With articles by Chiu, Martinkus, Terrigno, Emmery, Beaudoin, Perry, Levy, Karnes, Hall, and Morrison; review by De Souza.

The August 2021 SMT Newsletter has been published! 

SMT-V 7.5, “Understanding Turkish Classical Makam: Identifying Modes Through Characteristic Melodies” by Adem Merter Birson, is now available at SMT-V.org.

July 30 is the deadline for requesting a subvention grant.

Election results: Áine Heneghan (Vice President-elect), Chelsea Burns and Daphne Tan (Members-at-Large)

With articles by Karpinski, Chenette, Gates, Marvin, Schumann, Boyle, Smith, Shupe, Donaldson, Hahn, Kozak; reviews by Duguay and Kovaciny.

SMT-V 7.4, “I Don’t Care if I Never Get Back: Optimism and Ascent in ‘Take Me Out To The Ball Game’” by Michael Buchler, is now available at SMT-V.org.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new audio publication through the Society of Music Theory called SMT-Pod.

The SMT Executive Board has three positions that will open up after our 2021 meeting: a new Vice President and two new members of the Executive Board ("Members-at-Large"). Check your email for an invitation from OpaVote to participate in this year’s election.

The Executive Board of the Society for Music Theory condemns the acts of anti-Asian violence that have been occurring this year in the United States and continue to escalate. We urge you to reach out to members of our Society who have been especially affected by these violent acts of the last three weeks, and who are dealing with this pain every day.