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On September 30th, SMR gathered virtually to discuss plans for the coming year, including possible socially-distanced social gatherings, constitution revision, and exciting MGMC conference hosting plans! Dogs were praised. Coffee and tea were consumed. If you want to keep abreast...

On the eve of this most auspicious academic year, SMR gathered via Zoom for its annual BBQ, lovingly—if haphazardly—amended to the Beginning-of-the-year Bash in Quarantine. We got to know one another and, perhaps more importantly, played some excellent rounds of...

On August 12, 2020, in a summer seemingly like no other, SMR members and SMTD faculty gathered to hear a dissertation presentation by Lisa Decenteceo via Zoom. Congratulations, Lisa, on this important step and on your excellent work in “From...

I recently presented a paper entitled “La Sensibile È Mobile! Descending Leading Tones in Italian Opera from the Primo Ottocento” at the thirty-first meeting of Music Theory Midwest. Like many other conferences this year, this meeting was held online, albeit...

Recently, SMR member Elizabeth McLain participated in a national webinar entitled “Embracing disability wisdom during COVID-19: What we can learn from the disabled community.” According to the webinar’s advertisement, “due to COVID-19, the country as a whole is experiencing what...