About

The members of the Engaged Music Theory Working Group are:

Co-organizers
Michèle Duguay (she/her)
Marc Hannaford (he/him)
Toru Momii (he/him)

Group Members
Makulumy Alexander-Hills (he/him)
Clifton Boyd (he/him)
Chelsea Burns (she/her)
Samuel Chan (he/him)
Johanna Devaney (she/her)
Kristi Hardman (she/her)
Stephen Lett (he/him)
Vivian Luong (she/her)
Rowland Moseley (he/him)
Nathan Pell (he/him)
Lauren Shepherd (she/her)
Danielle Shlomit Sofer (they/them)
Noel Torres-Rivera (he/him)

Ongoing Activities

Curating the Engaged Music Theory Bibliography

Commissioning and Editing a series of blog posts on Engaged Music Theory

Development of a mentoring program aiming to guide junior scholars through the article publication process

Past Activities

Produced a document outlining steps for the SMT to change their by-laws

Wrote a letter to SMT Executive Board, resulting in a Town Hall on the peer-review process at the 2021 Annual Meeting for the SMT

Obtained an SMT subvention grant, for costs associated with the Engaged Music Theory blog (website maintenance, author honoraria, etc.)

Future Plans

Organizing a conference panel on Engaged Music Theory

Hosting a symposium on engaged scholarship

Publishing the symposium proceedings as an edited collection

Recent Posts

The Hidden Bias of “Meeting Students Where They Are”August 14, 2023
Richard Desinord Edited by Clifton Boyd This fall will mark my 13th year of teaching.[1] Some may say I’ve accomplished much through my experiences in different education settings, from building a band program at my first job in a public school system to landing a tenure-track job at my current institution. And while I can … Continue reading "The Hidden Bias of “Meeting Students Where They Are”"
Experimentaciones sensoriales comprometidas [English text]July 11, 2022
Miguel Garutti Translated by Noel Torres Rivera. Presione aquí para leer el texto en español. Translator’s Note Last summer, a few months after finishing my doctoral degree, I received the invitation to write a post for the recently launched Engaged Music Theory Working Group’s blog. Having been somewhat involved with this young collective since its … Continue reading "Experimentaciones sensoriales comprometidas [English text]"
Experimentaciones sensoriales comprometidas [texto en español]July 11, 2022
Miguel Garutti Editado por Noel Torres Rivera. Click here to read this text in English. Nota del traductor El verano pasado, tan solo unos meses después de terminar mi doctorado, recibí la invitación para el blog del Engaged Music Theory Working Group. Habiendo estado involucrado con este colectivo desde sus comienzos en la primavera del … Continue reading "Experimentaciones sensoriales comprometidas [texto en español]"
Feeling Like a TheoristJune 13, 2022
Vivian Luong Collaboratively edited with Chelsea Burns and Samuel Chan Write an introduction: Construct something that invites the reader in. Make a place for them to sit a while and take in your words. Be friendly and gentle. Demonstrate that you can write and belong here with the careful precision of your prose. Write and … Continue reading "Feeling Like a Theorist"
Playing by the Rules in the House of the DeadMay 17, 2022
Danielle Shlomit Sofer Collaboratively edited with Clifton Boyd and Stephen Lett Content Warning: The following post discusses rape and sexual assault in the academy. All of the major scholarly music societies have subgroups devoted to queer themes these days.[1] As late as 2016, however, no independent body devoted to supporting queer music scholars’ inquiry into … Continue reading "Playing by the Rules in the House of the Dead"