Valuing and Evaluating Music Performance
An international workshop for researchers and practitioners in music performance evaluation
17 - 19 April 2020
Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
The evaluation and assessment of musical performance is central to the career of any aspiring musician. Valuing and Evaluating Music Performance will bring together leaders in research, education, and performance to foster discussion and knowledge exchange between research and musical practice.
The workshop is organized in collaboration with the Centre for Performance Science, Royal College of Music London, and will offer plenary presentations, experiential learning activities, and roundtable discussions.
International speakers will present on a range of topics including the psychological and aesthetic underpinnings of music performance evaluation, the skills and tools of the expert evaluator, and the contexts in which evaluations take place. Speakers will include:
Michele Biasutti, University of Padua
Hubert Eiholzer, Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana Lugano
Solange Glasser, University of Melbourne
Noola Griffiths, Teesside University
Evangelos Himonides, University College London
Ivan Hewett, Royal College of Music
Gary McPherson, University of Melbourne
Stephanie Pitts, University of Sheffield
Rafael Ramirez, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
George Waddell, Royal College of Music
Registration
Spaces are limited. To register, please click here.
Registration will close on 20 March 2020.
Workshop fees:
Participants: CHF 200
External students: CHF 100
The registration fees include lunches and attendance at workshop presentations and activities.
For more information, please visit the workshop website.
Hubert Eiholzer
Aaron Williamon
Anna Modesti
George Waddell
