CWMSG / Post-1945 Alternative Formal Panel: Mediating the Cold War

AMS/SMT Minneapolis, November 5–8, 2020.

The AMS Cold War and Music Study Group (CWMSG) and the SMT Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group invite proposals for a joint session on the topic of “Mediating the Cold War,” to be held at the annual meeting of the AMS and SMT in Minne…[Read more]

Dear Post-1945 IG:

We are delighted to announce a collaborative effort with AMS’s Cold War Study Group at the 2020 joint AMS/SMT conference in Minneapolis. Together our two groups will sponsor a special session of lightning talks, “Mediating the Cold War.” Please see the CFP (posted in a separate announcement) and consider applying or passing it…[Read more]

Dear SMT JIG,

I wonder if any of you would give me your opinion on a question that’s been bugging me for ages. Let’s say we agree that you can reduce rhythm changes to |I|V|I|V| in the first four measures. Do you hear those Vs as back-related? Front-related? Depends on comping vs. soloing? Depends on the line being played? Depends on something…[Read more]

The 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]

Dear SMT Jazz Interest Group members,

We conducted our 25th annual meeting in Columbus. Twenty-seven individuals attended. After my opening welcome—in which I hoped to convey that our group is open to everyone interested in jazz theory and analysis at any career stage—Janna Saslaw announced the winner of the Steve Larson Award for Jazz Sch…[Read more]