SMT-Rus Migration to Humanities Commons

[Ellen Bakulina]

Dear SMT-Rus members,

Happy New Year to all! I am writing as the new chair of our interest group. I am happy to start serving in this capacity! Thank you to all who voted for me. Thank you also to the past chairs Inessa Bazayev and Chris Segall! 

Today, I'm writing to let you know that we will no longer use this Google group, called "SMT Russian Music Theory Interest Group." Instead, we will use a web page on Humanities Commons, with the same name. Here is the link: https://hcommons.org/groups/society-for-music-theory-russian-music-theory-interest-group/ 

If this link doesn't work, then google "Humanities Commons," and, once there, search for "Russian music theory." The RMTIG page will come up first. 

What you need to do to join it is (1) create a Humanities Commons account, and (2) find the RMTIG page and click "join." You don't need any special permission to join.Your membership on the web page defines your membership in the interest group. Thank-you to Blake Ritchie who maintains the page for us!  

To maximize the accessibility of the information, I ask that everybody sets their email preference to "new topics email." You don't have to do it, but it will be the most convenient option for you to see what new stuff has been posted. To do this, go to the group's home page, click on "email options" (top left corner of the central part of the screen) and select "new topics email." 

I see fourteen members on this web page right now, compared to 84 members on the google group. (Some of the 84 are doublings, though.) I urge everyone to sign up for the Humanities Commons page. All information pertaining to the group's activity will be posted there. Additionally, there is also a "discussion" page where anyone can start a discussion.  

All best, and I look forward to working with you all!

-Ellen Bakulina