The Student Presentation Award is given annually to a graduate or undergraduate music student for a scholarly presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Music Theory.

Year Name Institution Paper title
2023 Nicole Cosme-Clifford Yale University ""Play a Song from the Jukebox"
2023 Ryan Galik  Michigan State University “Don't Pop the Bubble: Intersections of Ambient Music, Attention, Expectation, and Flow in Tim Hecker's Virgins” 
2022 Rachel Gain Yale University “Beyond the Audible: Embodied Choreographic Syncopations in Rhythm Tap Dance”
2022 Audrey Slote University of Chicago “Chiasmus as Critique: Dallapiccola’s Ulisse and the Political Resonances of Musical Form”
2021 Anna Yu Wang Harvard University "Perceiving banyan: Temporal Syntax Unbeholden to Meter"
2020 Lina Sofia Tabak The Graduate Center, CUNY "Pulse Dissonance in Colombian Currulao"
2019 Catrina Kim Eastman School of Music "Fragments and Frames in the Early Romantic Era"
2019 Jeremy Tatar McGill University "Metric Transformations in Hip-Hop and R&B Sampling Practice"
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December 13, 2023

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