Nominations are officially open for the Popular 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 pub…[Read more]

The Russian Music Theory Interest Group (SMT-Rus) invites proposals for lightning talks on microtonality.

Russia and, later, the Soviet Union have rich histories of the development of microtonality (or quarter tonality). Ivan Wyschnegradsky’s treatise on quarter tonality (1932) has been instrumental in the development of quarter-tonal c…[Read more]

Greetings!

Have a paper, speculative essay, media review or creative work in need of an outlet? Looking for a fast and efficient editorial process? The Journal of Jazz Studies is actively seeking submissions for issues to be published in 2022 (and beyond) and would love to work with you!

The Institute of Jazz Studies seeks manuscript s…[Read more]

Hi Everyone!

We are currently accepting informal proposals and ideas for the topic and format of our Fall meeting. We will be back in person for SMT in November, which is being held jointly with AMS and SEM. In the past, formats that included some element of interactivity with attendees beyond the typical Q&A have been particularly successful, so…[Read more]

Congratulations and welcome to our new PMIG leadership!

Chair: Matt Ferrandino

Secretary Emily Milius

Webmaster: Jacob Cupps

Please click here to vote for new PMIG officers!

Voting will close at 5:00 pm EST on Thursday, Dec. 9.

We are seeking nominations for the following officer positions for SMT’s Popular Music Interest Group. Self nominations are encouraged! Please email all nominations to ferr1407@fredonia.edu. Nominations will close at 5:00 pm EST on Dec. 1, 2021.

CHAIR: The Chair is responsible for the management of the Interest Group, including submitting…[Read more]

The Adam Krims Awards was established in 2013 to give a junior scholar recognition for an outstanding publication. This year’s Adam Krims award goes to Edwin K. C. Li for his article “Cantopop and Speech-Melody Complex,” AND to Anabel Maler & Robert Komaniecki for their article “Rhythmic Techniques in Deaf Hip Hop.” Li investigates native Ca…[Read more]

Dear SMT-Rus members,

Joe Kraus asked me to post his presentation from our group’s meeting at SMT 2021, so here it is. Thanks Joe for sharing your work with us!

Stravinsky in America: Registration is Now Open!   Stravinsky in America, 17–19 February 2022 @ LSU

Please join us in celebrating Igor Stravinsky’s life and work. The festival will welcome several distinguished keynote speakers and performers from across the globe, including Stephanie Jordan, Emeritus Research Professor at the University…[Read more]

Apologies for a last minute announcement: We are happy to announce the joint meeting of the Russian Music Theory (SMT-Rus) and Music Theory Pedagogy Interest Groups on Friday November 5, 6 to 7:30 pm Eastern time, in “room 4” of the virtual SMT meeting. You are encouraged to join about 10 minutes prior to the beginning. The program features four…[Read more]

Please join us for our PMIG SMT Virtual Reception! We’ll be in Room 1 on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm EST!

Please join us for our 2021 virtual SMT meeting! We’ll meet on Friday, November 5 from 9:30 – 10:45 EST to discuss Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On at 50, with invited speaker Andy Flory! To register for the conference, please visit the SMT website.

I’m pleased to share with you the Call for Proposals for the upcoming conference of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music–US Chapter. Find attached the full Call for Proposals and an abbreviated version (under 250 words).

Please send any questions to Andrés R. Amado, Program Chair, iaspmus.conference@gmail.com

Call For Proposals

IASPM-US 2022 Conference: Grooves and Movements

May 26-May 28, 2022

Ann Arbor/Detroit Michigan

The International Association for the Study of Popular Music-United States chapter (IASPM-US) invites proposals for its annual conference, which will take place in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan on May 26-28, 2022. We…[Read more]