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Megan Lavengood deposited Timbre, Genre, and Polystylism in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on Humanities Commons 6 years, 1 month ago
In the soundtrack for the Sega Genesis game Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1992), the genres represented include calypso, funk, carnival, new wave, prog rock, and more. Soundtracks for video games frequently shift genres this way, to create aesthetic themes for different levels or characters. Turning toward an account of the game’s soundtrack as a u…[Read more]
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Brad Osborn uploaded the file: Osborn: Analyzing Popular Music (F2019) materials to
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group (SMT PMIG) on Humanities Commons 6 years, 2 months agoContains syllabus, bibliography, schedule, assignments, and repertoire list
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Megan Lavengood commented on the doc Working Draft — Proposed Bylaws in the group
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group (SMT PMIG) on Humanities Commons 6 years, 2 months agoNathan Pell passed on the Performance and Analysis Interest Group bylaws in case it helped us. He also mentioned that quorum was an issue in their formation of bylaws. They seem to have decided on 10 people as constitutive of a quorum.
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Megan Lavengood commented on the doc Working Draft — Proposed Bylaws in the group
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group (SMT PMIG) on Humanities Commons 6 years, 2 months agoI don’t have that data sadly.
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Megan Lavengood started the topic Nominations, proposed bylaws changes, and chair's report in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 6 years, 2 months agoOur 2019 meeting was very successful (if somewhat dry)!
Please note that nominations for officers are now open, and you may nominate by filling out this form. Please also review the proposed bylaws again, and if you have any suggestions for changes, please bring it up in the comments of that collaborative document.
Nominations and changes to the…[Read more]
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Megan Lavengood commented on the doc Working Draft — Proposed Bylaws in the group
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group (SMT PMIG) on Humanities Commons 6 years, 2 months agoHi all, I have made a few changes to reflect what we discussed in our meeting. I have also attempted to resolve the quorum issue we were struggling with. Quorum will only really matter for voting. Based on a suggestion from another interest group, I have added language that states that voting will remain open until 5% of the membership (based on…[Read more]
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Brad Osborn deposited Beyond Verse and Chorus: Experimental Song Forms in Post-Millennial Rock Music in the group
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 6 years, 2 months agoBrad Osborn. 2010. “Beyond Verse and Chorus: Experimental Song Forms in Post-Millennial Rock Music.” PhD Dissertation, University of Washington.
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Brad Osborn deposited Beyond Verse and Chorus: Experimental Song Forms in Post-Millennial Rock Music on Humanities Commons 6 years, 2 months ago
Brad Osborn. 2010. “Beyond Verse and Chorus: Experimental Song Forms in Post-Millennial Rock Music.” PhD Dissertation, University of Washington.
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Megan Lavengood replied to the topic PMIG Meeting Reminder in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 6 years, 2 months agoI’ve just made a Google form for submitting new sources for the bibliography—click here to submit an entry [CORRECTED LINK]
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Megan Lavengood deposited What Makes It Sound ’80s? in the group
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 6 years, 3 months agoPopular music of the 1980s is remembered today as having a “sound” that is somehow unified and generalizable. The ’80s sound is tied to the electric piano preset of the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer. Not only was this preset (E. PIANO 1) astonishingly prevalent—heard in up to 61% of #1 hits on the pop, country, and R&B Billboard charts in 1986—bu…[Read more]
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Popular music of the 1980s is remembered today as having a “sound” that is somehow unified and generalizable. The ’80s sound is tied to the electric piano preset of the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer. Not only was this preset (E. PIANO 1) astonishingly prevalent—heard in up to 61% of #1 hits on the pop, country, and R&B Billboard charts in 1986—bu…[Read more]
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Megan Lavengood replied to the topic Award Nominations Open for 2019 in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 6 years, 4 months agoNominations are now closed. Winners will be announced at the SMT meeting in Columbus.
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Megan Lavengood replied to the topic Award Nominations Open for 2019 in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 6 years, 4 months agoHi again everyone! The nomination window has been extended. Nominations will be accepted through September 15. Please submit your favorite articles for consideration.
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Megan Lavengood replied to the topic Award Nominations Open for 2019 in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 6 years, 5 months agoHello everyone! This is a reminder that nominations are due September 1. Please nominate all scholarship that inspired you this year.
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Megan Lavengood started the topic Award Nominations Open for 2019 in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 6 years, 6 months agoNominations 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 pu…[Read more]
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