Latest News & Announcements

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From June 1 to 30, 2026, Mary Wennerstrom, founding SMT Treasurer, will add $25 to each donation of $5 or more.

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Election results are in! The winners are Nancy Rodgers for President-Elect, Táhirih Motazedian for Treasurer, and Orit Hilewicz and Christopher Segall for members-at-large.
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Peer Learning Program workshops are three-hour seminars led by prominent scholars. They provide the opportunity to learn—from the workshop leader as well as from peers—new perspectives on fundamental issues in music theory, and to apply that learning to research and teaching. The topics range widely across music-theoretical research and teaching interests.

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The Graduate Student Workshop Program (GSWP) emphasizes instruction, participation, and discussion among graduate students.

This annual award honors outstanding undergraduate syllabi that promote diversity in music theory. The deadline to apply for the 2026 award is Monday, September 14.

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SMT-Pod has debuted its fifth season! A new episode will be released every week.
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We are proud to announce the publication of SMT-V 12.3, “Schoenberg on Schoenberg: An Unpublished Analysis of his String Quartet No. 4, op. 37 (1936)” by Philip Stoecker.