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Rank across institutions

Rank: SMT vs. IPEDS

grouped bar chart of rank within SMT 2009–2011 where each year graduate students comprise ~40% and the next highest rank is ~15%
SMT 2009–2011
bar graph of rank in IPEDS; does not include graduate students; distribution is fairly even at 15–25% each rank
IPEDS 2009

Rank: SMT vs. CMS

grouped bar chart of rank within SMT 2009–2011 where each year graduate students comprise ~40% and the next highest rank is ~15%
SMT 2009–2011
bar graph of rank within CMS where full professors comprise ~23%, followed by professors of decreasing ranks. No graduate students are in the graph.
CMS 2011

Gender

Gender: SMT vs. IPEDS

grouped bar chart of SMT membership 2009–2011 broken into male/female; males (~70%) consistently outnumber females (~30%) each year
SMT 2009–2011
bar graph of IPEDS data broken into male/female; males ~58% and females ~42%
IPEDS 2009

Gender: SMT vs. CMS

grouped bar chart of SMT membership 2009–2011 broken into male/female; males (~70%) consistently outnumber females (~30%) each year
SMT 2009–2011
bar graph of CMS membership broken into male/female; males ~69% and females ~30%
CMS 2011

Ethnicity

Ethnicity: SMT vs. IPEDS

grouped bar chart of SMT membership 2009–2011 broken into five broad ethnicities + other; white is the overwhelming majority, at >75% each year
SMT 2009–2011
bar graph of IPEDs data broken into five broad ethnicities + unknown; white is the overwhelming majority, at ~75%
IPEDS 2009

Collated data

Rank Collated with Gender

grouped bar chart of different ranks in SMT membership broken into male/female. In faculty ranks, males outnumber females by ~4:1; in graduate students, the disparity is smaller, but males still outnumber females by ~2:1
SMT 2009–2011
grouped bar chart of different ranks in CMS membership broken into male/female. Males outnumber females in full professor rank by ~5:3; associate/assistant professors are nearly even; lower ranks have more females than males
CMS 2011
grouped bar chart of IPEDS data with different ranks broken into male/female. Males outnumber females in full professor rank by ~2:1; associate professors are nearly even; lower ranks have more females than males
IPEDS 2009

Rank Collated with Ethnicity

segmented bar chart of ethnicities comprising each rank within SMT membership; in every category, white is the vast majority. White has the smallest majority in the Lecturer rank, at ~60%.
SMT 2009–2011
segmented bar chart of IPEDS data of ethnicities comprising each rank; in every rank, white is the vast majority, at >67% in each case.
IPEDS 2009

Gender Collated with Ethnicity

grouped bar chart of SMT membership divided by ethnicity and further subgrouped by gender. Males outnumber females in each ethnicity, but particularly among the white membership, where the male/female ratio is ~3:5.
SMT 2009–2011

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