The ''Indiana Theory Review'' () is a

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specializing in

music theory Music theory is the study of the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory". The first is the "rudiments", that are needed to understand music notation (ke ...

and

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. It began publication in 1977, under the auspices of graduate students in music theory at the

Jacobs School of Music The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana, is a music conservatory established in 1921. Until 2005, it was known as the Indiana University School of Music. It has more than 1,500 students, approximately half of whom ar ...

, making it the second of the graduate-student produced theory journals to debut in the

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(after ''

In Theory Only ''In Theory Only'' () was a peer-reviewed academic journal specializing in music theory and analysis. It began publication in 1975, under the auspices of graduate students in music theory at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & ...

''). Originally edited and managed wholly by graduate students, the journal more recently formed an editorial board of senior scholars in the field. The journal has published continuously since its inception and is currently (2018) in volume 34. The journal is published on the

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platform and all issues before the current one are available on

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* Music theory journals Contemporary classical music journals English-language journals Publications established in 1977 Indiana University {{music-journal-stub