Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Growing into music in Mali - Da Kali: the pledge to the art of the griots

SIG Seminar - all welcome!

Growing into music in Mali - Da Kali: the pledge to the art of the griots

Dr. Lucy Durán, School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), Music Department, University of London

Thursday 6th June

1.00 - 2.00

Room: 944.

Further details from Lucy Green, l.green2@ioe.ac.uk

All are welcome

This paper will present some key findings about childhood music learning from her film Da kali, the pledge to the art of the griot, filmed on location in Mali between 2009-12, illustrating her talk with a selection of excerpts featuring children in four celebrated griot families learning song, dance, kora and jembe.
With the high international profile of Malian musicians, it is tempting to think that griots (hereditary musical artisans, or jelis as they call themselves) and their music are thriving. By exploring how, what, and when young children of jeli families learn to perform the music and dance of their heritage, the film Da Kali constitutes unprecedented research on how children in Mali 'grow into music', and suggests a more nuanced view of the current state of play with Malian music (just before events in 2012). Despite the commitment of elder jelis to the transmission of their art to the new generation, the reality is that they are competing with many other factors, such as globalised youth culture, the media, old social prejudices about the artisans, and the lack of institutional support for their music, threatening the future of this ancient art form.
The film is officially being launched as part of the AHRC Beyond Text Growing into Music project on June 7, 2013, at SOAS.

Lucy Durán is a university lecturer specialising in West African music, and is based in the Music Department of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She has published widely on Mali's star women singers, and on the kora. She is also a broadcaster (she has been the regular presenter of BBC Radio 3's leading world music programme World Routes since it began in 2000).
        Durán has a long professional involvement with the music industry, and has been at the forefront of the promotion and dissemination of Malian music for the past 20 years. She is also a music producer, and has produced many Malian artists including Grammy award-winning kora player Toumani Diabate, and the highly acclaimed Malian ngoni player Bassekou Kouyate.
        Having devoted much of her professional life to balancing her broadcasting, recording, and academic work, Durán argues for the need to forge better links and understanding between the media and academia. She is committed to the promotion, production and dissemination of Malian music, and to finding ways of creating a contemporary voice for Malian artists working within their own traditions.  Her work as Principal Investigator of the AHRC funded project Growing into Music <www.growingintomusic.co.uk> has sparked off a special interest in oral transmission of music across generations.

Monday, April 29, 2013

PhD Scholarship



HuMPA Postgraduate Research Studentships 2013/14.

The Centre for Research in Humanities, Music and Performing Arts at the University of Plymouth (HuMPA) wishes to award up to three MPhil/PhD studentships to be held from the beginning of academic year 2013-14. The awards will pay Home/EU fees and a stipend for 3 years.

Founded in 2009 in recognition of the international excellence of the University's research within the School of Humanities and Performing Arts, HuMPA supports the research of over 40 academics across the fields of History, Contemporary Music and/or Music Technology, Art History, English & Creative Writing and Theatre, Dance & Performance (the studentships can be held in (or across) any of these discipline areas).  Our research within these fields is organised into 4 cross-disciplinary themes that broadly describe the nature of our work. These are: Histories, Texts, Cultures; Transatlantic Exchanges, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research, and Lived Experience and Performance. We are always interested in receiving interdisciplinary proposals relating in some way to our themes, but projects not reflecting our themes will receive serious and equal consideration.

Please visit http://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/research/humpa/Pages/default.aspx for further details of our research expertise in each discipline area of HuMPA (including an academic contact) and for full details of how to apply. We invite applications from all suitably qualified candidates who will benefit from the expertise HuMPA has to offer. Successful candidates will also have the opportunity to apply for a fellowship award to spend one term working with colleagues at Central Michigan University during their programme of study.

Guidance Notes
Please apply by completing the application form that can be downloaded from

http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=32190

making sure that you mark it HuMPA Scholarship and return your application as detailed below. In your proposal please ensure that you provide us with all the information we will need to consider your application and following the guidance below.  We require :

•       A full proposal/abstract for your PhD project including research methodology, aims/questions and potential outcomes.  This should be included as a separate attachment.

•       A personal statement on the application form where you may particularly wish to address:
o       Why Plymouth?
o       How does your research project complement one or more HuMPA key themes?
o       Your experience, skills, and knowledge relevant to the proposed project
o       How does a PhD fit into your longer term goals?

•       If your proposal is practice-based please include evidence of your practice.

Funding Notes:
The studentship will cover the equivalent of Home/EU fees and pay an annual stipend of £13,726 per annum for three years. Students considered Overseas for tuition fees would need to cover the difference between Home/EU and Overseas fees.
Eligibility:

Essential: You will hold, or be in the process of completing by September, a relevant Master's level qualification.
Applications from students already enrolled on an MPhil/PhD programme at Plymouth University will not be considered.

N.B. the eligibility for this fulltime studentship falls under AHRC eligibility regulations (www.ahrc.ac.uk).

HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION:

Please visit

http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=32190

for an application form and application details. Please return applications direct to Sue Matheron by email: susan.matheron@plymouth.ac.uk or post to: Faculty of Arts, Research and Graduate Affairs, Room 109, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth, PL4 8AA.

DO NOT SEND APPLICATIONS TO THE CENTRAL ADMISSIONS ADDRESS ON THE APPLICATION FORM.

Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 17 May 2013

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Dohnányi: Neglected Hungarian Piano Master - Friday 26 April, 5:30pm - Guildhall School




 

 


Dear all,

 

Please find details below of our forthcoming ResearchWorks event, convened by Professor Marin Roscoe.

Friday 26 April Ÿ 5.30 - 7pm Ÿ Lecture Recital Room

 

Dohnányi: Neglected Hungarian Piano Master

Dohnányi's huge career and influence is largely forgotten. Professor of Piano Martin Roscoe's lecture demonstration will focus on the extensive body of solo piano works which he is in the process of recording for Hyperion.

Admission free

To book email: research@gsmd.ac.uk

 

 

 

Best wishes,

 

 

Esther Fowler

Research & Knowledge Exchange Coordinator

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Silk Street, Barbican

London EC2Y 8DT

MODE/DARE event



 

           

MODE Seminar: Multimodality and new media in English, Media and Drama classrooms
2nd May 2013,
10:00-17:00 at The London Knowledge Lab, 23-29 Emerald Street, London, WC1N 3QS

English, Media and Drama educators increasingly recognise that engagement with cultural forms and young people's creative production involve literacies wider than reading and writing. This seminar and workshop will look at three kinds of text: digital film, computer games and digital animation. It will demonstrate how we can think about them as multimodal forms, demanding multimodal approaches to literacy. Presenters will also demonstrate how games, animation and film can offer new ways to consider narrative, canonical literature such as Shakespeare, and even grammar. They draw on recent research projects with Shakespeare's Globe and the British Film Institute.

This workshop, linked with the DARE project is aimed at teachers and researchers involved in secondary English, Media, Drama, literacy. NATE, UKLA, LATE.

Registration: To book a place please visit the online registration site. Fees: PhD Students – £20, All other delegates – £40.

 

 

Anna Waring

Administration Officer - NCRM Node: Multimodal Methodologies for Digital Environments (MODE)

 

London Knowledge Lab

Institute of Education

23-29 Emerald Street
London WC1N 3QS

 

Tel: (020) 7763 2199

Email: a.waring@ioe.ac.uk

Web: http://mode.ioe.ac.uk/

            http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/research

            http://www.lkl.ac.uk

 

 

Postdoctoral Fellow in Music Education

DON WRIGHT FACULTY OF MUSIC

Western University, London, Canada



Postdoctoral Fellow in Music Education



Job Description

The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University in London,
Ontario, has long held a reputation as Canada's highest calibre,
largest, and most comprehensive music education program. We are a
world class team of musicians, educators, researchers, graduate
students and visiting faculty all focussed on cutting edge research
and development in music education. For more information please visit
our website at http://www.music.uwo.ca/



The Don Wright Faculty of Music is searching for a Postdoctoral Fellow
to work in the Musical Futures Canada research program for a period of
12 months, beginning September 1, 2013.


The Musical Futures Canada program conducts research and development
in informal music learning pedagogy, non formal teaching,
student-centred collaborative learning, popular musics in education
and the use of online technologies to support student learning and
achievement. A particular focus is on social inclusion of
disadvantaged student populations through music education. Teacher
professional development and support is an important part of the
development of the program and the successful candidate will be
responsible for developing and maintaining the project website and
assisting with managing and delivering professional development
courses.

The successful candidate will have expertise in conducting research in
music education and a strong interest in inclusion, informal learning
pedagogy, popular music in education, alternative music programming
and technology in music education.



Successful candidates must have a PhD at the time of appointment
(awarded within the last 3 years). Salary is CAD $ 24,000
approximately.

Required
Ph.D. in Music Education completed within the last 3 years
Fluent written and oral communication skills in English

Demonstrated expertise in designing and conducting research
Demonstrated expertise in qualitative multimedia data organisation and analysis
Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team to
deliver research outcomes

Ability to work independently to write first drafts of research
reports and articles and to deliver drafts in a timely manner
Ability to explain literature, experimental design, and outcomes to
academics and non-academics with a variety of backgrounds both
verbally and in writing

Ability to travel within Canada to conduct work in the field

Interest in online learning technologies, web design and web
management and/or willingness to develop skills in such areas



Desired
• Previous music teaching experience in elementary and/or secondary schools
• Experience organising and administering research and or professional
development
• Willingness to step somewhat outside the bounds of prior training to
bring novel solutions to bear
• Publication/presentation track record in refereed journals and conferences

Previous experience in online learning technologies, web design and
web management

APPLICATION DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION PROCESS
The deadline for the online application for the fellowship is May 1,
2013 to begin in September 2013. Candidates must be available for
Skype and in person interviews during the first two weeks of June.
Please go to http://www.grad.uwo.ca/postdoctoral_scholars/prospective/appointment.html
to complete the application form. Applicants should submit a letter of
interest, CV, and three letters of reference (submitted separately).
For questions, please contact



Dr. Ruth Wright

Chair, Department of Music Education

Don Wright Faculty of Music

Talbot College, Room 210

The University of Western Ontario

London, Ontario, Canada N6A 3K7



TEL: (519) 661-2111, ext. 85358

FAX: (519) 661-3531

EMAIL: rwrigh6@uwo.ca



The University of Western Ontario is committed to employment equity
and welcomes applications from all qualified women and men, including
visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities.



Note: Recent Western graduates who are foreign nationals may be
eligible to work on campus. Please refer to the Citizenship and
Immigration Canada website under Post-Graduation Employment at
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.asp.

Fwd: Vacancies for September in SEN Schools - Contact the SEN Branch

Vacancies for September in SEN Schools - Contact the SEN Branch
Brought to you from Teaching Personnel



Dear Evangelos,

We seek an ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER (Lower School) for September 2013
(Range L7 to L11 + fringe) – South East London

The successful candidate will share our values and be able to offer
the following:

•Understanding and experience of good primary /early years practice
•Knowledge and experience of working with children with SEN/AEN
•Excellent classroom practice, demonstrating relevance and realism
•Middle/senior management experience in mainstream or SEN provision
•Energy, creativity, commitment.
•Ability to lead a team and work with a range of professionals

Two experienced SEN Classroom Teachers needed in oversubscribed
special school (Kensington and Chelsea)

The successful candidates will share our values and be able to offer
the following:

•Understanding and experience of working with children with SEN/AEN
•Excellent classroom practice, demonstrating relevance and realism
•Energy, creativity, commitment.
•Ability to work within a team and liaise with a range of professionals
•Knowledge of specialist techniques for students with autism and/or
communication difficulties

Food Technology Teacher needed for special school in West London:

A lovely Special Needs school in West London are looking for an
experienced Food Technology Teacher from September. The position is a
full time role and the right candidate could potentially go on to a
permanent contract. Experience working with children who have Autism
or Learning Difficulties is mandatory. There are a maximum of 12
students in a class from KS3- KS4 and there will be opportunities to
carry out training for your professional development in Special Needs

Science Teacher needed for special school in West London:

Secondary special school in West London who cater for students with
Autism and Learning Difficulties are looking to recruit an experienced
teacher for their Science Department. The school are currently
expanding and received overall "Good" from OFSTED and are now aiming
to achieve "Outstanding". The position is a full time role and
requires the right candidate who has experience working with children
with Autism, Learning Difficulties or Speech Language Communication
Needs. There are a maximum of 12 students in a class from KS3- KS4.

Maths Teacher wanted for an SEN school in West London: Ealing

An amazing SEN school in West London are in need of Maths specialist
to teach across both KS3 and KS4 on accredited courses including
foundation level GCSE and entry level - Main Scale plus 2 SEN
allowances needed for an amazing Special Needs School in West London.
They are an all age improving special school looking to build on the
substantial school development work they have carried out over the
last 3 years. The ability to plan and adapt resources to provide
meaningful experiences for our pupils, and to be curious about how our
pupils learn are essential skills and qualities they are looking for.
One of the class teacher posts will be in an ASD class and knowledge
of ASD structures and routines will be required.

We have a comprehensive support and induction programme in place for
all new staff. NQTs are welcome to apply if they have experience of
working in a special school.

A well established Special Needs School in West London are seeking to
appoint a Deputy Head Teacher of there Primary Department (to lead a
newly appointed Senior Leadership team). – Leadership Point L17 – L21

The successful candidate will be joining a highly skilled and
experienced Senior Leadership Team, a team of teaching staff who are
committed to improving our pupil outcomes, and pupils who are excited
by learning. The next phase of our school improvement plan will be to
consolidate our coaching and mentoring systems so that they underpin
and support our sophisticated appraisal, monitoring and evaluation of
the school. The successful candidate will therefore be required to
lead the department by example, and also to successfully develop the
skills of other staff, including NQTs and staff moving from mainstream
schools.

Key stage 1, Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 Teacher needed for an SEN
School in West London:

Key Stage 3 Teacher needed for an amazing Special Needs School in West
London. They are an all age improving special school looking to build
on the substantial school development work they have carried out over
the last 3 years. The ability to plan and adapt resources to provide
meaningful experiences for our pupils, and to be curious about how our
pupils learn are essential skills and qualities they are looking for.
One of the class teacher posts will be in an ASD class and knowledge
of ASD structures and routines will be required.

We have a comprehensive support and induction programme in place for
all new staff. NQTs are welcome to apply if they have experience of
working in a special school.

2 Teachers and 2 TA's required for a September start in SEN School in
Richmond – KS2/KS3
A lovely SEN school in Richmond are looking for 2 Teachers and 2 TA's
to start full time in September. This small school caters for students
age 3 – 19 with severe and complex needs as well as Autism. A recent
Ofsted report graded the school as 'outstanding'. They will be
expanding over the next couple of years. A good understanding of these
needs is required, but the right attitude and personality is more key.
The staff are very friendly and supportive and offer many courses
within school to help build your career. The school has a very fun,
lively atmosphere and the students are very happy and settled. NQT's
that would be interested in doing some TA work to gain SEN experience
are always welcome.

If you are interested in any of these positions then please give the
London SEN branch a call on 020 75933074 or email
"mailto:londonsen@teachingpersonnel.comlondonsen@teachingpersonnel.com
along with your CV.



Jodie Clack
Your Specialist Recruitment Consultant
020 7593 3073


As creators of National Teaching Assistants' Day, Teaching Personnel
is delighted to illustrate
the positive impact teaching assistants have on schools, teachers,
parents and pupils:

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Fwd: Positions in Music Cognition and Action at the MARCS Institute in Sydney


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Looking for an opportunity to advance your research career? 

We are seeking eager and progressive scholars to join our team of world renowned researchers at the MARCS Institute.  The following positions are currently available within our Music Cognition and Action Program:

 

·      Ref 276/13 Research Lectureship in Music Perception and Cognition (2 Positions)

 

·      Ref 275/13 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Music Cognition and Computation

 

·      Ref 277/13 Senior Research Lectureship/Research Lectureship in Cognitive Science and Music

 

Successful applicants are expected to be developing a strong international standing and research reputation.

The MARCS Institute is an internationally acclaimed interdisciplinary research institute of the University of Western Sydney. Research at MARCS is conducted in five interdisciplinary research programs: Speech & Language, Music Cognition & Action, Bioelectronics & Neuroscience, Multisensory Processing, and Human Machine Interaction. For further information please refer to:http://marcs.uws.edu.au/  

 

More information about each of these positions and details on how to apply can be found below and at:  http://careers.uws.edu.au/Current-Vacancies  

 

Closing Date: 19 May 2013


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Ref 276/13 Research Lectureship in Music Perception and Cognition (2 Positions), MARCS Institute

 

Are you an early career researcher with a desire to further expand your research capabilities? 

The Music Cognition and Action Program in the MARCS Institute would be complemented and strengthened by welcoming researchers with high level skills and expertise in the area of experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive science, or interfaces of computational and cognitive musicology.   

We are seeking two such eager and progressive scholars to take on these Research Lectureships. The successful applicants are expected to be developing a strong international standing and research reputation, and an excellent research background in cognitive and motor processes as well as brain mechanisms, that underpin interpersonal coordination in musical contexts using a combination of behavioural methods, computational modelling, and neurophysiological techniques.  

The MARCS Institute is an internationally acclaimed interdisciplinary research institute of the University of Western Sydney. Research at MARCS is conducted in five interdisciplinary research programs: Speech & Language, Music Cognition & Action, Bioelectronics & Neuroscience, Multisensory Processing, and Human Machine Interaction. For further information please refer to: http://marcs.uws.edu.au/ 

Both positions are full time, fixed term appointments for a period of 3 years based on our Bankstown campus.


 

Remuneration Package: Academic Level B $101,761 to $120,078 p.a. (comprising Salary $85,989 to $101,538 p.a., 17% Superannuation, and Leave Loading)


Position Enquiries: Professor Kate Stevens, 02 9722 6324, or email kj.stevens@uws.edu.au 


Position Description: https://uws.nga.net.au/publicfiles/uws/jobs/48F7B4BA-E581-7C38-A621-7686FD32427C/276-13_PD.doc


Closing Date: 19 May 2013


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Ref 275/13 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Music Cognition and Computation, MARCS Institute


Looking for an opportunity to advance your research career?   

The Music Cognition and Action Program in the MARCS Institute is looking for an industrious early career researcher who will collaborate with Professor Roger Dean within the following broad areas; intensity, timbre and rhythm perception; cognition of affect in music; and computational modelling of music perception. This position will enable an early career researcher to concentrate on the development of their research potential. 


We seek an enthusiastic, forward thinking, and innovative scholar with the potential to win competitive research income and an excellent publication record. The successful applicant is expected to be developing a strong international standing and research reputation and an excellent research background in the area of experimental cognitive psychology, or computational cognitive modelling, with relevance to music. 

The MARCS Institute is an internationally acclaimed interdisciplinary research institute of the University of Western Sydney. Research at MARCS is conducted in five interdisciplinary research programs: Speech & Language, Music Cognition & Action, Bioelectronics & Neuroscience, Multisensory Processing, and Human Machine Interaction. For further information please refer to: http://marcs.uws.edu.au/ 

This is a full time, fixed term appointment for a period of 3 years based on our Bankstown campus.


 

Remuneration Package: Academic Level B $101,761 to $120,078 p.a. (comprising Salary $85,989 to $101,538 p.a., 17% Superannuation, and Leave Loading)


Position Enquiries: Professor Roger Dean, 02 9722 6902, or email roger.dean@uws.edu.au 


Position Description: https://uws.nga.net.au/publicfiles/uws/jobs/EA4E3C19-B751-5651-9641-7686FD14F284/275-13_PD.pdf


Closing Date: 19 May 2013


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Ref 277/13 Senior Research Lecturership/Research Lecturership in Cognitive Science and Music, MARCS Institute

 

Are you a proactive researcher looking for an opportunity to join a world renowned research institute?   

The Music Cognition and Action Program in the MARCS Institute is looking for a motivated researcher with high level skills and expertise in not only behavioural but also computational and cognitive neuroscientific methods. The Senior Research Lecturer/Research Lecturer will work closely with Associate Professor Peter Keller who joined MARCS recently from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig.  

We seek a forward thinking, self-motivated academic to be appointed to this Research Lectureship. The successful applicant is expected to be developing a strong international standing and research reputation, and an excellent research background in the area of perception and production of rhythm; development and modelling of ensemble skills; perception of intensity and loudness and their relation to affect; improvisation; or learning and performing complex action sequences using behavioural methods, computational modelling, and/or neurophysiological techniques. 

The MARCS Institute is an internationally acclaimed interdisciplinary research institute of the University of Western Sydney. Research at MARCS is conducted in five interdisciplinary research programs: Speech & Language, Music Cognition & Action, Bioelectronics & Neuroscience, Multisensory Processing, and Human Machine Interaction. For further information please refer to: http://marcs.uws.edu.au/

This position is a full time, fixed term appointment for a period of 3 years based on our Bankstown campus. 

The University reserves the right to appoint at either Academic Level B or Academic Level C depending upon the skills, qualifications and experience of the successful applicant.

 

Remuneration Package: 

Academic Level B $101,761 to $120,078 p.a. (comprising Salary $85,989 to $101,538 p.a., 17% Superannuation, and Leave Loading) 

or 

Academic Level C $123,713 to $141,913 p.a. (comprising Salary $104,645 to $120,200 p.a., 17% Superannuation, and Leave Loading)


Position Enquiries: Associate Professor Peter Keller, 02 9722 6722, or email p.keller@uws.edu.au


Position Description: https://uws.nga.net.au/publicfiles/uws/jobs/79B2AD4D-49D0-46D2-E89E-7686FD986813/277-13_PD_Level%20B%20&%20Level%20C.pdf


Closing Date: 19 May 2013

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Seminar: Growing into music in Mali - Da Kali: the pledge to the art of the griots

Growing into music in Mali - Da Kali: the pledge to the art of the griots

Dr. Lucy Durán, School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), Music Department, University of London

Thursday 6th June

1.00 - 2.00

Room: t.b.a.

Further details from Lucy Green, l.green2@ioe.ac.uk

All are welcome

This paper will present some key findings about childhood music learning from her film Da kali, the pledge to the art of the griot, filmed on location in Mali between 2009-12, illustrating her talk with a selection of excerpts featuring children in four celebrated griot families learning song, dance, kora and jembe.
With the high international profile of Malian musicians, it is tempting to think that griots (hereditary musical artisans, or jelis as they call themselves) and their music are thriving. By exploring how, what, and when young children of jeli families learn to perform the music and dance of their heritage, the film Da Kali constitutes unprecedented research on how children in Mali 'grow into music', and suggests a more nuanced view of the current state of play with Malian music (just before events in 2012). Despite the commitment of elder jelis to the transmission of their art to the new generation, the reality is that they are competing with many other factors, such as globalised youth culture, the media, old social prejudices about the artisans, and the lack of institutional support for their music, threatening the future of this ancient art form.
The film is officially being launched as part of the AHRC Beyond Text Growing into Music project on June 7, 2013, at SOAS.

Lucy Durán is a university lecturer specialising in West African music, and is based in the Music Department of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She has published widely on Mali's star women singers, and on the kora. She is also a broadcaster (she has been the regular presenter of BBC Radio 3's leading world music programme World Routes since it began in 2000).
        Durán has a long professional involvement with the music industry, and has been at the forefront of the promotion and dissemination of Malian music for the past 20 years. She is also a music producer, and has produced many Malian artists including Grammy award-winning kora player Toumani Diabate, and the highly acclaimed Malian ngoni player Bassekou Kouyate.
        Having devoted much of her professional life to balancing her broadcasting, recording, and academic work, Durán argues for the need to forge better links and understanding between the media and academia. She is committed to the promotion, production and dissemination of Malian music, and to finding ways of creating a contemporary voice for Malian artists working within their own traditions.  Her work as Principal Investigator of the AHRC funded project Growing into Music <www.growingintomusic.co.uk> has sparked off a special interest in oral transmission of music across generations.

Fwd: FW: SIG Notice: New Journal: Call for Submissions - Journal of World Popular Music

Journal of World Popular Music

Call for Submissions
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We are pleased to announce a call for submission of articles for the new Journal of World Popular Music (first issue to be published in June 2014). Articles may focus on the study of world popular music in all its forms and from a variety of academic and other perspectives, including any local popularized musics of the world, commercially available music of non-Western origin, musics of ethnic minorities, and contemporary fusions or collaborations with local 'traditional' or 'roots' musics with Western pop and rock musics.

Moreover, we welcome reviews of relevant books, special issues, magazines, CDs, websites, DVDs, online music releases, exhibitions, artwork, radio programs and world music festivals. Currently, we wish to specifically commission reviews of the following: Songlines Magazine; WOMAD festival; National Geographic World Music website; and a variety of book titles. Please contact the reviews editor.

We also invite alternative means of representing research and scholarship through creative and visual means (e.g., photography; poetry; artwork), and through audio and video means.

About JWPM

The Journal of World Popular Music is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research and scholarship on recent issues and debates surrounding international popular musics, also known as World Music, Global Pop, World Beat, or (more recently) World Music 2.0. The journal provides a forum to explore the manifestations and impacts of post-globalizing trends, processes, and dynamics surrounding these musics today.

Placing specific emphasis on contemporary, interdisciplinary, and international perspectives, the journal's special features include empirical research and scholarship into the (global) creative and music industries, the participants of World Music, the musics themselves and their representations in all media forms today, among other relevant themes and issues; alongside explorations of recent ideas and perspectives from popular music, ethnomusicology, anthropology, musicology, communication, media and cultural studies, sociology, geography, art and museum studies, and other fields with a scholarly focus on world popular music.


Special Issues

Beside general issues containing articles of differing topics and approaches to the study of World Popular Music, the journal will also feature special guest-edited issues that bring together contributions under a unifying theme or geographical area. If you wish to propose a special issue for the journal, please contact the editor.

Editorial Team

Editor: Simone Krüger, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom (s.kruger@ljmu.ac.uk<mailto:s.kruger@ljmu.ac.uk>)
Reviews Editor: Sarah Baker, Griffith University, Australia (s.baker@griffith.edu.au<mailto:s.baker@griffith.edu.au>)

Editorial Board

Akosua Adomako Ampofo, University of Ghana, Ghana Harris M. Berger, Texas A&M University, United States Johannes Brusila, Åbo Akademi University, Finland Thomas Burkhalter, Züricher Hochschule der Künste, Switzerland Veit Erlmann, University of Texas, Austin, United States Lucy Durán, SOAS, United Kingdom Kevin Dawe, University of Leeds, United Kingdom Simon Frith, Edinburgh University, United Kingdom Anthony Y.H. Fung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Reebee Garofalo, University of Massachusetts Boston, United States Andreas Gebesmair, Fachhochschule St. Pölten, Austria Lucy Green, University of London, United Kingdom Fabian Holt, University of Roskilde, Denmark Peter Manuel, City University of New York, United States Tony Mitchell, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Motti Regev, The Open University of Israel, Israel Carol Silverman, University of Oregon, United States Alfred Smudits, Universität für Darstellende Kunst und Musik Wien, Austria Martin Stokes, King's College London, United Kingdom Tim Taylor, University of California, Los Angeles, United States Felipe Trotta, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil

Further Information

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Fwd: C4DM seminar 24th April 2pm: Andrew Robertson, Adrian Gierakowski: 'MaxMSP and Jamoma Framework for digital music research'.

Dear all,

Tomorrow, 24th April at 2:00pm, Andrew Robertson and Adrian Gierakowski will present the seminar 'An introduction to MaxMSP and Jamoma Framework for digital music research'.

Please note that the talk will take place in Eng 209 in the Electronic Engineering building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS.

Information on how to access the school can be found at http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/about/campus-map.php. If you are coming from outside Queen Mary, please let me know, so that I can provide detailed directions and make sure no-one is stuck outside the doors.  If you wish to be added to / removed from our mailing list as an individual recipient, please send me an email and I'll be happy to do so.


Wednesday's seminar (24th April, 2:00pm):

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Title: 
introduction to MaxMSP and Jamoma Framework for digital music research

Presenters: 
Andrew Robertson, Adrian Gierakowski

Description:
The first part of the seminar will be an introduction to MaxMSP. We'll discuss the advantages of its graphical programming environment as well as benefits of using it as a platform for developing algorithms in C\C++.

In the second part will we will present the Jamoma Modular framework, which facilitates standardised, modular, and reusable design of Max patches. Finally we will talk about Jamoma Core: a set of layered C++ frameworks and extensions which form the basis of the Jamoma Modular, and can be also used in standalone applications and plugins for other environments than Max.

Monday, April 22, 2013

REMINDER: CFP SEMPRE Music and Empathy conference


*REMINDER*
CALL FOR PAPERS
SEMPRE one-day conference at the University of Hull - Saturday 9 November 2013
 
Music and Empathy
 
This one-day SEMPRE conference hosted by the University of Hull will include invited presentations, a specialist workshop and selected submissions from researchers on the theme of music and empathy. In recent years there has been a growing interest in empathy in the fields of music psychology and education. Research in music and empathy now spans a variety of contexts, including education and development, emotion, expressiveness, and performance. This conference seeks to draw together current research from a range of areas, and to encourage and stimulate discussion on research in music and empathy.
 
SUBMISSIONS
Contributions are welcome from researchers at all levels and are particularly encouraged from postgraduate students. Submissions should show how the topic relates to the conference theme. Accepted submissions will be broadly organised into themes, and presentations will be chaired by leading researchers. Please send abstracts for spoken papers (max. 200 words) by email to Caroline Waddington (contact details below) by Friday 16 August 2013.
 
For further information, please contact:
Caroline Waddington
Department of Drama and Music
University of Hull
Hull, HU6 7RX
** The Music and Science list is managed by the Institute of Musical Research (www.music.sas.ac.uk) as a bulletin board and discussion forum for researchers working at the shared boundaries of science and music. **

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Saturday, April 20, 2013

Online Conference on Performance in the Studio starts 29th April


UK Arts & Humanities Research Council Network on

Performance in the Studio

On-line conference: 29th April – 5th May 2013 at:

Free Registration – just register on the website for access
Apologies for cross posting
 
Academic panellists confirmed so far include (more to follow):

[differences/binaries]

Live versus Studio, Pop versus Classical, Natural versus Artificial, Authentic versus Inauthentic.
Arved Ashby (Ohio State University), Philip Auslander (Georgia Institute of Technology), Amy Blier-Carruthers (Royal College of Music), Mine Dogantan-Dack (Middlesex University), Theodore Gracyk (Minnesota State University Moorhead), Jan-Olof Gullö (Södertörn University), Morten Michelsen (University of Copenhagen), John Rink (University of Cambridge), Robert Walser (Case Western Reserve University), Simon Zagorski-Thomas (London College of Music)

[ideas]...in the studio

Interaction, communication, listening and hearing, distributed creativity, power and relationships, belief and magic, self, persona, timbre and sound, embodiment and gesture...in the studio
Fabio Calzia (Conservatory of Music of Cagliari), Stephen Emmerson (Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University), Robert Fink (University of California Los Angeles), Linda Kaastra (University College of San Diego), Elaine C. King (University of Hull), Dan Leech-Wilkinson (Kings College London), Jonathan Neufeld (College of Charleston), Steve Savage (San Francisco State University), Albin Zak (State University of New York, Albany)

[people]...in the studio

Vocal practice, soloists, small ensembles, large ensembles, rhythm sections, composers and songwriters, arrangers, students...in the studio
Amanda Bayley (Bath Spa University), Joe Bennett (Bath Spa University), Rob Bowman (York University, Toronto), Anne Danielsen (University of Oslo), Martha De Francisco (McGill University), Mark Doffman (University of Oxford), Mirjam James (University of Cambridge), Tina Ramnarine (Royal Holloway University of London), Helen Reddington (University of Westminster), Steve Waksman (Smith College)

[techniques]...in the studio

Improvising, performing with technology, producing performers, overdubbing, linear editing...in the studio
Eliot Bates (Birmingham University), Andrew Blake (Independent Scholar), Dave Carter (University of Tasmania), Paul Draper (Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University), Serge Lacasse (Laval University), Thomas Porcello (Vassar College), Susan Schmidt-Horning (St. John's University, New York), Toby Seay (Drexel University), Paul Théberge (Carleton University)


 
In addition there will be panel discussions between musicians and producers, practitioners and academics and a program of selected presentations utilising text, audio and video material and the first presentation of work by the AHRC research network on Performance in the Studio. The debates will continue throughout the week during which time you will be able to post comments and questions to the numerous panels of distinguished and expert participants.
The research network is grateful to the Association for the Study of the Art of Record Production for their material support in hosting this conference.





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Dr Evangelos Himonides
Institute of Education
University of London

Friday, April 19, 2013

Fwd: FW: Reminder: SysMus13, September 12-14, Genoa, Italy



The abstract submission deadline has been extended until April 26, 2013.

SysMus13 – Call for Papers
 
Sixth International Conference of Students of Systematic
Musicology



CasaPaganini-InfoMus Research Center
(DIBRIS-University of Genoa, Italy) is pleased to host the Sixth International Conference
of Students of Systematic Musicology (SysMus13), this coming September 12th-14th,
2013. Organized by graduate students, the SysMus conference series allows
young researchers in the field of systematic musicology at the master's and
doctoral levels to present their work in the form of papers, poster sessions
and online publications. SysMus13 also provides participants with the
opportunity to enjoy two keynotes given by internationally renowned specialists,
Professors Peter Keller (University of Western Sydney) and Frank Pollick (University
of Glasgow), and to meet colleagues from around the world.



All
research involving meaning, description, and technological mediation of music
can be related to musicology. However, the complexity of musical engagement in
socio-cultural contexts engenders different networks of research and knowledge,
with distinct interdisciplinary configurations, methods and specializations.
Systematic musicology specifically deploys this methodological diversity so as
to approach each musicological question with a specific configuration of
methods. In doing so, systematic musicology often bridges methodological
foundations of sciences with critical analysis from the humanities. It promotes
the study of aesthetics, semiotics, and cultural studies by incorporating
empirical and data-oriented methods into the methodological framework. It
relies on paradigms from different disciplines as diverse as the philosophy of
aesthetics, theoretical sociology, semiotics, and music criticism, combined
with strategies derived from empirical psychology, acoustics, physiology,
neurosciences, cognitive sciences, computing, and others. Please
visit the website of the SysMus conference series for more information on the
scope, methods and aims of systematic musicology: https://sites.google.com/site/sysmusconference/



Graduate students are encouraged to submit an
abstract (max. 500 words) for either a spoken paper or a poster presentation by
April 26, 2013. Papers should be
twenty minutes in length followed by a question period of ten minutes. Poster
presentations will offer the possibility to discuss one's research in greater
depth. The SysMus13 conference language is English.



Abstracts will be evaluated by an
international review committee consisting of doctoral and post-doctoral
students representing an array of subfields of systematic musicology. The
committee will announce its decisions based on double-blind peer review by June 15, 2013. Further information about the abstract submission
process and SysMus13 is available online at the conference website: http://www.infomus.org/Events/SysMus13/index.php?lang=eng



Please distribute this call for papers as
widely as possible. We hope to welcome you in Genoa!



Donald Glowinski, Chair

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Fwd: The University of Sussex's REFRAME, Digital Platform for Research in Media, Film and Music - New Website: MEDIAMORPHOSIS

**Please circulate widely and apologies for any cross-posting**

The University of Sussex's REFRAME http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk
Digital Platform for Research in Media, Film and Music (including
media practice, cultural studies and journalism) is proud to announce
the launch today of its latest website MEDIAMORPHOSIS
(http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/mediamorphosis /), an experimental
space for the documentation, publication and dissemination of objects
and experiences.

MEDIAMORPHOSIS http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/mediamorphosis/ is produced
and edited by Cécile Chevalier together with other members of the
Creative Critical Practice Research Group<
http://ccrpgsussex.wordpress.com(CCPRG), based at the University of
Sussex (staff and doctoral students from the University of Sussex,
Royal College of Art, University of Brighton and University of West
London, along with unaffiliated working practitioners and members of
other professional creative organisations).

The first task of the
MEDIAMORPHOSIS<http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/mediamorphosis/> website is
to announce that registration is now open for the first of two
upcoming symposia connected to our research: the Mediamorphosis
Symposium and Exhibition<http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/mediamorphosis/mediamorphosis/about/>
that will take place on May 10, 2013 at the Attenborough Creativity
Zone<http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/mediamorphosis/mediamorphosis/location/>,
University of Sussex. We invite researchers, practitioners, artists,
designers, scientists to submit, discuss, exchange and engage with
analogue and digital practices as mediamorphosis.

Henry Jenkins (2004) describes how digital media potentially
incorporates all previous media so that it no longer makes sense to
think in medium-specific terms, problematising the concept of
authenticity and authentic experience. In this one-day symposium, we
are thus interested in questioning what is authentic experience within
digital media? And what drives the pervasive cultural desire for an
authentic experience? Because digitalisation inevitably alters the
original in a mediamorphosis-like transformation, we are interested in
exploring the authentic nature of this new object and experience.

Mediamorphosis is a collective initiative by the Creative & Critical
Practice Research Group<http://ccrpgsussex.wordpress.com/>.

Keynote speaker: Professor Sally Jane Norman
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/240005> (Director of the
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/acca/

Speakers and participants include (in alphabetical order):

Dr Camille Baker (Brunel University), Dr Caroline Bassett (University
of Sussex), Cécile Chevalier (University of Sussex), Evren Eken
(University of Sussex), Kate Genevieve (Artist), Ian Grant
(University of West London), Marlene Haring (Artist), Daniel Alexander
Hignell (University of Sussex), Dr Birgitta Hosea (University of the
Arts London), Aysenur Karabulut (University of Sussex), Simon Morse
(Artist), Micheál O'Connell (aka Mocksim, Artist), Dr Gascia
Ouzounian (Queen's University, Belfast), Joe Stephenson (Artist),
James Stevenson (Victoria & Albert Museum).

Mediamorphosis symposium is co-funded and supported by the Doctoral
School's Researcher-Led Initiative (RLI) Fund, University of
Sussex<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/doctoralschool/internal/rli/> It is
also supported by the Attenborough Centre for the Creative
Arts<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/acca/>.

Place are free but limited. To register please email Cécile Chevalier
(ccprgsussex@gmail.com<mailto:ccprgsussex@gmail.com>) the registration
form that can be downloaded from the following webpage:
http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/mediamorphosis/mediamorphosis/registration/

For further information please click on the below links:

* about http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/mediamorphosis/mediamorphosis/about/
* programme http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/mediamorphosis/mediamorphosis/programme/
* speakers
http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/mediamorphosis/mediamorphosis/participants

Best wishes,

Catherine Grant (REFRAME<http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk> Editor) and
Cécile Chevalier (for the Creative Critical Practice Research
Group<http://ccrpgsussex.wordpress.com/> and
MEDIAMORPHOSIS<http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/mediamorphosis/>)

<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/mediaandfilm/people/list/person/183852>

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Fwd: FW: Creativeworks London E-newsletter April 2013



CreativeWorks London
NEWSLETTER Issue No.7
April 2013

Welcome to Creativeworks London's April e-newsletter. We're currently working on our second round of PhD-In-Residence opportunities – with an information event being planned for early May. We will be sending more information about this event next week. Creativeworks London is delighted to be supporting The Culture Capital Exchange's Annual Conference 'Research, Creativity and Business 2: Making the Extraordinary'. There are a number of bursaries available to London based cultural and creative micro enterprises and individuals who wish to attend. The bursary price for tickets is £70. We really hope that some of you will be able to make it. Please contact info@tcce.co.uk for more details. 

Finally we're delighted to have been a supporter of the multipliCities project through the first round of the Creative Vouchers scheme. A number of exciting multipliCities events will be taking place at Cass Business School in the week beginning Monday 22nd April.

 

Best Wishes
Evelyn Wilson, Head of Knowledge Exchange Programme
Creativeworks London

 
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