College Music Symposium, the interdisciplinary journal of The College Music Society, serves as a vehicle for the dissemination of information and ideas on music in higher education. The content of the publication highlights concerns of general interest and reflects the work of the music and higher education community in all areas of music. Although its content consists primarily of formal, refereed articles, Symposium also presents reviews and commentaries of appropriate substance and length. The journal's content reflects the broad interests of the Society's membership in two ways. First, the journal presents articles that have a narrow individual focus but which collectively represent the breadth of the spectrum of specialized interests throughout the music field. Second, the journal presents articles that cross traditional boundaries between areas of music, as well as articles addressing topics of significance to broad segments of the membership. Symposium is published annually, released in the fall.

The College Music Society promotes music teaching and learning, musical creativity and expression, research and dialogue, and diversity and interdisciplinary interaction. A consortium of college, conservatory, university, and independent musicians and scholars interested in all disciplines of music, the Society provides leadership and serves as an agent of change by addressing concerns facing music in higher education.