The Fifth Popular Music Theory and Analysis Summer School
17th 19th July 2026, University of Liverpool, IPM-IPM-SMA

The Institutes of Popular Music of both Rochester [https://www.rochester.edu/popmusic/] and Liverpool [https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/music/], together with the Society for Music Analysis [https://www.sma.ac.uk/?doing wp cron=1630055066.8486840724945068359375], are pleased to announce their fifth Summer School dedicated to popular music theory and analysis.

Set in the vibrant city of Liverpool, UK, the course will be held on Friday 17th Sunday 19th July 2026.
The teaching of the course features intensive workshops with leading experts in the field: Michael Buchler [https://music.fsu.edu/person/michael-buchler/] (Florida State University), Jocelyn Neal [https://music.unc.edu/people/musicfaculty/jocelyn-neal/] (UNC at Chapel Hill) and Justin Williams [https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Justin-Williams-61dd4bd4-d5ea-4bd6-9181-c71670d811f0/] (Bristol). Plenary speakers will include: Ben Baker [https://www.esm.rochester.edu/directory/baker-ben/] (Eastman), Chelsea Burns [https://music.utexas.edu/about/people/chelsea-burns] (University of Texas), Ralf von Appen [https://www.mdw.ac.at/stdw/?PageId=36] (Vienna), and University of Liverpool Staff.

During the course, we will share and explore some of the latest research in popular music theory, making the course ideal for graduate students or early career researchers.