Reimagining Music Theory: Contexts, Communities, Creativities invites instructors to rethink how we teach music theory, challenging the traditional, classical canon-based pedagogy and offering new and alternative approaches.

Chris Stover is Senior Lecturer in Music Studies and Research at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Australia.

1. Introduction: What Is Music Theory For? 2. Fundamentals from the Ground Up 3. Practicing Music Theory 4. Close, Contextual, and Creative Listening 5. Music Theory in the Community: Who Is a Music Theorist? 6. Toward a Decolonial Analytics: What's at Stake? 7. Doing Decolonial and Deimperial Music Theory