Society for Music Theory 49th Annual Meeting
November 5-8, 2026
Hyatt Regency Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI, USA
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, 12:18:56am CDT
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Daily Overview |
| Date: Thursday, 05/Nov/2026 | |
| 8:00am - 12:00pm | Executive Board Meeting Location: Vue East Closed Meeting. |
| 8:00am - 8:00pm | Nursing Mothers' Room Location: Pere Marquette See the registration desk for the key. |
| 8:30am - 6:00pm | Registration Desk is Open Location: Atrium |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | Irregular Meters, Globally Speaking Location: Lakeshore AB |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | Historical Materials: Phrase, Meter, Scale Location: Milwaukee |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | Genre and Crossover in the 21st Century Location: Regency D |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | Theorizing Timbre and Harmony in Contemporary Music Location: Crystal Peer Learning Program led by Robert Hasegawa. By invitation only. |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | Three Chords and the Truth: Theories and Analyses of Songwriting Location: Manager's Suite Peer Learning Program led by Jocelyn Neal. By invitation only. |
| 9:00am - 12:15pm | Music Theory Examples from Artists with Disabilities: A Crowdsourcing Session Location: Regency B Sponsored by the Committee on Disability and Accessibility. |
| 10:45am - 12:15pm | Voice Leading Location: Lakeshore AB |
| 10:45am - 12:15pm | Transformations and Interval Spaces Location: Milwaukee |
| 10:45am - 12:15pm | Analytical Methodologies for 8-Bit Chiptune Music Location: Regency A |
| 10:45am - 12:15pm | Choreography Location: Regency D |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Conference Guides Meeting Location: Vue North |
| 1:00pm - 6:00pm | Exhibit Hall is Open Location: Executive Ballroom |
| 2:15pm - 3:45pm | Topic Formation and Use Location: Lakeshore AB |
| 2:15pm - 3:45pm | Pop Formal Functions Location: Milwaukee |
| 2:15pm - 3:45pm | Pedagogies and Public Music Theory Location: Regency A |
| 2:15pm - 3:45pm | Timbre Studies Location: Regency B |
| 2:15pm - 3:45pm | Meters, Perceived and Otherwise Location: Regency D |
| 3:15pm - 4:30pm | Coffee Break Location: Executive Ballroom |
| 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Reconstructing Hexachordal Solmization: Opportunities and Limitations Location: Lakeshore AB |
| 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Voice and Identity Location: Milwaukee |
| 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Epistemic Strings: Thinking Music Theory through the Oud, Sitar, and Guitar Location: Regency A |
| 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Tech Tips and Best Practices for Publications, Presentations, and Pedagogy Location: Regency B Sponsored by the Professional Development Committee. |
| 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Integrating Timbre into the Undergraduate Music Theory Curriculum Location: Regency D |
| 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Interest Group Fair Location: Regency C |
| 6:30pm - 8:00pm | Opening Reception Location: Atrium |
| 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Composition Interest Group Meeting Location: Lakeshore AB |
| 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group Meeting Location: Regency A |