Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] [Call for Papers] TISMIR Special Collection on Language-Centric Music Information Retrieval

Dear colleagues,

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We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a new Special Collection in the Transactions of the International Society for Music Information Retrieval (TISMIR) titled: "Language-Centric Music Information Retrieval".

This special collection focuses on Music Information Retrieval (MIR) research informed by language-centered modeling. We invite contributions that explore how concepts and methods from Natural Language Processing (NLP) and large-scale language models can support the analysis, representation, retrieval, and generation of music.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

- Tokenization and representations for symbolic music and audio

- NLP for music-related text (lyrics, metadata, reviews, etc.)

- Language-informed tagging, classification, and semantic understanding

- Retrieval and recommendation, including query-by-description and conversational search

- Music generation and co-creation, including text-conditioned generation and iterative editing workflows

- Language-guided audio and music production, such as mixing, mastering, and sound design

- Knowledge resources for MIR, including ontologies, knowledge graphs, and entity linking

- Evaluation and human factors, including quality assessment, human feedback, creativity, bias, and cultural representation

- Trust, ethics, and transparency, including synthetic content detection and copyright-related considerations

- Long-context modeling of musical structure and form

- Multimodal methods involving text, symbolic music, and audio (as relevant to the collection’s focus)

Guest Editors:

- Anna Kruspe (Lead Editor), Munich University of Applied Sciences

- SeungHeon Doh, KAIST

- Elena Epure, Idiap Research Institute

- Yinghao Ma, Queen Mary University of London

- Arthur Flexer, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz

- Li Su, Institute of Information Science

- Ruibin Yuan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Submission Guidelines:

- Submission Link: https://transactions.ismir.net

- Note: Please specify in your cover letter that the submission is for the Special Collection "Language-Centric Music Information Retrieval".

- Word Limit: Maximum 8,000 words.

- Pre-notification: If you plan to submit, please let us know via email at anna.kruspe@hm.edu to assist our planning.

For detailed formatting guidelines and information regarding extensions of previously published workshop research, please refer to the TISMIR website. We look forward to receiving your innovative contributions!

Best regards,

On behalf of the Guest Editors

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] Music and the Extended Mind: A Conference on Musical Intelligence in the 21st Century - Call for Papers

Music and the Extended Mind: A Conference on Musical Intelligence in the 21st Century

Call for Papers

Submission Deadline: July 7, 2026

For submissions and inquiries, email: Music-21CMP@fsu.edu

Hosted by Florida State University – May 5-6, 2027

Florida State University’s College of Music and the 21st Century Music Practice network (C21MP) invites submissions that explore the radical developments in musical thinking and activity emerging in our contemporary landscape. Under the overarching theme of Musical Intelligence, we examine what music can reveal about intelligence itself, and conversely, how understanding music as intelligent activity rather than mere artifact transforms our engagement with musical practice.

Conference Format: Pre-Recorded Papers with Live Panel Discussion

This conference uses a “flipped” presentation model designed to maximize discussion time. Accepted presenters will pre-record 20-minute presentations, uploaded to our website prior to the conference. Papers are organized into themed panels of three, with a moderator facilitating discussion. During live sessions, each presenter gets 2 minutes to introduce their work before engaging in extended panel discussion, followed by audience Q&A. All panelists are expected to have viewed the pre-recorded presentations and come prepared with questions.

See example from our previous conference: CLICK HERE

Conference Themes

We are seeking submissions that explore any of the following themes:

New Approaches to Music Research

How do performance, composition, and production qualify as research?  Contributors are encouraged to explore the intersection of artistic creativity and scholarly inquiry, particularly addressing knowledge communication and transferability.

Instruments and Technology as Extended Mind

Musical technologies simultaneously focus attention and open creative possibilities—a tension often unspoken in design decisions. How do new technologies act as extensions of the musical mind, embodying cultural rules while enabling transcendence of traditional boundaries?  Participants will explore how this dual nature of constraint and liberation shapes contemporary musical practice.

New Modes of Music Making and Creative Practice

How are contemporary technologies enabling new forms of musical expression?  Contributors will address innovative performance practices, creative abuse of technology, computer-assisted composition, algorithmic processes, and “digital serendipity” in generative systems.

Technologies of Sound Past and Future: Recurring Patterns in Musical Thought

Musical tools have always extended the mind outward, reshaping composition, performance, listening, and memory. Participants will consider historical and cross-cultural perspectives on how musical traditions have responded to technological shifts, examining patterns that might inform contemporary ethical and artistic questions.

Generative Technology and Musical Agency

Given that machine learning systems learn from existing material, how does this relate to creativity and authorship? Participants will examine the philosophical and practical dimensions of human and generative collaboration in musical contexts.

Redefining Ownership: Music Business and Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age

AI-generated content challenges traditional authorship while new distribution models concentrate profits among platform intermediaries. Are we witnessing music-making’s transformation into a hobby for all but the highest achievers, or are emerging business models creating sustainable pathways for professional creativity? Submitters are encouraged to focus on tensions between technological innovation and creative sustainability.

Pedagogy and Technology: AI as Educational Partner

How can artificial intelligence serve as a meaningful tool in music education? Participants will explore AI-driven composition software, intelligent theory tutors, real-time performance feedback systems, and automated analysis, emphasizing practical applications and the evolving relationship between technology and musicianship.

Technology and New Audiences

How are musicians using technology to reach and engage new audiences?  Contributors are encouraged to present case studies and theoretical frameworks that examine how technological mediation transforms listener engagement and democratizes access to diverse musical practices.

Submission Guidelines

We welcome diverse approaches and encourage traditional academic research

,

 practice-based investigations

, and live performances

. The conference committee will organize accepted submissions into thematically coherent panels designed to maximize productive exchange between complementary perspectives.

Submission Types:

• Traditional research papers
• Practice-based research presentations
• Research challenge proposals: Proposals for collaborative research sessions where participants work together to explore specific musical problems or tasks related to the conference themes. These sessions create new knowledge through collective investigation and reflection.
• Performance proposals: Submit up to 5 minutes of audio or video of representative recordings of the performer (this need not be the proposed performance—it’s to gauge the performer’s ability), as well as a description of the piece being performed at the conference. Pieces should be no longer than 10 minutes.

Abstract Requirements:

• 300 to 500 words
• Clear articulation of your contribution to one or more conference themes
• Brief methodology or approach statement
• Technical requirements (if applicable for practice-based work)
• For research challenge proposals: outline of the specific problem or task, expected outcomes, and facilitation approach

Submission Deadline: July 7, 2026

See also: https://music.fsu.edu/c21mp/

Being Seen, Being Heard, Feeling Connected: Launch Webinar

https://www.singupfoundation.org/event-details/being-seen-being-heard-feeling-connected-launch-webinar

What can singing really do for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing? We’ve been talking to practitioners, researchers and young people, and what we’re finding is full of possibility.

Join the Sing Up Foundation as we launch our new publication, Being Seen, Being Heard, Feeling Connected. We’ll be presenting the publication’s key themes, followed by a panel discussion exploring what we’re learning, what practitioners need, and where we go from here.

Panel:

• Baz Chapman, Joint Head of the Sing Up Foundation and lead author of the publication

• Professor Graham Welch, Chair of Music Education at UCL Institute of Education, one of the world’s leading researchers on singing and child development

• Ben Turner, Teach First Ambassador and founder of Rap Club, whose work uses rap, beatboxing and creative vocals to build connection and confidence with young people

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] Wed, 22nd Apr 2026, 3:00PM, STRAND BLDG S2.30 : Jacob Harrison (Nordoff & Robbins) on Designing Accessible Digital Musical Instruments in Clinical and Community Settings

KCL Music and Acoustics Research Centre Seminars

Wednesday 22nd April 2026, 3:00PM, STRAND BLDG S2.30  (Strand Campus), King’s College London

Calendar hold for the seminar : https://calget.com/wzskxugx

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Title: Designing accessible digital musical instruments in clinical and community settings

Abstract: Digital technologies can open up opportunities to make music in many different ways. In some cases, thoughtful design of new technologies can be leveraged to address the access barriers that disabled people can face when making music. In this talk, Jacob Harrison will give an overview of Accessible Digital Musical Instrument (ADMI) design. We will focus on the design and use of the ReHarp, an accessible musical instrument designed to support music-making in neuro-rehabilitation settings. The ReHarp was originally designed in consultation with patients and staff on a stroke ward, and is now being trialled in a range of settings as part of Jacob's role as researcher at the music therapy charity Nordoff & Robbins. The talk will discuss issues relating to digital musical instrument design, accessibility, and the challenges of balancing the support of musical creativity and exploration with meeting clinical goals.

Jacob Harrison is a researcher at the charity Nordoff & Robbins, where he carries out qualitative research on topics relating to music therapy, including the use of inclusive music technology. Prior to this, he completed a PhD at Queen Mary University of London on the topic of musical instrument design, disability and technology. He also plays bass guitar and uses a range of music technology in his work as a facilitator in inclusive recording studio sessions.

 

The event will take place in Strand Building (S2.30) (Strand Campus, Strand, London WC2R 2LS) between 3:00PM-4:00PM Wednesday, 22nd April 2026.

The talk is a hybrid event and part of the MARC Seminar series. 

 

Online attendance

If you are unable to attend in person, you may use the following MS Teams link to attend the event virtually: MARC Seminar - Jacob Harrison | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams

External guests –  Anyone outside of KCL, please fill out your details here to be allowed into the building External Guests - Harrison seminar.xlsx

When you arrive at the Strand reception say that you are here for the MARC talk to be admitted into the building. Your name must be on the External Guests to be allowed in.

 

Best regards,

Natalia Cotic

PhD Student | Department of Cardiovascular Imaging & Biomedical Computing 

King’s College London | School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences

5th Floor, Becket House, 1 Lambeth Palace Rd, SE1 7EU

Fwd: ob Announcement - 3D animation and motion capture for ERC-SOS

The ERC SPAIN ON STAGE. Dance and the Imagination of National Identity project (ERC-2023-COG: 101125179; https://investigacionendanza.csic.es/erc-spain-on-stage/ ) is currently seeking a specialist in 3D animation and motion capture. The recruitment process is now open. Further information can be found in: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUsfoPrDL1V/?igsh=aXBjeXl5c3JqcTUx

Best regards,

CSIC Danza Team
Instituto de Historia, Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (IH-CCHS)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Calle Albasanz, 26-28 (28037) Madrid. Despacho 2C31
danza@csic.es
ERC SPAIN ON STAGE. Dance and the Imagination of National Identity (ERC-2023-COG: 101125179)
https://investigacionendanza.csic.es/erc-spain-on-stage/

Fwd: Rethinking Health in Tertiary Music Education: Global Insights from a Multi-Stakeholder Position Paper

Dear All,

 

The education and training of young musicians is still rife with abuse, injury, burnout, and very limited freedom of expression. It's time to talk about it.

 

Join us for the first UK-based panel on this landmark project, where 125 researchers, clinicians, educators, musicians, student representatives, institutional leaders, and disability advocates across 31 countries and 6 continents came together to develop the first comprehensive health promotion guidelines for tertiary music education worldwide.

 

Health promotion means systemic change, not just individual behaviour. That means institutions having the right policies in place, teachers being appropriately trained, abuse being genuinely not tolerated, and a wholesale shift in how we think about music: as a form of art, not a pursuit of narrow, past-oriented excellence at any human cost.

 

This conversation is for students, performers, educators, and anyone who cares about the future of music training.

 

Where? Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Barbican, London

When? Monday 27 April · 5:00–6:00 PM

Entrance? Free. Links to in-person and online attendance below:

 

Registration for in-person attendance: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rethinking-health-in-tertiary-music-education-in-person-tickets-1986010412606?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true&fbclid=IwY2xjawREfIhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEefZtCeDRTb2_fxYAvb7-frpIRl-PVPpQ4kpt6oaanc7-46UMYepPgEkWcg6s_aem_LQzmehuJ-FbFilaLgtUPJg

 

Registration for online attendance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking-health-in-tertiary-music-education-online-tickets-1986010137784?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true&fbclid=IwY2xjawREfItleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeC5tCY4LI4XUIETxjrmBHRlEt_xXBUQECPruRyYWR347pcjQwKEnQYfi0oqw_aem_Lr454ixlAlSV9vK19LlFyw

Fwd: Introducing The Journal of Performing Arts Medicine - Powered by PAMA

A New Era Begins To the Performing Arts Medicine Community,   Today is an historic milestone for PAMA marking the next level of advancement for our association - Today we are launching the Journal of Performing Arts Medicine "powered by PAMA" (JPAM).  We will be showcasing the research and practice methods used by our members and community for our own peer reviewed Journal. It will be the next generation of professional publications to support the PAM community.   Join me in thanking everyone for all of their hardworking to make this day come true, especially Matt McCrary and the editors - Eckart Altenmüller, Ralph Manchester, and Marika Molnar, plus headquarters staff for getting the communication out to everyone.   It is truly a great day for PAMA's future. https://jpam.scholasticahq.com/   Melody Hrubes, MD President of the Board Performing Arts Medicine Association Explore JPAM   Get in touch   PAMA Tel: 720-217-4800 Stay connected © Performing Arts Medicine Association All Rights Reserved

Fwd: [MUSICOLOGY-ALL] Let's play! A hybrid seminar exploring music, making, engineering and environmental sustainability in schools - Thursday, May 14 2026 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Let's play! A hybrid seminar exploring music, making, engineering and environmental sustainability in schools

Thursday, May 14 2026 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Overview
A hybrid seminar exploring music, making, engineering and environmental sustainability in schools
Where
Online (MS Teams - link will be distributed in advance) and in-person (Room 938, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1 0AL)

Book online via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-play-hybrid-seminar-tickets-1986312314603

Event description
This hybrid in-person and online session will introduce a new environmentally sustainable construction platform designed to support creative, interdisciplinary learning at the intersection of music, making, and software engineering. Building on eight years of classroom based research using LEGO®, robotics sensors, and Raspberry Pi computers to design and program hybrid acoustic–digital musical instruments, our team has recently developed a fully recyclable, low cost alternative made from recycled cardboard, eco friendly adhesives, and open source electronics. The system enables pupils to design robust structures, integrate sensors, and trigger synthesised sound through programmable workflows, while modelling principles of circular design and sustainable fabrication.
In person participants will be able to experiment with the new platform, explore its construction possibilities, interact with the electronic components, and consider how it could help them to embed sustainability, engineering design, and creative STEM/STEAM practice in primary and secondary curricula. Online attendees will have a dedicated, interactive demo of the system on camera – with the opportunity to discuss and ask questions. All attendees will be invited to share feedback to help refine the system.
There will also be an opportunity to hear about the UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education's recently launched music professional development modules for primary and secondary school teachers, which share similarly interdisciplinary approaches to creative engagement with environmental sustainability.

Running order
3:30: Informal play with construction system (in person attendees)
4:00: Formal presentations (online and in person)
4:45: Online and in person demos and discussion.
5:30: Close

This seminar is being hosted by the UCL Science Education Special Interest Group and the UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education.

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] CfP: Circuits to Culture: Synthesizers as Instruments, Interfaces, and Ideas

Call for Participation

12-13 September 2026 | Townshend Studio | University of West London, UK 

SYNTHposium 26 will be an in-person only event this year.

We invite submissions for SYNTHposium '26, bringing together practitioners, researchers, engineers, musicians, and scholars – interested in synthesizers in all their forms – historical, technical, cultural, and creative. We welcome proposals for paper presentations, performance-demonstrations or other initiatives over a two-day event bringing together practitioners, researchers, engineers, musicians, and scholars. Presenters will also be invited to a distributed creativity event on the evening of 11 September for a unique chance to use the historic instruments in the collection.

Theme: From Circuits to Culture: Synthesizers as Instruments, Interfaces, and Ideas 

Proposal deadline: 5 May 2026 

Further details of themes, and how to submit to the call are available online here:

https://synthresearch.org/symposium/

Best regards,

Justin

Professor of Music Production

University of West London

SIMM seminars and publications

1. In 2026, we still plan the following 2 research seminars:

1.  For the 12th SIMM research seminar (7-9 September 2026) we will be invited in Luxemburg by the Institute of Musicology and Arts of the Department of Education and Social Work of the University of Luxemburg, to propose the 2nd edition of a 3-day research seminar which will again bring together socially engaged practice-researchers from diverse arts disciplines. Deadline for applications will be 15th April 2026. See info here.   

 

2.  For the 13th SIMM research seminar, (11-13 November 2026) we will be invited in Ghent by the Chair Jonet (University of Ghent). This SIMM research seminar will again – following the 1st such seminar in 2021 in Porto at CIPEM/INET-md (Centro de Investigação em Psicologia da Música e Educação Musical) – focus on research on music programmes in detention centres and prisons. Deadline for applications will be 15th April 2026. See info here.

2. In 2026 we will also co-edit 2 special issues of academic journals:

1. The Italian Journal Musica e Storia prepares together with SIMM a special issue on historical research on music as resistance and as oppression. I am guest editor together with Janie Cole (University of Connecticut). Deadline for contributions was December 31, 2025. See info here.  

2. The International Journal of Music Mediation (IJMM) prepares together with SIMM a special issue (nr 5) on participatory opera and music theatre. Deadline for contributions: May 31 2026. Find info here.