Reflections on Music Theory Pedagogy

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___________. 2023. On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone. University of Michigan Press.

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Mann, Rachel, Cynthia Gonzales, and Amy Hatch. 2024. “Fostering Diversity in Music Theory Pedagogy: Developing Hispanic and Latin American Resources for the Classroom.” Pedagogy into Practice conference, University of Oklahoma.

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Reid, Molly. 2022. “Nonwestern Music and Decolonial Pedagogy in the Music Theory Classroom.” Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy 36 (1): 103–119. https://doi.org/10.71156/2994-7073.1408 DOI: https://doi.org/10.71156/2994-7073.1408

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Straus, Joseph and Hang Ki Choi. 2024. “What is Music Theory?: SMT Conference Presentations Then and Now.” Committee on Race and Ethnicity special session, Society for Music Theory, Jacksonville, FL.

VanHandel, Leigh. 2023. “Who Does the Society for Music Theory Gather?” Music Theory Spectrum 45 (1): 156-161. https://doi.org/10.1093/mts/mtac028 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/mts/mtac028

Van Geest, William. 2021. “The Chorale in American Music Theory: A Corpus Study of Leading Textbooks.” Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy 35, Article 1: 8–25. https://doi.org/10.71156/2994-7073.1222 DOI: https://doi.org/10.71156/2994-7073.1222

Wang, Anna Yu. 2020. “Teaching the Cultural Commitments of Musical Structures and their Theories.” Engaging Students: Essays in Music Pedagogy 8. https://doi.org/10.18061/es.v8i0.7736 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18061/es.v8i0.7736