Fwd: Musics, selves and societies: a workshop

Musics, selves and societies: the roles of music in effecting change
A Workshop at the Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, 25-26 June 2018

CALL FOR POSTERS

This workshop brings together researchers and practitioners to explore
theory, research and evidence on whether, and how, music can effect
individual and social change. It will consider the following three
questions:
1. Can music effect individual and/or social change, and what
evidence is there pro or contra?
2. What types of beneficial changes can it generate and how
durable are those changes?
3. How can we harness music's powers for change?

Over the two days of the workshop, there will be panel presentations
and intensive discussions involving a wide range of world-leading
practitioners and researchers centring on music's effects and roles in
the domains of education, therapy and social action, concluding with a
session on how public policy should and might be developed in the
light of the evidence and preceding discussions.

A limited number of additional places is available for those wishing
to present a poster and for those wishing to attend; to register for
the workshop, go to the conference website below (priority will be
given to poster presenters). Submissions for posters in the areas of
music or arts therapy/ education/ psychology as well as arts and
policy making are encouraged; abstracts (of up to 350 words) should be
submitted by April 27, 2018 to Rebecca Whiteman at rnw28@cam.ac.uk.
If your poster is accepted for inclusion and you are a student or
unwaged, you may be eligible for a SEMPRE conference award (see
below).

For more information and to register for the Workshop go to the
conference website at:
https://cms.mus.cam.ac.uk/musics-selves-and-societies-a-workshop

Registration cost: £75 GBP two-day/£40 GBP single-day (includes lunch
and coffee breaks each day); £33 for Workshop dinner (optional)

For further information, contact Rebecca Whiteman at rnw28@cam.ac.uk.

Application Procedure. Applicants for a SEMPRE conference award should
submit poster proposals (including title and abstract) by 27 April,
and also include the following information:
(a) status (student/unwaged/waged)
(b) nationality
(c) country of current residence
(c) the amount of funding sought
(d) why other sources of funding are not available
(e) how participation in the "Musics, selves and societies: the roles
of music in effecting change" Workshop will assist them in their
future research.

Expected Date of Notification. Travel award applicants will be
informed as to their status by May 18, 2018.

Fwd: Music Education Conference, University of York June 2018

Dear fellow musicians,

The University of York is delighted to host its second Music Education
conference: 'Connections and Communication in Instrumental and Vocal
Teaching'. The conference will take place on Tuesday 26th June and
Wednesday 27th June 2018 in The Rymer Auditorium at the University of
York.

This event will bring together teachers, researchers, and performers
to explore connections and communication in instrumental and vocal
music teaching. This topic can be approached in numerous ways and we
welcome submissions from students and professionals who have related
views and experience. There will be a balance of practical and
theoretical submissions across the two days and we are keen to support
early career professionals as well as students, independent scholars
and music teachers.

The call for papers is now open and submissions are welcomed until
18.00 on Friday 16th May. The organising committee will notify you as
to the outcome by Friday 23rd May.

For more information please visit the conference website:

https://musiceducationconferenceyork2018.wordpress.com/ or contact the
organising committee via mecy-18@york.ac.uk.

Best wishes,

Dr Liz Haddon
Programme Leader, MA in Music Education: Instrumental and Vocal Teaching
University of York, UK

Vacancy: Associate Professorship in Music

Vacancies

Associate Professorship in Music

Somerville College and the Faculty of Music propose to appoint an Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow from September 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The appointment will be a permanent post (after initial probation) and will be on a salary scale of £46,336 – £62,219 p.a., with additional benefits of at least £8,484 (inclusive of Housing Allowance currently £7,925 p.a.) those appointed below the top of this range will receive annual increments until they reach the top point. An allowance of £2,700 p.a. would be payable upon award of Full Professor title.

The main duties of the postholder will be to engage in research at an internationally competitive level and teach at all levels. Applications are welcome from candidates with expertise in the field of music education, and/or with related interests in the sociology or psychology of music. Candidates should also be able to offer tutorials in one or more of the disciplines offered by the Faculty of Music, particularly in the areas of performance studies, historical musicology, or music theory and analysis. Candidates will have, or be able to demonstrate the promise of, a distinguished record of scholarship and teaching in music education and/or the sociology or psychology of music at a level appropriate to the stage of the candidate's career.

Further particulars and an application form are available from the following websites: www.some.ox.ac.uk/jobs.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 midday (UK time) on Wednesday 28 March 2018.

The University of Oxford and Somerville College are Equal Opportunities Employers.

Further Particulars – Associate Professorship in Music

Cover Sheet (Word) – Associate Professorship in Music

Cover Sheet (PDF) – Associate Professorship in Music

Fwd: SIG Music: What do excellence and inclusion really mean?

 

Call for Participation

MUS0C – Music and Social Intervention Research Network

Knowledge Exchange Forum, supported by the AHRC

Saturday 6th October 2018, York St John University, 11am-6.30pm

Call for participation

 

This one day event at York St John University provides an opportunity to exchange knowledge and share understandings of the concepts of excellence, inclusion, and intervention in relation to music projects and programmes. The event forms part of an AHRC funded research network project bringing together researchers to interrogate these concepts so as to explore sustainable working practices for musicians working across different contexts where understandings of the concepts of excellence, inclusion and intervention may vary.

Based on the premise that, in many cases, the most exciting conversations at conferences happen in the space between formal presentations, the event is organised so that structured sessions comprising head-to-head debates and lightening/speed talks will stimulate thinking and dialogue, with semi-structured sessions providing space for deeper discussion between participants on themes raised in participation proposals and/or structured sessions. Through providing a forum to exchange knowledge on this topic, we aim to facilitate the formation of new partnerships that can lead to future research collaborations.

We invite anyone with an interest in research and practice surrounding music and social interventions to participate in this day of discussion, critique, networking and sharing of ideas. To submit a proposal to participate, we ask people to outline their rationale for participation and what they would like to contribute, addressing the following questions:

·       Why is the topic of this event important to me?

·       What key questions can I bring to the table and why?

·       What am I particularly interested in discussing at the event?

·       What might I contribute via a 2-minute lightening talk? (optional)

Participants should write no more than 1000 words so as to form a starting point for discussions during the event. These proposals for participation will be published on the MUSOC online platform prior to the event so that participants can read each other's starting points and identify others to connect with during the event. Participants will have an opportunity to submit a further 1000-word response after the event to also be published on the MUSOC platform. The MUSOC platform can be accessed at https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/iccm/musoc/

Musøc | York St John University www.yorksj.ac.uk Information from the Music and Social Intervention Network

 

We receive regular analytics of activity on the MUSOC platform and can provide information on the level of public engagement with your contribution.

The timeline for submitting proposals to participate is:

Call for proposals opened	9 March 2018
Call closing date	30 April 2018
Notification of participation	by 31 May 2018
1000-word starting points published on MUSOC	1 September 2018
Deadline for 1000-word response to event	30 October 2018

 

There is a small cost to attend this event of £15 per participant (free for doctoral students and freelance music practitioners). Lunch, refreshments and after event reception are included.

Please email your 1000-word proposal to participate to mus0c@yahoo.com by 30 April 2018. Please note, there is only space for 1000 words on the MUSOC platform. Any words above that limit will be cut off. Your name and institution/organisation affiliations are not included in the 1000 word limit. For information on the MUSOC steering group, visit the MUSOC online platform home page.

For information on previous events visit:

The debate: What do excellence and inclusion really mean?

The debate: whose voice, whose music, whose agenda?

Fwd: Short online listening test

Dear, 

We are conducting a series of listening tests and we would like you to participate. We are hoping to get as many candidates as possible, as soon as possible, to add more results to our body. The test itself should be conducted in a quiet environment either with headphones or loudspeakers.

The tests is broken up into two parts. You do not need to do both back-to-back (and I would advise you to take a break), however the tests are not strenuous to complete. Each test will load a lot of audio, so please be patient during the loading stage (it is not uncommon for the interface to feel unresponsive as all the assets load in) and read the instructions carefully.

Each part of the test is being completed in about 15 minutes. 
 
Please do send this around (to colleagues, students, and other groups). 
 
Part 1: http://goo.gl/QUKwJm 
Part 2: http://goo.gl/p7Ffcu 
 
Thank you all very much for participating in this study.
 
Best wishes, 

Brecht