The MTSMA welcomes proposals on any aspect of music theory. Presentations are limited to thirty (30) minutes: twenty (20) minutes for the paper and ten (10) minutes for discussion.

Please include the following in your submission:

1.     Seven (7) copies of a proposal.  Proposals are limited to 500 words and no more than two pages of text (double-spaced in 10- to 12-point font) plus examples and references. No information that identifies the author(s) or institutional affiliation should appear in the proposal.

2.     A cover letter that includes the author’s name, paper title, institutional affiliation or city of residence, phone number(s), and e-mail address. Submissions will be acknowledged by email.

3.     One copy of a 200-250 word abstract suitable for publication.

Students wishing to be considered for the Dorothy Payne Award for the best student paper should send their entire paper (7 copies) with their proposal.

Address for submissions by US Post:

Dora A. Hanninen, MTSMA Program Chair
c/o Ms. Tracy Krulik
2110 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
School of Music University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 2074

Email submissions are encouraged! The format of all email submissions must be either an MS Word document or a pdf. Email one copy each of your proposal, cover letter information and the 200-250 word abstract to mtsma2010@gmail.com with the subject line: “MTSMA 2010 Proposal.”

2010 Program Committee: Dora Hanninen, Chair (University of Maryland), Rachel Bergman (George Mason University), Clifton Callender (Florida State University), Cynthia Folio (Temple University), Philip Rupprecht (Duke University)