Jun
21
2021
By mlavengood

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new issue of Music Theory Online. 

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What’s hotter than the late-spring heat wave gripping the western United States? A new issue of Music Theory Online! We at MTO are proud to present Volume 27, Issue 2.

We welcome submissions on topics of interest to a diverse music theory community at any time.

Enjoy your summer reading!

Mitch Ohriner, University of Denver, editor
Brent Auerbach, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, associate editor
Inessa Bazayev, Louisiana State University, associate editor
Jenine Brown, Carnegie Mellon University, associate editor
Brad Osborn, University of Kansas, associate editor
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Editor’s Message

Symposium on Aural Skills and Cognition

A Cognitive Basis for Choosing a Solmization System - Gary S. Karpinski (The University of Massachusetts Amherst)

What Are the Truly Aural Skills? - Timothy Chenette (Utah State University)

Developing Musical Imagery: Contributions from Pedagogy and Cognitive Science - Sarah Gates (Northwestern University)

Rethinking Aural Skills Instruction through Cognitive Research: A Response - Elizabeth Marvin (Eastman School of Music)

Articles

Asymmetrical Meter, Ostinati, and Cycles in the Music of Tigran Hamasyan - Scott Charles Schumann (Central Michigan University)

Flexible Ostinati, Groove, and Formal Process in Craig Taborn’s Avenging Angel - Antares Boyle (Portland State University)

The Shapes and Functions of Continuous Processes in Contemporary Electronic Dance Music - Jeremy Walter Smith (University of Louisville)

War and the Musical Grotesque in Crumb’s “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” - Abigail Shupe (Colorado State University)

Melody on the Threshold in Spectral Music - James Donaldson (McGill University)

Reframing Generated Rhythms and the Metric Matrix as Projections of Higher-Dimensional Lattices in Scott Joplin’s Music - Joshua Hahn (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s Violin Phase and the Experience of Time, or Why Does Process Music Work? - Mariusz Kozak (Columbia University)

Reviews

Review of Victoria Malawey, A Blaze of Light in Every Word: Analyzing the Popular Singing Voice (Oxford University Press, 2020) - Michéle Duguay (CUNY Graduate Center)

Music Theory’s Visceral Turn, a Review of Roger Mathew Grant's Peculiar Attunements: How Affect Theory Turned Musical (Fordham University Press, 2020) - Stephen Kovaciny (Madison, WI)

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. 

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