[AMS-announce] CFP: Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic, George Mason Univ., Fairfax VA, Apr 2009

[Announcements for the AMS]

The Seventh Annual Meeting of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic will be held at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia on Friday, 3 April and Saturday, 4 April 2009.

MTSMA welcomes proposals on any aspect of music theory. All 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 (double-spaced in 10- to 12-point font). 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.

MTSMA grants an award to the best student paper (the Dorothy Payne Award). Students wishing to be considered for the award should include their entire paper (7 copies) with their proposal.

Send the above material to:  Anne Marie de Zeeuw, MTSMA Program Chair, School of Music, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292.

The postmark deadline for submissions is 1 December 2008.