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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, 6 months agoHello 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]
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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, 6 months agoHi 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]
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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, 6 months agoDeadline 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-prizeAwarded competitively to scholars at any phase of…[Read more]
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Christine Boone started the topic PMIG 2020 Publication Awards – Nominations Sought! in the discussion
Society for Music Theory on Humanities Commons 5 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 publi…[Read more]
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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 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 publi…[Read more]
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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, 7 months agoMTMW 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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James Gifford deposited Political & Social History of Music (Study Guide PDF) in the group
Music and Sound on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months agoAn introduction to music appreciation and history that emphasizes the political, cultural, and social influences on music from antiquity to the 20th century. Contents include sacred and secular, vocal and instrumental, and folk and art music from across the Western world, including modern popular song. No previous musical experience necessary. All…[Read more]
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Jessica Narum uploaded the file: Narum Analysis of Popular Music Syllabus (Spr20) to
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group (SMT PMIG) on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoThis undergraduate seminar focused on scholarly work by women and/or writings about music made by women. The syllabus includes the descriptions and grading rubrics for all assignments.
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Christine Boone replied to the topic CFP: Panel Discussion at AMS/SMT Minneapolis in the discussion
Society for Music Theory on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoThe deadline for proposals has been extended until 11:59 EST on Sunday, June 14.
Please note – There has not been a decision on whether or not SMT will convene in person in Minneapolis this year. Regardless, this panel discussion WILL happen, either in person, via Zoom, or a hybrid of the two. Please don’t let uncertainties regarding travel stop…[Read more]
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Christine Boone started the topic Deadline Extended + Additional Info! in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoThe deadline for proposals has been extended until 11:59 EST on Sunday, June 14.
Please note – There has not been a decision on whether or not SMT will convene in person in Minneapolis this year. Regardless, this panel discussion WILL happen, either in person, via Zoom, or a hybrid of the two. Please don’t let uncertainties regarding travel stop…[Read more]
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Christine Boone replied to the topic CFP: Panel Discussion at AMS/SMT Minneapolis in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoDeadline Extended + Additional Info!
The deadline for proposals has been extended until 11:59 EST on Sunday, June 14.
Please note – There has not been a decision on whether or not SMT will convene in person in Minneapolis this year. Regardless, this panel discussion WILL happen, either in person, via Zoom, or a hybrid of the two. Please don’t…[Read more]
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Brad Osborn deposited The Frame and The Swerve: Music Video’s Relationship to Dance in the group
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group (SMT PMIG) on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoA somewhat whimsical musing on music videos by Fall Out Boy and Beyoncé, all through the lens of Lucretius by way of John Rahn.
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Christine Boone started the topic CFP: Panel Discussion at AMS/SMT Minneapolis in the discussion
Society for Music Theory on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoAMS/SMT Minneapolis 2020:
Call for Participants in a Panel Discussion hosted by the Society for Music Theory’s Popular Music Interest Group
Panel Discussion: The Music of “Monstrous Men”: Negotiating Popular Music and the Musicians Who Make It.
While the “monstrous men” of the 2017 Paris Review article include artists of many ilks, the…[Read more]
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Christine Boone started the topic CFP: Panel Discussion at AMS/SMT Minneapolis in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoAMS/SMT Minneapolis 2020:
Call for Participants in a Panel Discussion hosted by the Society for Music Theory’s Popular Music Interest Group
Panel Discussion: The Music of “Monstrous Men”: Negotiating Popular Music and the Musicians Who Make It.
While the “monstrous men” of the 2017 Paris Review article include artists of many ilks, the rec…[Read more]
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Randye Jones deposited Rare Gems by the Pioneers of the Concert Spiritual (Pt. 2) in the group
Music and Sound on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoContinuation of documentary about concert spirituals categorized by song theme, from sorrow songs to songs of transcendence. Each category is followed by a recording:
– “Oh, Didn’t It Rain” (Ruby Elzy, soprano)
– “Every Time I Feel de Spirit” (Lawrence Brown, composer; Evelyn Dove, soprano)
– “My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord” (Florence…[Read more] -
Randye Jones deposited Rare Gems by the Pioneers of the Concert Spiritual (Pt. 1) in the group
Music and Sound on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoDocumentary about concert spirituals categorized by song theme, from sorrow songs to songs of transcendence. Each category is followed by a recording: –
“I Cannot Stay Here by Myself” (Hall Johnson, composer; A. Grace Lee Mims, soprano)
– “Who’ll Be a Witness for My Lord” (John Rosamond Johnson, composer; Kenneth Spencer, baritone)
– “Steal…[Read more] -
Mariusz Kozak deposited Enacting Musical Time: Chapter 1: Meaning in the group
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoThis chapter develops two claims that are central to the book’s overall argument. The first is that certain temporal musical objects exist only as ephemera—always remaining outside of symbolic representation. These objects are constituted by lived time, or time as it shows up in human lives. The second claim is that the ephemeral meaning of mus…[Read more]
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Tiffany Ng deposited Annotated Bibliography of African American Carillon Music in the group
Music and Sound on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoThis is the 2020 update of a comprehensive open-access annotated bibliography listing carillon scores by African American composers and/or based on African American music. While most of the items are published, a few are unpublished but in informal circulation, or are pending publication. Carillonists are invited to use this resource to identify…[Read more]
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Tiffany Ng deposited International Bibliography of Carillon Music by Women, Transgender, and Nonbinary Composers in the group
Music and Sound on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoThis open-access international bibliography lists published and unpublished original carillon works by over a hundred women, transgender, and nonbinary composers. The composers’ birth years range from 1858 to the twenty-first century, the musical styles range from lyrical to avant-garde, and the formats range from solo to ensemble to e…[Read more]
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Joao Silva deposited Mechanical Instruments and Phonography: The Recording Angel of historiography in the group
Music and Sound on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoThis article strives to examine the historical narrative of music recording in its acoustic era (from 1877 to the late 1920s), at a time when competing technologies for capturing and registering sound and music were being incorporated into everyday life. Moreover, it examines the overlap of continuous and discontinuous media and processes of…[Read more]
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