Fwd: [MUSICOLOGY-ALL] job

Dear all,

The Purcell School is seeking to appoint a new Teacher of Academic Music
and Musicianship (commercial and jazz specialism). The successful candidate
will contribute to the delivery of music history, analysis, composition and
general musicianship programmes, largely in relation to this specialism.
Please visit this link for more information:
https://www.purcell-school.org/about-us/vacancies/ . If you have any
inquiries about the position, please contact the Head of Academic Music,
Andrew Williams: a.williams@purcell-school.org.
Unfortunately, this position is open only to candidates with the right to
work in the UK.

Best regards,

*Dr Alberto Martín Entrialgo *
Teacher of Academic Music & Musicianship
The Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey, Herts. WD23 2TS
RCMJD Musicianship Teacher
Royal College of Music

Fwd: [MUSICOLOGY-ALL] REGISTRATION OPEN: Sounds of Climate Justice Study Day

REGISTRATION OPEN (FINAL PROGRAMME BELOW)
REGISTER HERE<https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/L8GDFi96bX> by Friday 20 February to confirm in-person attendance (MS Form direct link: Sounds of Climate Justice Study Day Registration Form – Fill out form<https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/L8GDFi96bX>)

The Southampton Centre for Music Education and Social Justice<https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/institutes-centres/centre-for-music-education-social-justice> (CMESJ) is pleased to announce our Study Day on 'Sounds of Climate Justice' on Tuesday 24 February 2026. We have invited submissions for provocations of c.10 minutes relating to any intersectional reflections about / musical responses to the challenges of the climate crisis, and interventions that music studies can make in the pursuit of climate justice. This will be an in-person study day, although virtual or pre-recorded presentations will be accommodated.

The Keynote will be a performance of an interactive piece composed by Jenny Guilford and Ellan A. Lincoln-Hyde. Climate of the Bells is an outdoor, site-responsive keynote composition that traces a 'year of birdsong' from Southampton, performed through artefacts drawn from university, public, and private collections, including hand bells and repurposed industrial materials. As the piece unfolds, audiences move through the space, encountering seasonal songs and maritime resonances in a multispecies soundscape. The work foregrounds ecological rhythms, collective care, and interspecies attunement, transforming listening into an immersive, participatory experience.  Composers: Jenny Guilford and Ellan A. Lincoln-Hyde, jointly The (In)Equal Temperament Project<https://inequaltemperament.wordpress.com/>.

Contact: Erin Johnson-Williams at e.johnson-williams@soton.ac.uk<mailto:e.johnson-williams@soton.ac.uk>

Organising Commitee
Erin Johnson-Williams (University of Southampton)
Chi Ying Lam (University of Southampton)
Ellan A. Lincoln-Hyde (SOAS University of London)
Lawrence Davies (University of Huddersfield)
Amy Williamson (University of Southampton)



Study Day SCHEDULE

9:00: Coffee and welcome

9:30–11:30 Session A (Chair: Lawrence Davies)

Simon Waite, 'Beloveds'

Angela Rawlings / Snæfellsjökul fyrir forseta (Glacier for President), 'Glacial Withness: Listening at the Edge of Planetary Boundaries'

Andrew Lansley, 'Party in the Polycrisis! How Music Can (Actually) Save the World'

Ross Purves, 'Rethinking 21st century musicianship – a provocation'

Bridget Whyte, 'This is Not a Rehearsal: Embedding Sustainability into Music Organisations'

11:30 – 12:00 BREAK

12:00 – 12:45 – KEYNOTE

13:15 – 14:15 – LUNCH

14:15 – 16:15 – SESSION B (Chair: Benjamin Oliver)

                  Dikshant Uprety, 'What Does it Mean to Compose Music for Climate Change?'

                  Heather Mease, 'Melodic Landscapes and Erasure'

Dr L. Gre, 'Witness'

16:15 – 16:45 – BREAK

 16:45 – 17:30 – Closing plenary / manifesto brainstorm (Chair: Erin Johnson-Williams)

17:30 – Close



REGISTER HERE<https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/L8GDFi96bX> by Friday 20 February to confirm in-person attendance (MS Form direct link: Sounds of Climate Justice Study Day Registration Form – Fill out form<https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/L8GDFi96bX>)

Fwd: [MUSICOLOGY-ALL] New Digital Resource: Diccionario de la Zarzuela

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to share the release of the digital edition of the Diccionario de la Zarzuela: https://diccionariodelazarzuela.es/dz

This new platform offers a rigorously curated reference tool that preserves, organises and makes accessible a unique cultural heritage, which is now available to researchers, performing arts professionals and anyone interested in the history of Hispanic musical culture.

Led by the Instituto Complutense de Ciencias Musicales, the project is the result of decades of scholarship and four years of dedicated digital editorial work. It was carried out with the support of the Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música (INAEM) and was funded through the European Union's NextGeneration programme.

The Instituto Complutense de Ciencias Musicales (https://iccmu.es) is a center devoted to scholarly research, and the recovery of Hispanic musical heritage.

Laura Planagumà.
Editorial team.
Instituto Complutense de Ciencias Musicales

Fwd: [MUSICOLOGY-ALL] The Guitar in Popular Music Conference (8th – 10th July 2026)

The Guitar in Popular Music Conference (8th – 10th July 2026)

The Guitar in Popular Music conference will be co-hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University and the Academy of Contemporary Music, in collaboration with the International Guitar Research Centre (University of Surrey). Proposals are invited for presentations as follows:

- Individual papers – 25 minutes plus 10 minutes for questions
- Individual papers which include live performance elements – 25 minutes plus 10 minutes for questions
- Lecture recital – 35 minutes plus 10 minutes for questions

Papers and presentations can focus on any aspect relevant to the conference's overarching theme: the guitar's role and use in popular music (including jazz). Any type of guitar (e.g. acoustic, electric, bass, hybrid etc.) may be considered, as can any (or any combination of) the following perspectives: historical, contextual, analytical, pedagogical, technological, compositional or performance-based. In recognition of the fact that 2026 marks 60 years since Jimi Hendrix's first performance in the UK we especially welcome papers that discuss Hendrix's legacy and contribution as a guitarist, or lecture recitals that focus on reinterpretations and arrangements of Hendrix's work.   

We are particularly interested in papers which relate to the following themes:

- Guitar Creativity and Technique
- Guitar Soloing and Tonal Improvisation
- Guitar as Rhythm and Texture
- Guitar Design and Technology
- Guitar Culture
- Case Studies of the Guitar Technique of Established Players in Popular Music

Please send proposals to guitarconference@canterbury.ac.uk in the following format:

- Individual Papers: abstract up to 300 words and biography up to 100 words. Please also provide a website link about you and your work if you have one.
- Individual papers which include live performance elements and Lecture Recitals: abstract up to 300 words, biography up to 100 words, and sample recording or video (e.g. via YouTube/SoundCloud link etc.). Please also provide a website link about you and your work if you have one.

The deadline for submissions is 15th March 2026. A draft conference programme will be published in April 2026.   

Registration details and conference bookings will open mid-April following the selection of papers.

We are delighted that Professor Milton Mermikides (Professor of Music at the University of Surrey and Gresham Professor or Music) will be presenting the keynote lecture at Canterbury Christ Church University, entitled I Just Want to Talk to You: The Musical Language of Jimi Hendrix.

This keynote paper illuminates the psychological, neurological, linguistic and zygonic mechanisms that help shape Jimi Hendrix's extraordinary musical language. These 'axes of expression' include vocal imitation, fretboard navigation, time-feel and groove, harmony and modality, and technological transformation. It argues that Hendrix's music persistently challenges the conventional separation and discrete categorisation of pitch, rhythm, and timbre. And that musical expression – as well as effective musical analysis – emerges from the dynamic, liminal interplay between these domains.

Conference Panel: 
Dr James Dean (Chair, Canterbury Christ Church University)
Professor Rich Perks (Deputy Chair, Academy of Contemporary Music)
Professor Milton Mermikides (University of Surrey/Gresham College)
Professor Murray Smith (University of Kent)
Dr Kate Lewis (Brunel University London) 

Acceptance of proposals will be at the discretion of the conference panel.

Please provide your abstracts as a WORD doc, preceded by information under the following headings:

Name
Institution (as appropriate)
Postal address
Phone
Email Address
Presentation type (paper or paper including live performance demonstrations)
Title

The conference will be held at Canterbury Christ Church University on 8th and 9th July and at the Academy of Contemporary Music (London campus) on 10th July. All papers will be presented in person. 

Enquiries: guitarconference@canterbury.ac.uk
Webpage: www.canterbury.ac.uk/events/2026/the-guitar-in-popular-music

Fwd: [MUSICOLOGY-ALL] Research Training: Online Presentation Skills for Researchers, 12th February 2pm

School of Advanced Study • University of London

Online Presentation Skills for Researchers
Research Training
Thursday 12th February 2026, 14:00 - 15:00 GMT (UK Time)
Online live via Zoom
Register here: https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/online-presentation-skills-researchers

Session Leader: Rosie Baber (University of London Careers Service)

The session focuses on:

  *   Understanding the key principles of effective online presentations
  *   Tailoring content and delivery for academic and research audiences
  *   Using visuals and interactive tools to enhance engagement
  *   Managing nerves and building confidence when presenting remotely

Relevant to all stages of postgraduate study.

––––
Kremena Velinova
Head of Research Training
School of Advanced Study<http://www.sas.ac.uk/> | University of London
Room 212 | Senate House | Malet Street | London WC1E 7HU
kremena.velinova@sas.ac.uk

Fwd: [MUSICOLOGY-ALL] CfP RMA Postgraduate Voice & Singing Study Day: Oxford, 14 May 2026

Call for Papers: RMA Postgraduate Study Day

Singing Education: Discourse and Terminology

Date: Thursday, 14 May 2026
Venue: Faculty of Music, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford
Submit proposals by: 2 March 2026
Submit proposals via this online form<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=G96VzPWXk0-0uv5ouFLPkcj1tN8Jm99DvFFtmSMq-S9UNFJUWVdEUEQ2UDdVVEJBWDU4VDU2UE05TS4u>

Invited Keynote Speaker:
Professor Nina Eidsheim (UCLA, Astor Visiting Lectureship at University of Oxford 2026)

This study day, supported by the Royal Musical Association and the University of Oxford Faculty of Music, examines the words we use in our singing cultures and pedagogies, exploring the vocal archetypes they create. We will dive into the varied terminologies used in the world of singing training and the discourse around it. The starting point for the day is that specialist language is designed to aid communication and make voice use more effective. Our focus is on the times in life that people experience their greatest development in singing, in terms of physical, cultural and musical growth and multiplicity of opportunities for vocal expression. We will discuss experiences of talking about voice, vocal development and singing: particularly how initial experiences influence vocal identity long-term.

The purpose of the study day is to bring stakeholders such as voice pedagogues, singers and musicologists together to converse, to understand the power of our specialist languages and to facilitate a discussion about archetypes in singing.

Areas of discussion may include, but are not limited to, vocal terminology and —

  *   identity formation in singing
  *   style/genre training
  *   physical perception of acoustic/physiological phenomena
  *   vocal timbre analysis
  *   accessibility
  *   historical pedagogies/literature
  *   methodologies of description
  *   vocal terminology amongst peers, in rehearsal and performance.

We invite proposals for 20-minute papers on any topic related to the discourse and terminology in singing education, independent of academic discipline. We also invite proposals for contributions to a themed panel or alternative presentation types such as a lecture-recital or pedagogical demonstration.

For a 20-minute paper, please include an abstract, 300 words maximum. For contributions to a themed panel, proposals should include a 150-word abstract and the proposed theme. Include a short biography of up to 150 words.

Submit your proposal via this online form<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=G96VzPWXk0-0uv5ouFLPkcj1tN8Jm99DvFFtmSMq-S9UNFJUWVdEUEQ2UDdVVEJBWDU4VDU2UE05TS4u> by midnight (AoE) on Monday, 2 March 2026.

If you don't intend to present but would like to attend the Study Day, please register your interest on the form<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=G96VzPWXk0-0uv5ouFLPkcj1tN8Jm99DvFFtmSMq-S9UNFJUWVdEUEQ2UDdVVEJBWDU4VDU2UE05TS4u>; you may also add topics you wish to be discussed. Further information regarding the registration and the programme will be circulated to those who have submitted this form and will be available via the RMA and Oxford Music Faculty website.

All proposals will receive a decision by Monday, 23 March 2026.

For any enquiries, please contact the Study Day organisers:
Jessica Edgar, University of Oxford (jessica.edgar@music.ox.ac.uk<mailto:jessica.edgar@music.ox.ac.uk>)
Richard Strivens, University of Bristol (richard.strivens@bristol.ac.uk<mailto:richard.strivens@bristol.ac.uk>)

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] Open PhD position at KCL in robotic piano expressions for personalised music-heart interventions

Dear all,  Please share this with interested individuals with suitable music and computing skills. The research will involve computing with music and cardiovascular signals in clinical contexts.

PhD position open for "𝘿𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘-𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨" supervised by myself with Gary Cook and Ildar Farkhatdinov in the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Engineering for Personalised Surgery & Intervention (AE-PSI) at King's College London's School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences. This PhD starts in October 2026; the funding includes stipend, fees, and RTSG for 4 years. UKRI allows up to 30% of the cohort to be international. The position is available until filled. The first of three interview rounds begins in March. To apply, see https://www.surgerycdt.com/.

Short description:

This project is centred on creating tailored, goal-oriented, person-specific music-based cardiovascular interventions through the building of autonomous, steerable, dextrous manipulation of robot piano expressions.

       Music has profound effects on human physiology, with great potential for use as adjunctive medicine. Music affects the body through the autonomic nervous system, with direct impact on the heart. However, music's effect on the heart is understudied and underutilised in cardiovascular medicine.

       Humans are wired to react to prosodic features in acoustic stimuli, and trained musicians hone their dexterity to manipulate musical prosody to elicit desired reactions. However, clinical studies involving music in medicine rarely consider the expressive components of music.

       The goal in this project will be to building tools and interfaces to learn and shape nuanced prosodic expressions through a reproducing (robotic) piano. The steering of musical expression will be based on individuals' physiological feedback and designed to achieve target cardiovascular states.

       A clinical application will be with the TOTEM Study using Total Body Positron Emission Tomography at St Thomas' Hospital.

Thank you,

Elaine

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Elaine Chew | eniale.kcl.ac.uk

Professor of Engineering | King's College London

NMES: Engineering | FoLSM : BMEIS : Cardiovascular Imaging

Becket House, BH5.16 | 1 Lambeth Palace Rd, London, SE1 7EU, UK

Founder/Director, Digital Music Theranostics Lab | cosmos.isd.kcl.ac.uk 

Member of the Music & Acoustics Research Centre | marc.kcl.ac.uk

Music Hubs evaluation: interim report Research report February 2026

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69833572f13d4f72241ca9c0/Music_hubs_evaluation_-_interim_report.pdf

Authors: 

Sehaj Bhatti, Kate Wadsworth, Svetlana Speight, Jane Kerr, Matilda North, Lana MacNaboe, Ciaran Cummins and Alina Haque, National Centre for Social Research

Sustainability skills swapshop: Learn to mend and prolong your clothes' lifecycle!

Sustainability skills swapshop: Learn to mend and prolong your clothes' lifecycle!

 

We would like to invite you to a workshop on visible mending and repair. We will also explore cotton waxing.

The Department of Culture, Communications and Media at the IOE have been organizing "Sustainability Skills Swapshops". These are open sessions led by staff or students on a voluntary basis that involve a demonstration of and/or hands-on participation in a sustainability skill.

This session will be on visible mending, repair, and cotton waxing. It will be run by members of the Crafting Sustainabilities Collective.

• Where: room 938, 20 Bedford WayLondon, England
• When: Thursday, Feb 19 from 1 pm to 5 pm GMT. The session is scheduled for four hours, but you don't have to stay for the whole time. 
• To attend you must reserve a spot through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-to-mend-and-prolong-your-clothes-lifecycle-tickets-1981092692573?aff=oddtdtcreator

In the session we can support you to learn how to repair:

• Socks: Bring a sock that is thinning or has a manageable hole, and is thus worth saving. We will learn how to repair it together drawing from inspirational examples including our own!
• Holes, e.g., elbow, jeans, children's trainers: There are different patching techniques we can explore together. We will also use a sewing machine, if more suitable.
• Wool sweaters: Using Swiss darning we can bolster thinning material or repair a hole.
• Waxing cotton cloth: There will also be an opportunity to learn about waxing cotton cloth, a traditional and sustainable method of waterproofing, windproofing and toughening outdoor clothing. Demonstrations for waxing will happen at the hour so make sure you are on time if you want to learn this technique e.g. 1pm, 2pm etc.

 

Explore our video collection to explore the techniques we know and can support you with.

 

If you don't have something to mend you are still welcome to attend. There will be opportunities to practice different techniques.

 

What To Bring

• We will supply darning needles and mending wool. At the end of the session, you will be welcome to buy these, if you wish, at their market price.
• If you want to make a patch, we will supply some material, but you are welcome to bring your own.
• For wool repairs, you are welcome to send us an email at craftingsustainabilities@ucl.ac.uk with a picture of your sweater so we can match the wool weight/colour. Alternatively, bring your own wool (ideally this should match the weight of the original material)

Watch this video if you want to explore why repair matters!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iKHr-JnWYA

Fwd: [MUSICOLOGY-ALL] BL PhD Placement ‘Elgar’s letters and digital tools’, deadline 27th February

PhD Placement opportunity in British Library Music Collections: 'Elgar's letters and digital tools', deadline 27th February

The British Library is offering a 3-month Placement (or part-time equivalent) for a PhD student interested in music and the digital humanities to work on making the digitised letters of Edward Elgar more accessible to online audiences. The placement will involve working with HTR (handwriting text recognition) tools and datasets of existing human-typed transcriptions. Elgar was a prolific and idiosyncratic correspondent with messy handwriting and a fondness for ciphers, doodles, and picture postcards — it's an enormous, fantastic corpus with which to experiment with digital tools.

The Placement will be based in the Library's Music Collections with co-supervision from Heritage Made Digital and Digital Research. It is an excellent opportunity for a student to gain valuable, hands-on experience working with digital humanities tools and with music-related special collections.

A link to the advert, together with eligibility criteria and information about applications and funding, can be found here: https://www.bl.uk/services/research-collaboration/phd-placement-scheme. The deadline is 27th February. Informal queries are welcome: please contact frankie.perry@bl.uk.