We are pleased to announce the third meeting of “Theorizing African American Music,” to take place in person, June 5–7, 2025, at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. TAAM-Emory will feature paper sessions, a panel on HBCU musics, a panel featuring Black composers, a keynote by Horace Maxile, and two evening concerts on June 5 and 7. 

TAAM highlights African American and Black perspectives on music and music theory, perspectives that have historically been marginalized in the United States. This conference provides a platform for scholars interested in the theory and analysis of African American music. TAAM foregrounds Black voices as we welcome all music theorists, musicologists, ethnomusicologists, music critics, composers, performers, and others invested in African American music. The intent of the conference is twofold. First, we address the historical erasure of African American scholars and their perspectives from the discipline of music theory. Equally important, we include musicological, ethnomusicological, and other analytical perspectives on American musics that can reasonably be said to have roots in African Americanism.