robin. 2019. “Music Theory as Social Justice: Pedagogical Applications of Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly.” Music Theory Online 25/1
< http://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.19.25.1/mto.19.25.1.attas.h…[Read more]
Walt Everett started the topic Readings in the Analysis of African-American Popular Music in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

Hello PMIG members,

I decided this month to devote my Fall 2020 Pop-rock analysis class to the work of African-American musicians. The class is a mix of upper-level music undergrads and grads. I will have no trouble choosing repertoire, but I would appreciate any and all suggestions of readings that will support our analysis. We’re excluding…[Read more]
RICHARD CARLIN started the topic New Music Series from SUNY Press in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

Hi All: I’ve been hired as a Consulting Editor for SUNY Press to acquire new titles in Music and the Arts. I’m looking for book proposals in the following areas:

Jazz Styles and Rock Styles: These would be short, introductory volumes on different styles (such as bop or swing in jazz or punk or hard rock in rock), each about 50,000 words, de…[Read more]
Kathryn Straker started the topic Deadline approaching: CFA MusicID Digital Research Fellowship (Aug 1) in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago

Deadline Reminder – Call for Applications

MusicID Digital Research Fellowship

Deadline: 1st August 2020.

Dear all,

MusicID is pleased to announce its third annual Digital Research Fellowship in popular music studies.
http://www.academicrightspress.com/entertainment/music/fellowship-prize

Awarded competitively to scholars at any phase of…[Read more]
Christine Boone started the topic PMIG 2020 Publication Awards – Nominations Sought! in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 6 months ago

Nominations are officially open for the Pop 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 publi…[Read more]
Anna Gawboy started the topic MTMW Virtual Meeting 2020: Webinars on Popular Music in the discussion Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 6 months ago

MTMW is hosting three webinars dedicated to popular music. To access presentation materials and register for a webinar, please visit https://mtmw.org/index.php/conferences/programs. Membership in MTMW is not required and registration is free, but you will need to create an account on our website.

Monday, June 29, 4:00 PM EDT: Meaning in Popular…[Read more]
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Evan Ware

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Evan Ware

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