Forthcoming SEMPRE Conference, Postgraduate Study Day, and Hickman Award
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SEMPRE conference: Children's musical worlds
Saturday 25 October 2014
Institute of Education, University of Reading
This one-day SEMPRE conference in music psychology and education is
hosted by The Institute of Education, University of Reading. We
welcome submissions on a broad range of topics related to the theme,
including research into the various musical worlds created by, with
and for children, and studies which focus on aspects of engagement
with music in childhood and its impact across the life course.
Contributions are invited 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 organised thematically and presentations will be
chaired by leading researchers. Please send abstracts for spoken
presentations (200 words) by email to the conference organiser Mary
Stakelum (m.stakelum@reading.ac.uk) by Friday 11 July
2014.
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Postgraduate study day
Friday 24 October 2014
Institute of Education, University of Reading
Exploring music education and psychology research
This SEMPRE Postgraduate Study Day is hosted by the Institute of
Education, University of Reading and precedes the SEMPRE conference on
'Children's musical worlds' to be held on Saturday 25 October.
Students are warmly invited to attend both events. The aim of the
Postgraduate Study Day is to provide opportunities for research
students to present and discuss ideas in a friendly and supportive
environment, as well as to create a meeting place for students from
different institutions. The event will include spoken presentations
(20 minutes each), a poster display, and open discussions about
research in music psychology and education led by invited academics.
We welcome submissions from part-time and full-time students who are
undertaking research in music psychology and education. Accepted
submissions will be broadly organized into themes and presentations
will be chaired by experienced researchers.
Please send abstracts for spoken presentations (200 words) and for
posters (100 words) by email to Dr Mary Stakelum
(m.stakelum@reading.ac.uk) by Friday 11 July 2014.
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Applying for an award
Students submitting a proposal for this conference will be eligible to
apply for the The Aubrey Hickman Award, worth £500. Please see
http://www.sempre.org.uk/resources/2014_Hickman.pdf for further
details.
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