It is based in England and, although it does not produce it, is closely associated with the academic journal Music Analysis.
"[3]The formation and subsequent activities of the SMA gained sufficient attention so as to have been reported on in scholarly journals in mainland Europe[4] as well as America.
[7][8][9][10][11] Academic organizations in both Europe and America routinely include SMA in their listings.
[20] More recently, for instance in its OxMAC conference in 2023, the SMA has focused on issues of musical literacy.
[21] The current president of SMA is Christopher Tarrant, who is Senior Lecturer in Music Analysis at Newcastle University.