Fwd: International Conference IC CIPEM 2019 Porto, Portugal - Call for Papers

Dear colleagues and friends

This is a gentle reminder of the Call for Abstracts for the International Conference CIPEM 2019, that will take place at the Porto Polytechnic School of Education, Porto, from 19 to 21 September 2019.

Abstract submission until 22th April via the conference website: https://cipem.eventqualia.net/en/2019/home/

Enquiries: icipem@ese.ipp.pt

We kindly ask you to forward this message to your contacts. Thank you.

Best wishes,

Graça

Graça Boal Palheiros, PhD

Diretora do CIPEM (Centro de Investigação em Psicologia da Música e Educação Musical),

Polo no IPP do INET-md (Instituto de Etnomusicologia – Estudos em Música e Dança)

Coordenadora do Mestrado em Ensino de Educação Musical

Escola Superior de Educação, Politécnico do Porto

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 602, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal

Fwd: CfP: Music, Mental Health, and Wellbeing

Call for Papers: Music, Mental Health, and Wellbeing

Musicology Research Journal

Issue 7, Volume 2 (Autumn 2019)

 

In May 2018, the RMA, BFE, and NAHME held a joint Study Day and Workshop Day on Music, Wellbeing, and Mental Health. Following this event, Musicology Research Journal (MRJ) released a Call for Papers echoing these topics and will be publishing a volume of articles in May 2019, co-edited by Dr James Williams (Ethnomusicology, University of Derby), Dr Caroline Waddington-Jones (Music Psychology, University of Hull), Dr Sarah Mawby (Music Psychology, University of Leeds), and Dr Emma Sharpe (Psychology, University of Derby). Due to both the interest in this volume by authors and the significance of the issues discussed in today's music, education, and wellbeing climate, MRJ now aims to release a second volume of articles on music, mental health, and wellbeing in Autumn 2019.

 

The themes for this Call for Papers once again echo the RMA, BFE, and NAHME joint Study Day and Workshop (11–12 May 2019, Hereford College of Arts). This edited volume (available as an open-access e-Journal and as online articles) aims to expand discussion(s) on the role of music in areas of mental health and wellbeing. Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to:

 

• The impact of musical engagement on wellbeing in arts and health/music therapy settings
• Approaches to musical composition, performance, and improvisation in therapeutic practice
• How music and therapeutic practice are being explored internationally and between cultures
• Music education and wellbeing
• Music as a developmental and creative learning tool
• Music and mental health in higher education
• Musicians' health and wellbeing
• New methods being explored/theorised to support further enquiry into areas of music and wellbeing

 

The volume aims to bring together scholars working at the intersection of music, sciences, and social sciences. We especially encourage contributions from postgraduate students, PhD candidates, and early-career researchers. We also especially encourage submissions from presenters and attendees of the RMA Study Day and Workshop.

 

Applications should be made via abstract submission (no longer than 300 words) for publication of a paper no longer than 5000 words. Abstracts should be submitted online by Friday 17 May 2019 at: www.musicologyresearch.co.uk/submissions . All abstracts will be considered by the editorial board. Authors will be notified by the end of May of the outcome of their submission. For further information, please contact Dr James Williams (j.williams@derby.ac.uk).

 

Fwd: Scott McLaughlin at City, University of London - 26/03/2019

City, University of London - Music Department
2018-2019 Music Research Seminar Series

Room AG09, College Building
St John's Street
London EC1V 4BP

*FREE TO ATTEND, ALL WELCOME*

Tuesday, 26 March 2019
5:00 - 6:00 PM

Dr Scott McLaughlin (University of Leeds)
Composing for Material Indeterminacy [or] "what a piano wants to do"

https://www.city.ac.uk/events/2019/march/composing-for-material-indeterminacy-or-what-a-piano-wants-to-do

"Ahead of Zubin Kanga's performance of my piece for prepared-piano and
magnetic resonators, this talk looks at composition as the development
of strategies for structuring the indeterminate sounding of an
unstable instrument. I'll demonstrate how the piano is made unstable,
how this allows the material agency of the piano to come to the fore,
and how the piece is composed 'around' this agency."

Scott will give a half-hour presentation in AG09 17:00-17:30, followed
by a demo with Zubin the Performance Space 17:30-18:00.

Scott McLaughlin is a composer and improviser (cello, live
electronics) based in Huddersfield, UK. Born in Ireland (Co. Clare) in
1975. He studied BMus (Uni of Ulster), MA/PhD Uni of Huddersfield (PA
Tremblay, C Fox, J Saunders, B Harrison). Scott lectures in
composition and music technology at the University of Leeds; leading
the MMus Critical and Experimental Composition programme, and
co-directing CePRA (Centre for Practice Research in the Arts). His
research focuses on contingency and indeterminacy in the physical
materiality of sound and performance, to explore material agency and
recursive feedback systems in constraint-based open-form composition.


* Following this presentation, work by Scott McLaughin will be
performed by Zubin Kanga during 'Silver Screens/Steel Strings', which
is part of the City, University of London Concert Series. For more
information and ticket reservations, click here.




Upcoming Music Research Seminars at City, University of London:

27th March: Larson Powell (Professor of Film Studies, University of
Missouri - Kansas City): "Film Music Studies: Critique and
Reconstruction"
https://www.city.ac.uk/events/2019/march/film-music-studies-critique-and-reconstruction

3rd April: Elizabeth Eva Leach: "A Little Knight Music: Medieval
songs, tournaments and other forms of violence"
https://www.city.ac.uk/events/2019/april/a-little-knight-music-medieval-songs-tournaments-and-other-forms-of-violence



http://www.city.ac.uk/arts-social-sciences/music
http://blogs.city.ac.uk/music/
http://www.city.ac.uk/

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Christine Dysers
PhD Candidate

T +44 7520 670015
Department of Music
School of Arts and Social Sciences
City, University of London | www.city.ac.uk

Fwd: CSMC 2019

The fourth conference on Computer Simulation of Musical Creativity (CSMC2019)

2-4th October at the Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin)

https://csmc2019.wordpress.com

Dear all,

The third conference on Computer Simulation of Musical Creativity
(CSMC) will be held from 2-4th October, 2019 at The Technische
Universität Berlin (TU Berlin). The main goal of this conference is to
bring together scholars from different backgrounds, interested in
virtual emulation of musical creativity, providing an
interdisciplinary platform to promote, present and discuss their work.

We accept submissions for papers, panels, technical demonstrations,
concert performance proposals, compositions, and posters. Submissions
can cover both theoretical and/or practical aspects of the computer
simulation of musical creativity. Interdisciplinary proposals at the
intersection of music, computer science, psychology and philosophy are
welcome. Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to:

Computer Systems
- systems capable of generating music;
- systems capable of performing music;
- systems capable of (online) improvisation;
- systems capable of analysing music;
- music-robotic systems;
- systems implementing societies of virtual musicians;
- systems that foster and enhance the musical creativity of human users;
- music recommendation systems;
- systems implementing computational aesthetics, emotional responses,
novelty and originality;

Theory
- surveys of state-of-the-art techniques in the area;
- validation methodologies;
- philosophical foundations of creative music systems;
- mathematical foundations of creative music systems;
- evolutionary models for creative music systems;
- cognitive models for creative music systems;
- studies on the applicability of music-creative techniques to other
research areas;
- new models for improving creative music systems.

Peer-Review Process and Proceedings
All papers are double-blind peer reviewed by at least two specialists.
Proceedings will be published online. Extended versions of selected
papers will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Creative
Music Systems (http://jcms.org.uk/).

Submission Deadline: 15th July 2019
Acceptance decision: 15th August
Camera-ready papers: 31st August

Please visit https://csmc2019.wordpress.com for further details and
submission guidelines, and contact Trevor Rawbone trevor@melodrive.com
with any queries.

We look forward to seeing you in Berlin this Autumn!

Fwd: 22. PFSU/22nd PFPA

Dear friends and colleagues,

This year 22nd International PFPA "Performing together in education"
will be organized during the last weekend of September (27-29) at the
University of Arts in Belgrade.

Our keynote lecturer will be prof. Graham Welch, chair of Music
Education at the Department of Culture, Communication and Media,
University College London, with the topic "Singing in childhood: value
and impact".

The deadline for abstract submission is June 30, 2019.

On Thursday 27, we organize the second International Students Forum,
so please share this info with your students who might be interested
to participate.

All info about the 22nd PFPA you may follow on Facebook.

Title of abstract
Name and affiliation

Department, University Name, City, Country

email address

The total abstract length should not exceed 300 words (without the
title, name, university, email
address and keywords). The font is Times New Roman, size 12, line
spacing single.
The following sections are:
Empirical research abstract:
Keywords (up to 5)
1. Background
2. Aims
3. Methods
4. Results
5. Conclusion
Theoretical research abstract:
Keywords (up to 5)
1. Background
2. Aims
3. Contribution
4. Implications
Workshop:
Keywords (up to 5)
1. Aims
2. Short description
3. Implications
4. The importance and value
The deadline for abstract submission is June 1, 2019. The abstract
should be sent to the email
address sfimp.udruzenje@gmail.com

Sincerely yours,

PFPA 2019.

Fwd: Music, Wellbeing and Mental Health - 11-12 May - Hereford College of Arts

Study Day and Workshop on Music, Well-being and Mental Health

An RMA, BFE and NAMHE event

Hereford College of Arts, 11-12 May 2019

- Saturday 11 May 2019: Study Day on Music and Health

- Sunday 12 May 2019: Workshop Day on Well-being and Mental Health for music researchers and practitioners

https://www.rma.ac.uk/rmawp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Study_Day_Workshop_Music_Wellbeing_Mentalhealth-2019.pdf

 

Call for papers for the Study Day on Music and Health on Saturday 11 May 2019

Individuals and communities' well-being and mental health can benefit from music listening and performing. Conversely, we are increasingly becoming aware of the physical and mental challenges that music professionals from all areas face. These can be further accentuated when considered in a high-pressure environment such as academia. Following on from the success of the 2018 event at York St John University, we are bringing together researchers and practitioners to share their research on the various interrelationships of music, audio and wellbeing. We look to continue building a community with an interest in creating positive change within academia and a range of wider contexts including health, media/entertainment industries and the music performance world. This multidisciplinary study day invites paper (20 or 10 minutes) and poster submissions on topics around music, well-being and mental health for the Study Day. We are particularly interested in submissions from research students and early career researchers.

Possible topics include:

- Therapeutical and medical applications of music/audio for wellbeing and mental health

- Negative effects of music/audio on physical and mental health

- Music and citizenship

- Music and communities

- Immersive audio and wellbeing

- Wellbeing for musicians

- Mental health issues in music

- Well-being in HE

- Mental health issues in HE

 

 

 

To submit an abstract, please email Núria Bonet <researchskills@rma.ac.uk> with the following details:

- Name

- Email Address

- Institutional affiliation

- Abstract (max. 250 words)

- Short biography (max. 150 words)

- Specify whether submitting for paper or poster

 

The deadline for the submission of an abstract is Wednesday 20 March at 5 pm.

 

 

 

Sunday 13 May 2019: Workshop Day

 

The Workshop Day is an opportunity to share and establish strategies to protect and improve researchers' and practitioners' well-being and mental health. Get in touch if you think that you might be able to offer a relevant workshop.

If you are interested in leading a workshop on the topics mentioned above, please contact Núria Bonet <researchskills@rma.ac.uk>

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Núria Bonet

ICCMR, Plymouth University

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Fwd: Fully funded PhD opportunity at Western Sydney University - music and dementia

Music Instrument Learning throughout Ageing and Cognitive Impairment

*apologies for cross-posting

Please contact Jennifer MacRitchie (j.macritchie@westernsydney.edu.au) for an informal discussion to help develop a proposal. Deadline for applications is 31st March 2019.

Western Sydney University is offering a 3-year research scholarship to a highly motivated PhD candidate to work within an interdisciplinary research group addressing the efficacy and function of various components of music learning and performance in sustaining cognitive skills throughout different stages of cognitive impairment. This project will identify 'how' music learning can be an effective intervention for this population, and to what extent for whom.

Applicants are welcome to devise a proposal using methodologies across any area of psychology, health and music as long as it investigates a form of musical intervention with cognitive impairment in older adults.

The project will be based at the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development (Dr Jennifer MacRitchie and Dr Sandra Garrido),with strong links to NICM and the School of Science and Health (Prof Caroline Smith and Dr Genevieve Steiner).

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/graduate_research_school/grs/scholarships/current_scholarships/current_scholarships/shca_research_theme_phd_scholarship_-_health_and_wellbeing

Fwd: Musicians' health literacy - we need your help, please!

1. Are you a conservatoire / music college student (18 yrs old or above) or a professional musician (including music teachers) of any genre?

2. Are you based in the UK?

If you answered 'YES' both times, PLEASE HELP US! :)

We want to learn about how you find, understand and use health information, and how you manage your health and interact with doctors and other healthcare providers.

This is part of a larger project that we are conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). We would be grateful if you could please complete the survey via the link below. It shouldn't take you more than 10-15 minutes. We need at least a few hundreds of respondents by March 2019.

I'd immensely appreciate your help! THANK YOU!

https://mmu.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/musicians-health-literacy

Raluca

Fwd: Assistant Professor (Lecturer) position in Music Technology (open-contract) at University of York

Dear list,
 
We are pleased to advertise one full-time Assistant Professor (Lecturer) position (open-contract) in Music Technology within the Music Science and Technology Research Cluster (mstrcyork.org) at the University of York.

Further details and instructions on how to apply are available here:
https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=3885&p_web_page_id=377211

The closing date for applications is 13/03/2019.

For informal discussion about the post, please contact Dr Federico Reuben, Dr Jez Wells, or Dr Hauke Egermann:
federico.reuben@york.ac.uk

jez.wells@york.ac.uk

hauke.egermann@york.ac.uk

Best wishes, 

Hauke Egermann

Dr Hauke Egermann

Assistant Professor in Music Psychology 

York Music Psychology Group (Director)

Music Science and Technology Research Cluster

Department of Music

University of York

Heslington, York

YO10 5DD, UK

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Fwd: CFP Reminder: 'Again & Again'

CALL FOR PAPERS
Again and Again: Musical Repetition in Aesthetics, Analysis, and Experience
Thursday 25 – Friday 26 April 2019
City, University of London - Music Department

Repetition is one of music's most fundamental and definitive features.
This multifaceted phenomenon unfolds across many different timescales,
genres and techniques, and engenders a multitude of experiences and
percepts. From the recapitulation in sonata form, to self-similar
cells in the late music of Morton Feldman, to the layering of
repetitive loops in Electronic Dance Music, to cyclical
quasi-repetition in African drumming: the notion of repetition
penetrates all areas and domains of music-making. Moreover, musical
repetition does not only operate within particular works, but also
amongst musical works. In fields such as music production, industry,
education, and performance, the notions of repetition and
repeatability have similarly proven to be vital.

'Again & Again' aims to stimulate a broad, interdisciplinary
conversation about musical repetition in its broadest and its most
particular terms. We invite perspectives from across all domains of
music studies, including music history, music theory and analysis,
ethnomusicology, composition, performance, popular music studies, and
sound studies. Highlights will include a keynote presentation by
Professor Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis (Distinguished Professor,
Director of the Music Cognition Lab at the University of Arkansas and
author of 'On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind') and a performance by
Explore Ensemble, who will perform Morton Feldman's 1987 work 'Piano,
Violin, Viola, Cello'.

Proposals of papers or presentations in lecture-recital formats
(20-minute presentation with 10-minute question period for both
formats) will be considered for inclusion in the conference schedule.
Panel proposals are also welcome, as are concert or installation
proposals that connect to the conference theme.

Presentations may address, but are by no means limited to:
- the experience of musical repetition in cognition and psychology
- the relationship between repetition as a musical phenomenon and
as a philosophical notion
- analytical tools that might aid the assessment of musical repetition
- the cultural or socio-political significance of musical repetition
- repetition in music production and/or technology

Abstracts (300 words maximum) are to be sent via email by ***21st of
January 2019*** to Christine Dysers via christine.dysers@city.ac.uk.
Please include the title of your paper, as well as a 100-word
biography.

For any further information, see www.againandagain.london


'Again & Again' is generously supported by the Royal Music
Asscociation (RMA), the Society for Education, Music and Psychology
Research (SEMPRE) and the City, University of London Music Department.