Conference Agenda

The Online Program of Events for the 2026 SMT Annual Meeting appears below. Please note that we have Thursday morning sessions!

This program is subject to change. Sessions that are color coded purple indicates that all or some of the presentations are scheduled to either be remote or livestreamed. This is also subject to change.

Use the search bar to search by name or title of paper/session. Note that this search bar does not search by keyword. Click on the session name for a detailed view (with participant names and abstracts).

Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 12th Aug 2026, 12:17:50am CDT

 
Wed 04 Nov Thu 05 Nov Fri 06 Nov Sat 07 Nov Sun 08 Nov
Thu05Nov
Atrium
Crystal
Executive Ballroom
Lakeshore AB
Manager's Suite
Milwaukee
Pere Marquette
Regency A
Regency B
Regency C
Regency D
Vue East
Vue North
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
8:00pm
9:00pm
10:00pm
11:00pm
12:00am
Registration Desk is Open
8:30am - 6:00pm
Atrium
Location: Atrium
Opening Reception
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Atrium
Location: Atrium
Theorizing Timbre and Harmony in Contemporary Music
9:00am - 12:00pm
Crystal
Location: Crystal

Peer Learning Program led by Robert Hasegawa. By invitation only.

Exhibit Hall is Open
1:00pm - 6:00pm
Executive Ballroom
Location: Executive Ballroom
Coffee Break
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Executive Ballroom
Location: Executive Ballroom
Irregular Meters, Globally Speaking
9:00am - 10:30am
Lakeshore AB
Location: Lakeshore AB
Voice Leading
10:45am - 12:15pm
Lakeshore AB
Location: Lakeshore AB
Topic Formation and Use
2:15pm - 3:45pm
Lakeshore AB
Location: Lakeshore AB
Reconstructing Hexachordal Solmization: Opportunities and Limitations
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Lakeshore AB
Location: Lakeshore AB
Composition Interest Group Meeting
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lakeshore AB
Location: Lakeshore AB
Three Chords and the Truth: Theories and Analyses of Songwriting
9:00am - 12:00pm
Manager's Suite
Location: Manager's Suite

Peer Learning Program led by Jocelyn Neal. By invitation only.

Historical Materials: Phrase, Meter, Scale
9:00am - 10:30am
Milwaukee
Location: Milwaukee
Transformations and Interval Spaces
10:45am - 12:15pm
Milwaukee
Location: Milwaukee
Pop Formal Functions
2:15pm - 3:45pm
Milwaukee
Location: Milwaukee
Voice and Identity
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Milwaukee
Location: Milwaukee
Nursing Mothers' Room
8:00am - 8:00pm
Pere Marquette
Location: Pere Marquette

See the registration desk for the key.

Analytical Methodologies for 8-Bit Chiptune Music
10:45am - 12:15pm
Regency A
Location: Regency A
Pedagogies and Public Music Theory
2:15pm - 3:45pm
Regency A
Location: Regency A
Epistemic Strings: Thinking Music Theory through the Oud, Sitar, and Guitar
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Regency A
Location: Regency A
Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group Meeting
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Regency A
Location: Regency A
Music Theory Examples from Artists with Disabilities: A Crowdsourcing Session
9:00am - 12:15pm
Regency B
Location: Regency B

Sponsored by the Committee on Disability and Accessibility.

Timbre Studies
2:15pm - 3:45pm
Regency B
Location: Regency B
Tech Tips and Best Practices for Publications, Presentations, and Pedagogy
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Regency B
Location: Regency B

Sponsored by the Professional Development Committee.

Interest Group Fair
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Regency C
Location: Regency C
Genre and Crossover in the 21st Century
9:00am - 10:30am
Regency D
Location: Regency D
Choreography
10:45am - 12:15pm
Regency D
Location: Regency D
Meters, Perceived and Otherwise
2:15pm - 3:45pm
Regency D
Location: Regency D
Integrating Timbre into the Undergraduate Music Theory Curriculum
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Regency D
Location: Regency D
Executive Board Meeting
8:00am - 12:00pm
Vue East
Location: Vue East

Closed Meeting.

Conference Guides Meeting
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Vue North
Location: Vue North