Society for Music Theory Guidelines for Nonsexist Language(Western Michigan University). In affirmation of its belief that language which includes women and treats both sexes fairly should characterize all its publications, the Society for Music Theory recommends the following guidelines to contributors to the SMT Newsletter, Music Theory Spectrum, and Music Theory Online. These guidelines have been drawn up jointly by the Committee on the Status of Women and the Publications Committee. They offer strategies for avoiding irrelevant gender distinctions in language.