Latest News & Announcements

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We are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the upcoming Society for Music Theory (SMT) conference in 2026, to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from Nov 5–8. Deadline: February 16, 2026.

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This yearly award, made possible by the SMT-40 campaign, is intended to recognize and foster excellent research in music theory by helping highly qualified PhD students to complete their dissertations. Deadline: December 15.
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Part of the mission of the Award for Diversity Course Design is to make it easier to teach diverse courses. The SMT is honored to share the syllabi of its award winners.
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SMT is seeking nominations for a new SMT President-Elect and two new Members-at-Large.

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"Between Art and Science: Amy Beach’s Hermit Thrush Pieces and Early-Twentieth-Century Birdsong Transcription” by William O’Hara is now available at SMT-V.org and on YouTube.
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The Society for Music Theory is pleased to announce its 2025 publication award winners.

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Oxford University Press has made these articles free to read for three months.