SMT-Pod is a Open Collaborative Peer-Reviewed and creative venue for timely conversations about music theory. Audio-only podcasts offer a unique—though non-traditional—way of engaging with music, analysis, and contemporary issues in the field. As opposed to the heavy, jargon-laden publications we are used to working through at our desks, SMT-Pod publications are easy to listen to and think about in the car, on your run, or while grading.. Read more about SMT-Pod here.

Latest News

January 2024 : Season 3 launches! Join us every Thursday beginning on January 25, 2024 for a weekly podcast episode.

June 2023 : Call for season 3 deadline for Spring 2024 podcast season is extended to July 15, 2023 at 11:59pm EST.

May 2023 : Call for season 3 opens - deadline for Spring 2024 podcast season is June 15, 2023 at 11:59pm EST.

January 2023 : New season launches! Join us every Thursday beginning on January 26, 2023 for a weekly podcast episode.

November 2022 : Come chat with our board at our open board meeting during the Mega Joint SMT, AMS, and SEM Conference. Dessert will be provided! The meeting will be held in the Executive Board Room in the Conference Hotel on Thursday, November 10, 2022 and is open to all 8-9:00pm. Check out the event on the conference program here.

Fall 2022 : We are in production for Season 2. Thank you for all who submitted proposals for the season. For now, feel free to listen to Season 1 podcasts in the Episodes page and stay tuned for our new season in January 2023.

April 28, 2022 : It’s a wrap on Season 1! Thanks for listening. Remember see the list of podcasts, release dates, and supplemental materials at our Episodes page. You can also check out the featured music page for more information about composers, performers, and artists featured in the podcast.

January 13, 2022 : We’ve Launched! Check out your favorite podcast streaming app to listen to our first season, and tune in every Thursday for a new episode. To see the list of upcoming podcasts, release dates, and supplemental materials, check out our Episodes page! We also want to thank all of our music contributors - check out the featured music page for more information about original works featured in the podcast.

January 1, 2022 : Happy New Year We will be releasing podcasts every Thursday starting January 13. To see the list of upcoming podcasts and release dates, check out our Episodes page!

November 4, 2021 : Our season 1 podcasts are in production. To learn more about the first season and listen to a preview of one of our episodes, check out our Season 1 preview!

September 2021 : Congrats to Zhangcheng Lu. Their composition, BGM Scales, was selected as our theme..

June 1, 2021 : Hello World. We’ve launched! Listen to our trailer to learn more about SMT-Pod, the new Podcast for the Society for Music Theory.

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