SMT-Pod has debuted its second season! A new episode will be released every week.

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The editorial board of SMT-Pod is proud to announce the lineup for Season 3 of the Society for Music Theory's premiere audio publication.

Episodes will be released weekly through the beginning of April, and may be streamed on our website or common podcast apps such as Apple, Spotify, or Google.

  • Episode 3.1 (January 25, 2024) - Joseph Straus, “Introduction to Stravinsky’s 1911 Petrushka (stream the rest of his series on Spotify)
  • Episode 3.2 (February 1, 2024) - Abigail Lindo, “Muito Beleza – Ana’s Hands: Postcolonial Gendered Legacies of the Viola da Terra”
  • Episode 3.3 (February 8, 2024) - Stephen Rodgers, “Listening a Page at a Time”
  • Episode 3.4 (February 15, 2024) - Nariá Assis & Luís Raimundo, “Interrelating Concepts of 'Texture' and 'Rhythm' in Massive Textures and Beatless Rhythms"
  • Episode 3.5 (February 22, 2024) - Thomas B. Yee, “What if Octaves Aren't Equivalent? – A Composer's Guide to Non-Octave-Repeating Scales”
  • Episode 3.6 (February 29, 2024) - Matthew Ferrandino, Brent Ferguson & George Reid, “Playing with Ghosts: Timbre and the Chiptuning of Canon in the Bardcore Video Game Projects”
  • Episode 3.7 (March 7, 2024) - Alejandro Cueto, “Otherworldly Sound in The 5th Dimension’s ‘Age of Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In’ (1969)”
  • Episode 3.8 (March 14, 2024) - Brent Ferguson & Nykia Osborne, “Agency and Practical Model Composition in the Music Theory Classroom”
  • Episode 3.9 (March 21, 2024) - Tori Vilches, “‘Somos la Resistencia, No?’: Memory and Manipulation in Netflix's La Casa de Papel"
  • Episode 3.10 (March 28, 2024) - Jeremy Orosz, “Tracing The 'Disappearance' of the Third Chorus in Recent Popular Music: Why Are Songs with Two Chorus Statements More Common Now?"
  • Episode 3.11 (April 4, 2024) - Stefanie Bilidas & Grace Gollmar, “Considering the Impact of Timbre on Perceptions of Genre in Recorded Popular Music"

Stay tuned for the Season 4 call for proposals!

SMT Jacksonville 2024

The Society for Music Theory celebrates its forty-seventh Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Riverfront Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida, November 7–10, 2024.

ABOUT JACKSONVILLE

Visit Jacksonville built a microsite for our attendees to use. Visit the site to learn more about Jacksonville, including where to eat, what to do, and how to get there.

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Information about the conference can be found on the SMT website

Hotel Reservations 

The Hyatt Regency Riverfront Hotel (225 E Coastline Drive) has reserved a block of rooms for conference attendees. The rates are $169/night for single and double occupancy; $194/night for triple occupancy; $219/night for quadruple occupancy; and $169 for student quadruple occupancy (limited rooms available). Hotel reservations for non-students may be made online.  SMT student members should have received an email with a code to reserve at the student rate; please email Jennifer Diaz at smt@societymusictheory.org if you did not receive the email. 

Using the conference room block at this hotel helps us meet our contractual obligations and keeps you close to all conference activities.

Conference Registration

Conference registration is open and available on our website. The rates are as follows:

Rate Category Early (6/01–9/27/2024) Regular (9/28–11/1/2024)
Student or low-income $70.00 $95.00
Emeritus/Retired $100.00 $135.00
Standard $130.00 $175.00
Student Helpers

We are in need of student volunteers to assist during the conference. Volunteers will receive a registration fee waiver in exchange for 6.5 hours of service. The deadline to apply is September 6

Hotel Accessibility

Every effort will be made to meet the unique requirements of all attendees. For specific needs or questions please contact Jennifer Diaz, Executive Director, at smt@societymusictheory.org.  

Sponsorships

The Society provides several sponsorship opportunities for organizations at our Annual Meeting. 

Exhibits 

The deadline to reserve an exhibit booth is September 6

Program Guide Advertisements 

The final deadline to reserve a program guide ad is September 6