It was established in 1987 and is published under the auspices of The Gail Boyd de Stwolinski Center for Music Theory Pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma.
[1] The journal's founding editors-in-chief were James H. Faulconer, Alice M. Lanning, and Michael R. Rogers.
Steven G. Laitz (Juilliard School) and Jennifer Snodgrass (Lipscomb University) are the Executive Editors.
In 2010, a year before the journal's 25th anniversary, the editors secured funding for a website, Music Theory Pedagogy Online.
[2] In 2013, the editors began publishing an online-only e-journal through the website, which provides resources for theory teachers.