Welcome to Music Theory Midwest's Inclusive Music Theory Pedagogy Resource! This aspirational and constantly-evolving project is meant to inspire music theory instructors to question the norms in their own teaching practices; challenge the colonial, racist, ablist, sexist and white supremacist standards in music theory teaching today; and take ongoing steps towards a music theory pedagogy that doesn't exist yet — but perhaps one day will. You can access our archive through the interface below.

The resource offers points of access for instructors at all levels of familiarity and comfort with pedagogy and pedagogical reform. It includes works to help you self-educate on issues of race, gender, sexuality, and beyond in pedagogical contexts; "how-to" works that theorize or report on pedagogical innovations in the classroom; sample syllabi from a wide range of course types; and links to further resources that may suggest repertoire for use on listening lists, assignments, or in-class examples. We imagine that you will access the database again and again, as you go deeper into particular topics, become comfortable with once-uncomfortable practices and topics, and continue your own learning in order to inspire your students.

The resource is organized as a searchable bibliographic database powered by Zotero. Using this interface, you can filter by topic tags or publication date and sort results by title, creator or date. Select citations include links which allow you to download, print, or share materials. If you prefer, you can access this database using Zotero's online library interface.

As this is a living resource, we encourage your submissions to the database through the MTMW Inclusive Music Theory Pedagogy Submission Form. Submissions will be reviewed regularly by the current membership of Music Theory Midwest's Publication Committee.

The 2020 and 2021 Publication Committees who led the initial creation and refinement of this resource were composed of:

This work is based on a document that was created collaboratively and often anonymously. Original contributors to that document included Anabel Maler. If you contributed and would like your name listed, please use This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to let us know, and we will happily add you to the list!