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

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We at MTO are proud to present Volume 28, no. 1, with 9 articles, 1 review, and 1 conference report. I hereby excuse you from all teaching responsibilities so that you can read it in its entirety.

Wishing all a happy spring,
-Mitch Ohriner, Editor


Editor’s Message

Articles

Bruno Alcalde (University of South Carolina) - Mixture Strategies: An Analytical Framework for Musical Hybridity

Zachary Cairns (University of Missouri St. Louis) - Switching the Backbeat: The Quick Flip and Polymetric Pogo in 1980s-era Rock Music

Calder Hannan (Columbia University) - Structural Density and Clarity, Technical Death Metal, and Anomalous’s “Ohmnivalent”

Justin London (Carleton College) - A Bevy of Biases: How Music Theory’s Methodological Problems Hinder Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Alexander Martin (Stetson University) - Tonal Ebb, Sunken II Chords, and Text-Music Correspondences in Robert Schumann’s Lieder

Scott Murphy (University of Kansas) - Three Audiovisual Correspondences in the Main Title for Vertigo

Jay Rahn (York University) - Was Mesopotamian Tuning Diatonic? A Parsimonious Answer

Sam Reenan (Miami University) - Integration, Urbanity, and Multi-Dimensionality in Schoenberg’s First Quartet

Matthew Zeller (McGill University) - Klangfarbenmelodiein 1911: Timbre’s Functional Roles in Webern’s Opp. 9 and 10

Review

Alyssa Barna (University of Minnesota) - Review of Drew Nobile, Form as Harmony in Rock Music(Oxford University Press, 2020)

Conference Report

Ben Duinker (University of Toronto) - Conference report: “Dialogues: Analysis and Performance”

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