Author Awards

“Embracing New Music”  (American Music Teacher,  Sept. 2008)
2009 Article of the Year  - award by MTNA
 April 1, 2009  - MTNA National Convention, Atlanta, Georgia

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National Endowment for the Humanities (1989)
Development of Interpretive Research Award
The Musical Woman, Volume III

The Musical Woman : An International Perspective
Vol I: 406 pps. (1994) , Vol. II: 557 pps, (1987), Vol III: 816 pps. (1991)
Published by Greenwood Press
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Pauline Alderman First Prize (1993)  - For contents and editing;
International musicology award from International Alliance for Women in Music "for broad scholarship at its best."
The Musical Woman, Volume III

About the Series
As Creator and Editor-in-Chief of The Musical Woman, Zaimont designed this critically acclaimed series as a unique publication devoted to continuing comprehensive coverage of women's contributions to music world-wide. For her work on "Women in Music," Zaimont also received a Certificate of Appreciation from the International Congress on Women in Music at its Tenth Anniversary International Convocation (1990).

Critical comment on The Musical Woman series:

"Highly recommended... serious, lively work" - Library Journal

"Informative, and well-nigh all-inclusive." - Musical America

"A useful and valuable compilation. Many of the articles present the results of new and groundbreaking research."
​- College Music Society Report

"Its overall quality is impressive, and its significance for both women's studies and American music is indisputable."
​- American Music

"This book should be required reading for anyone who is interested in the status of women in the music field.  Every essay is a gem."  - American Music Teacher

"The most comprehensive and substantial compendium[s] on the subject of women in music. A must read." 
​- Fontes Artis Musicae