ISPS 2013 | Vienna | 28-31 August 2013

CALL FOR PAPERS
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ISPS 2013
Performing Together

28 | 31 August 2013
Vienna | Austria

www.performancescience.org
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The next International Symposium on Performance Science will be hosted
by the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (MDW), on 28-31
August 2013.

The ISPS 2013 theme, Performing Together, is intended to encourage
discussion and debate on collaborative performing activities of all
types and between various constituents. Specific research topics,
fields of study, and methodological approaches have been left open
intentionally to encourage interdisciplinary exchange.

Submissions detailing original research are invited from across the
performing arts and other performance disciplines, as well as the
natural, social, and applied sciences.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Tecumseh Fitch
University of Vienna (Austria)

Peter Keller
University of Western Sydney (Australia)

Emma Redding
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (UK)

Alan Wing
University of Birmingham (UK)

IMPORTANT DATES

30 November 2012: Paper/poster abstract submission deadline
15 January 2013: Registration for ISPS 2013 opens
1 February 2013: Notification of submission decision
1 March 2013: End of early registration
15 April 2013: Deadline for papers for the ISPS proceedings
28 August 2013: Start of ISPS 2013

SUBMISSIONS

Submissions are invited for

- Spoken papers
- Poster presentations
- Symposia and workshops

Detailed instructions for submissions are available via the conference
website: www.performancescience.org. Submissions should be made
electronically to cps@rcm.ac.uk by 30 November 2012.

GRADUATE AWARD

The Scientific Committee is keen to encourage the attendance of
students, as well as established researchers and practitioners.
Therefore, the ISPS 2013 Graduate Award will be offered to one
graduate student to present a keynote paper at the conference.

REVIEW PROCESS

Each submission will be reviewed anonymously by the Scientific
Committee according to its originality, importance, clarity, and
interdisciplinarity. Corresponding authors will be notified by email
of the Committee's decision by 1 February 2013.

CONFERENCE PUBLICATION

Accepted paper, poster, and symposium/workshop submissions will be
published as 6-page papers in the Proceedings of ISPS 2013 (complete
with ISBN), available in hardcopy at the conference and subsequently
downloadable via the conference website. Details of the procedure and
format for submitting published papers will be provided when authors
receive notification of acceptance. Final papers for publication will
be due on 15 April 2013.

REGISTRATION

Full and one-day registration options are available. Online
registration will open on 15 January 2013.

For further information about the venue, submissions, graduate award,
and registration, visit the conference website:
www.performancescience.org.

The official language of the conference is English.

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Aaron Williamon
Royal College of Music, London

Werner Goebl
University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna

The Oxford Handbook for Music Education

THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF
MUSIC EDUCATION
Edited by Gary McPherson and Graham Welch
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Music education takes place in many contexts, both
formal and informal. Be it in a school or music studio,
while making music with friends or family, or even
while travelling in a car, walking through a shopping mall or
watching television, our myriad sonic experiences accumulate
from the earliest months of life to foster our facility for making
sense of the sound worlds in which we live. The Oxford
Handbook of Music Education offers a comprehensive overview
of the many facets of musical experience, behavior and
development in relation to this diverse variety of contexts.
While the first volume primarily focuses on children during
school-age years, this second collects an international list of
contributors to explore how music learning takes place
outside of the traditional classroom environment. Discussing a
range of issues such as music education for the special needs
population, music learning in adulthood, and music learning
through media and technology these chapters help to
broaden conceptions of music and musical involvement.
Whether they are used individually or in tandem, the two
volumes of The Oxford Handbook of Music Education update
and redefine the discipline, and show how individuals across
the world learn, enjoy and share the power and uniqueness of
music.

Features
- Features contributors at the forefront of music education
from around the world
- Recognizes that music education occurs in many contexts,
both formal and informal
- Updates and redefines music education as a discipline
through innovative principles and approaches to music
learning and teaching

vacancies: research project on communication and synchronization in music ensembles

The *Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence* (Vienna,
Austria) invites excellent researchers at pre-doctoral or
post-doctoral level to join a research project on communication and
synchronization in music ensembles.

The project, funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), aims to
investigate visual communication and temporal synchronization in music
ensembles. It involves measurement, analysis, and modeling of
musicians' body movements and synchronization mechanisms while
performing together (duet, trio, or larger). Development of real-time
interaction models will go alongside extensive experimentation with
musicians to gain essential insights into a very fundamental human
behavior.

We encourage applicants with backgrounds in computer science,
psychology, engineering, musicology or related fields. Programming
skills and/or experience with MATLAB, JAVA, C++, or similar are
required. Some experience in empirical music performance research,
motion capture technology, and/or real-time technologies are desired.
The positions are available from October 1st 2012 for initially 2
years, with prospect for continuation. Annual salary follows the
official scheme of the Austrian Science Fund (see
http://fwf.ac.at/de/projects/personalkostensaetze.html); citizens of
all countries may apply. Doctoral researchers have the option to
pursue a PhD programme in a related field at the MDW (University of
Music and Performing Arts Vienna), the JKU (Johannes Kepler University
Linz), or any other Austrian university.

Applications should include a letter of motivation, a CV with a
complete list of publications (preferably with links to full texts of
important publications), and graduation documents of the highest
degree (master or PhD). Applications will be considered immediately
and are accepted until September 1st, 2012, or until the positions are
filled. Please, send your applications to goebl@mdw.ac.at with PDF
attachments or links to online resources or by mail to OFAI, Freyung
6/6, 1010 Vienna, Austria.

Werner Goebl (PI), http://iwk.mdw.ac.at/goebl

Sounds of Intent Launch: The SAGE Gateshead

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Sounds of Intent Launch Monday 15th October Hall Two, The Sage Gateshead, 10.30am – 4.30pm Sounds of Intent is a new, freely available, easy-to-use software package that enables teachers, teaching assistants, therapists and parents, who work with or care for those with PMLD, SLD or MLD who may be on the autism spectrum, to: - assess children and young people's level of musical development - record and monitor attainment and progress - download musical materials and ideas for activities - share thinking on a forum This informative launch event is a great opportunity to learn more about the framework, and to meet other practitioners and music leaders from the region. Visit the Sounds of Intent website for more details about the framework itself, and about the research project that has led to it's development. The event will be of particular interest to music leaders interested in working with children with special education needs (SEN), staff in schools, and SEN specialists. Order of event 10:30am - Registration and refreshments 11:00am - Welcome and Introduction (Professors Graham Welch and Adam Ockelford) 11:30am Demonstration of Sound of Intent software (Dr Evangelos Himonides) 12:00pm - User perspectives 1:00pm - Sandwich Lunch 1:45pm - Hands on session (bring your own wireless-enabled phone, iPad, computer, etc.) 2:45pm The Sage Gateshead practical workshops                 a. Community Music Sparks                 b. Singing 3:30pm The Sage Gateshead practical workshops                 a. Community Music Sparks                 b. Singing 4:10pm - Feedback 4:30pm - Close Tickets: £12 (inc VAT For more information about the Accessible Learning programme here at The Sage Gateshead, click the image above to visit our website. Sounds of Intent is a joint initiative of the University of Roehampton and the Institute of Education, University of London - Supported by SEMPRE, the Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research.

The Sage Gateshead (North Music Trust) St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE8 2JR NMT is registered in England as a company limited by guarantee, number 4044936 and as a charity, number 1087445 For general information or to book tickets, you can go in person to The Sage Gateshead's Ticket Office, call 0191 443 4661 or visit our website where you can select your seat for most concerts. Did you know... concert attenders at The Sage Gateshead can travel to and from Gateshead Interchange by Metro absolutely free? Simply retain your concert ticket for inspection on the Metro (valid two hours prior to, and after, an event at The Sage Gateshead). To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders), please add 'ticketoffice.mail@thesagegateshead.org' to your address book or safe list.

Tenure Track position leading to professorship in empirical music research at IPEM, Dept. of Musicology, Ghent University, Belgium

Tenure Track position leading to professorship in empirical music
research at IPEM, Dept. of Musicology, Ghent University, Belgium

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Subject: Tenure Track position leading to professorship in empirical
music research at IPEM, Dept. of Musicology, Ghent University, Belgium
(www.ipem.ugent.be)

The candidate should have a background in empirical methods related to
(embodied) music cognition, with a profound knowledge of music. The
candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to a new
interdisciplinary media center in Ghent (from 2015 onwards), where
IPEM will deploy its activities in close collaboration with a
multimedia research group from engineering.

There are 2 positions for 4 competing research groups. Whether a
candidate will be selected for IPEM depends on the quality of the
applicant, and that of the other competing applicants (including those
that apply to other research groups).

The requisite application form is available on
http://www.ugent.be/nl/werken/aanwerving/formulieren/zap/tenuretrack.doc/view.

Applications must be sent no later than September 7, 2012.

For more information, please contact me at +32 09 2644125.

Marc Leman
Prof. dr. in Systematic Musicology
Ghent University
Blandijnberg 2
B-9000 Ghent
Belgium