Jeremy W. Smith
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Megan Lavengood started the topic ideas for dma comp exam pieces in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Jazz Interest Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoHi! I’m not usually a participant in this group but wanted to solicit some expert advice. I administer DMA comprehensive exams at my school. The format of the exam is very open-ended; I just ask students to analyze two pieces. One of the pieces will be 17th–19th century classical music; the other piece will be 20th–21st c. Students are exp…[Read more]
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Megan Lavengood uploaded the file: Identifying Modes (Great British Bake Off themed worksheet) to
Society for Music Theory (SMT) on Humanities Commons 5 years, 11 months agoIdentifying modes (.pdf, .mscx, .musicxml). Asks students to identify 20th-c. modes versus major/minor, circle inflected pitches, and explain how a pitch center is articulated. Music examples are transcribed from the TV show Great British Bake Off (music by Tom Howe). Designed for the still-in-development v. 2 of Open Music Theory.
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Megan Lavengood uploaded the file: Analysis of Popular Music Spring 2020 to
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group (SMT PMIG) on Humanities Commons 5 years, 12 months agoThis is just the syllabus but the entire course can be viewed at http://popclass.meganlavengood.com
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Megan Lavengood started the topic New officers: Christine Boone, Chair; Matt Ferrandino, Secretary in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 6 years, 1 month agoThe results of our voting are in, and I’m very pleased to announce the results.
Our group approved the bylaws as they were drafted at the time of voting. I’ve attached a .pdf here, but you can also view and comment on the bylaws in the Docs tab. By no means are these bylaws perfect, and I highly encourage members and leadership alike to propose…[Read more]
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Alyssa Barna replied to the topic Popular Music Interest Group Examples Database in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 6 years, 1 month agoHi David,
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I am looking into this and will get back to you as soon as I know more.
—Alyssa
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Alyssa Barna started the topic Election and by-law voting in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 6 years, 1 month agoHello PMIG members!
Nominations are now closed for elections for PMIG positions. Please follow the link to vote for a new chair and secretary (there were no nominations for a new webmaster). You will also vote on the proposed by-laws.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1gvZz1srWhac4u2kEwRz6g0vyutq6lOblMbo18Y_GiJpsuw/viewform
Thank you!
—Alyssa
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David Falterman replied to the topic Popular Music Interest Group Examples Database in the discussion
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group on Humanities Commons 6 years, 1 month agoDoes this not exist anymore? Is the link broken, or has the database itself been deleted or moved? If so, why?
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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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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, 1 month 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, 1 month agoI don’t have that data sadly.
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Alyssa Barna replied to 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, 1 month agoHi everyone!
Just commenting to remind folks that nominations for officers and proposed bylaw changes are due December 1st.
-Alyssa
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