RNCM 2013-14 Research Forum

The RNCM 2013-14 Research Forum commences next week, on Wednesday 2
October from 5.15 -6.45 in RNCM Lecture Theatre.

The 2013-14 series programme is available at:
http://www.rncm.ac.uk/downloads/pages/Research_Forum_Programme_2013-14.pdf

and can also be accessed via the RNCM Research Forum page at
http://www.rncm.ac.uk/research/events/forum/

We open the series on Wednesday 2 October. 5.15 -6.45 with Dr David
Horne (RNCM)

- Virtuosic Instruments

Performers often discover that even challenging pieces may be
idiomatically written for the instrument or voice. But equally, does
the nature of the medium inspire musical ideas? And if so, can
investigation inform performance? This presentation considers a number
of works from various historical periods, with performed
illustrations.

Research Forum is open to all and there is free admission.

We look forward to welcoming you to another year of the RNCM Research Forum.

Registration Open: SEMPRE Music and Empathy Conference and SEMPRE Student Study Day

Dr Evangelos Himonides
Institute of Education
University of London

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Registration is now open for the SEMPRE Music and Empathy Conference and SEMPRE Student Study Day. Please visit the conference website (www.amiando.com/SEMPRE.html) to register for the events. The registration fee for each day includes refreshments and a buffet lunch. The registration site also includes information on accommodation in Hull, as well as local transport and places to eat. 

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Friday 8 November: SEMPRE Student Study Day

Saturday 9 November: SEMPRE Music and Empathy Conference

Department of Music, University of Hull (UK)

Keynote Speaker: Dr Felicity Laurence (University of Newcastle, UK)

This two-day event will be hosted by the University of Hull from 8 - 9 November 2013. The Student Study Day on Friday 8 November is aimed at both postgraduate and final-year undergraduate students, and will provide postgraduate students with an opportunity to share their research. The day will comprise 20-minute papers engaging with a range of topics within the fields of music psychology and education. There will also be a lunchtime concert, poster presentations, and a practical workshop. Please visit the SEMPRE website (www.sempre.org.uk) for further details and to view the call for papers.

The Music and Empathy Conference on Saturday 9 November includes invited presentations 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, engagement, understanding, 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.

Music Research Consortium UK (MRC-UK)

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

Leaders of professional organisations promoting research in music will gather at the Institute of Musical Research, Senate House, London on Friday 25 October, 2013 at 5pm, for the official launch of the Music Research Consortium UK (MRC-UK).  Invited guests include scholars, industry professionals and policy makers from across the UK.

 

MRC-UK has developed links between eighteen bodies that promote musical research and the exchange of ideas.  It aims to co-ordinate national and international initiatives and responses concerning music research practice and policy on behalf of the participating organisations in order to promote evidence-based policy and practice that draws explicitly on the latest international research.

 

'The establishment of the Music Research Consortium UK is a timely – perhaps overdue – initiative that brings together the highly-varied forms of musical research and gives them a forum for discussion and, when needed, a single voice' (Mark Everist; President, The Royal Musical Association and Convener, MRC-UK).

 

 

 

Note to Editors:

 

·         Mission Statement

·         List of MRC-UK members

·         Website: www.music-research.ac.uk

 

Contact: Dr Evangelos Himonides, SEMPRE Electronic Media Officer, webmaster@sempre.org.uk

 

Mission Statement:

 

MRC-UK aims to:

 

·         Support and promote the scholarly study of music and musical activity in all its forms;

 

·         Promote collaboration between the participating organisations and the wider national and international community in order to enhance understanding and to encourage and support research events, strategy and dissemination;

 

·         Co-ordinate national and international initiatives and responses concerning music research practice and policy on behalf of the participating organisations in order to promote evidence-based policy and practice that draws explicitly on the latest international research;

 

·         Provide practical help to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of communication and collaboration between participating organisations;

 

·         Encourage cross-disciplinary discussion on issues such as ontology, epistemology, theoretical consistency and methodology;

 

·         Develop links with practitioners and professional bodies to promote musical research and the exchange of ideas.

 

 

MRC-UK Members

 

Association for the Study of the Art of Record Production (ASARP)

British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE)

British Music Society (representing c40 composer organisations)

British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT)

English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS)

Galpin Society (representing multiple instrument societies)

Institute of Acoustics  (IoA)

International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) - UK and Ireland

International Association of Music Libraries (IAML) - UK and Ireland

Music and Philosophy Study Group

Music Libraries Trust

National Association for Music in Higher Education (NAMHE)

Plainsong and Medieval Music Society (PMMS)

Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM UK)

Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM UK)

Royal Musical Association (RMA)

Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research (SEMPRE)

Society for Music Analysis (SMA)

Sound and Music