January 20th – Historical Context
- Blasius, L. Mapping the terrain. In T. Christensen (Ed.) The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 25–45.
- Cook, N. Epistemologies of music theory. In T. Christensen (Ed.) The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 78–106.
January 27th – Structuralist approaches: Forte-Taruskin Debate
- Taruskin, R. Allen Forte – “The Harmonic Organization of” The Rite of Spring (Book Review) Current Musicology 114-29. (Respondent: Dana)
- Forte, A. 1985. Pitch-class set analysis today. Music analysis 29-58. (Respondent: Lissa)
- Taruskin, R. 1986. Letter to the Editor from Richard Taruskin. Music Analysis, 5(2/3), 313-20. (Respondent: Lindsay)
- Forte, A. 1986. Letter to the editor in reply to Richard Taruskin from Allen Forte. Music Analysis 321-37. (Respondent: Hubert)
February 3rd – Structuralist approaches: Other responses and debates 1
- Fournier, Karen. 2001. Toward an epistemological model for music theory.Journal of Musicological Research 20(4): 391-412.
- Maus, Fred Everett. 2004. The disciplined subject of Musical Analysis.” Beyond Structural Listening? Postmodern Modes of Hearing. 13-43. (Respondent: Lindsay)
February 10th – Structuralist approaches: Other responses and debates 2
- Guck, Marion A. 2006. Analysis as interpretation: Interaction, intentionality, invention.” Music Theory Spectrum 28(2): 191-209. (Respondent: Dana)
- Lochhead, Judy. 2006. How Does It Work?”: Challenges to Analytic Explanation.”Music Theory Spectrum 28(2): 233-254.
February 17th – Performance and Analysis
- SMT Performance and Analysis Interest Group
- Barolsky, Daniel. 2007. The performer as analyst. Music Theory Online 13(1).
- Schmalfeldt, Janet. 2002. On Performance, Analysis, and Schubert‘s Piano Sonata in A Minor, Op. 42, D. 845. Per Musi:Revista de Performance Musical, 5-6: 38-54. (Respondent: Hubert)
February 24th – Music and Philosophy
- SMT Music and Philosophy Interest Group
- Goehr, Lydia. 1992. “Chapter Two: A nominalist theory of musical works” in The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works: An Essay in the Philosophy of Music: An Essay in the Philosophy of Music. Clarendon Press, 1992. (Respondent: Lindsay)
- Kane, Brian. 2011. Excavating Lewin’s “Phenomenology”. Music Theory Spectrum 33(1): 27-36.
- Lewin, David. 1986. Music theory, phenomenology, and modes of perception. Music Perception: An Interdisciplinary Journal 3(4): 327-92.
March 2nd – Identity and Music
- SMT Music and Disability Interest Group
- Maus, Fred. 1993. Masculine discourse in music theory. Perspectives of New Music (31)2: 264–93. (Respondent: Lissa)
- Straus, Joseph. 2006. Normalizing the abnormal: Disability in music and music theory. Journal of the American Musicological Society 59(1): 113–84.
March 9th – Journal Synopsis presentations
March 23rd – Jazz and Improvisation
- SMT Jazz Interest Group
- SMT Improvisation Interest Group
- Waters, Keith. 2005. Modes, Scales, Functional harmony, and Nonfunctional harmony in the Compositions of herbie hancock. Journal of Music Theory 49(2): 333–57. (Respondent: Lissa)
- Music Theory Online special issue on Theorizing Improvisation (Musically)
- Sheehy, August and Paul Steinbeck. Introduction: Theorizing Improvisation (Musically)
- Lewis, George. Critical Responses to “Theorizing Improvisation (Musically)”
March 30th – Popular Music
- SMT Popular Music Interest Group
- Biamonte, Nicole. 2010. Triadic modal and pentatonic patterns in rock music. Music Theory Spectrum 32(2): 95–110. (Respondent: Hubert)
- Capuzzo, Guy. 2004. Neo-Riemannian theory and the analysis of pop-rock music. Music Theory Spectrum 26(2): 177-199.
April 6th – Film and Multimedia
- SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group
- Brame, Jason.2011. Thematic Unity Across a Video Game Series. Act-Zeitschrift für Musik & Performance. 2: 2-16.
- Lehman, Frank. 2013. Hollywood cadences: Music and the structure of cinematic expectation. Music Theory Online 19(4). (Respondent: Dana)
April 13th– Project Presentations
- Hubert
- Lissa
April 20th – Project Presentations
- Dana
- Lindsay