NAME: musical pathways

The National Association of Music Educators (N.A.M.E.) is undertaking
a survey in connection with its forthcoming National Conference on a
theme of 'Musical Pathways'. Anyone with an active interest in
music-making at any level is invited to answer a few questions about
their early influences and significant musical events in their lives.
Answers will be treated in confidence. We are hoping to get a wide
range of responses and an analysis and commentary will be included in
the forthcoming NAME book, to be launched at the conference.

Please take part on the survey by going to
www.name.org.uk/publications where you can either download the
questionnaire or complete it online.

In Pictures: Stringed theory

Researchers at Cardiff University reporting at the Acoustical Society
of America meeting have presented striking images of stringed
instruments made using "holographic interferometry", which allows them
to visualise precisely how and where the soundboards of instruments
vibrate.

Read the story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13573631

University of London Chamber Choir concert

University of London Chamber Choir concert
conducted by Colin Durrant

Chilcott - Simple pictures of tomorrow
Penderecki - Agnus Dei
Verdi - Pater Noster
and music by Byrd, Naylor and Whitacre

Saturday 29th May 2011 - 14:00
Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral
collection at the door

www.ulchamberchoir.co.uk

the House Magazine: Professor Welch on the English Baccalaureate

Both our cultural history and our modern economy are a rich blend of
music and art to which the new English Baccalaureate pays scant
attention, argues Graham Welch

read the full article:
http://issuu.com/official_isme/docs/welch_the_house_magazine_21_march_2011?mode=embed&viewMode=presentation&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true

New Research Shows Art Programs in Schools Have an Overall Positive Impact on Students

Groundbreaking new Australian research released today reveals that
arts programs can have a significant impact on improving school
attendance, academic achievement and student wellbeing in Australian
schools.

Minister for School Education Peter Garrett, today released The Song
Room's Bridging the Gap in School Achievement through the Arts report,
saying it reaffirmed the Gillard Government's work to include arts in
the National Curriculum.

"Music provides a potent method to help students connect with their
studies and the broader world around them, to build self-esteem and it
is now demonstrating a positive impact on improving student results
and attendance," Mr Garrett said.

read more: http://www.news4us.com/new-research-shows-art-programs-in-schools-have-an-overall-positive-impact-on-students/228655/

New book: Learning, Teaching and Musical Identity

Indiana University Press is pleased to announce the recent publication of:

Learning, Teaching, and Musical Identity
Voices across Cultures
Edited by Lucy Green

"A truly exciting opportunity for music education . . . which draws
from international sources and focuses on identity in music learning,
an issue that has just begun to emerge in the literature of the
field." —Jackie Wiggins, Oakland University

Musical identity raises complex, multifarious, and fascinating
questions. Discussions in this new study consider how individuals
construct their musical identities in relation to their experiences of
formal and informal music teaching and learning. Each chapter features
a different case study situated in a specific national or local
socio-musical context, spanning 20 regions across the world. Subjects
range from Ghanaian or Balinese villagers, festival-goers in Lapland,
and children in a South African township to North American and British
students, adults and children in a Cretan brass band, and Gujerati
barbers in the Indian diaspora.

Counterpoints: Music and Education
330 pp., 3 music exx.
cloth 978-0-253-35603-1 $80.00 / £60.00
paper 978-0-253-22293-0 $27.95 / £18.99

For more information, visit:
http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/product_info.php?isbn=978-0-253-22293-0

Instructors in the U.S.:
If you are interested in adopting this book for course use, please see
our exam copy policy:
http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/information.php?info_id=122&meid=122

Instructors in the U.K.:
Visit Combined Academic Publishers website for instructions on how to
order exam copies:
http://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/copies.asp

Subject: Vacancy for Professor of Music, University College Cork, Ireland

University College Cork (UCC) seeks an outstanding appointee for the full-time permanent position of Professor of Music to lead research in music, contribute to UCC Music's national and international profile, and play a critical role in attracting external research funding. The appointee will assume a leadership role in the further development of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the discipline.

The staff complement of Music comprises scholars, composers, improvisers, and performers, presenting a symbiosis of music scholarship, composition, and performance to an extent unique in Ireland. The Department embraces multiple disciplines including musicology, ethnomusicology, anthropology of music, critical studies, cultural studies, gender and sexuality studies, film studies, performance studies, composition and music technology.

A model music department of the 21st century, the Department has an ethos that is centered on the understanding that all kinds of music are equally worthy of study and performance. As such, the Department delivers a diverse research-led curriculum. Music's research achievements show excellence at national and international levels, particularly in the areas of composition, ethnomusicology including Irish traditional music, historical and critical musicology. The appointee will be expected to play a pivotal academic leadership role in further developing the strengths of the department and to be an effective contributor to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, doctoral supervision and administrative elements of the School. The appointee will be expected to act as Head of Department/School.

The appointee will have a doctorate in Music or a cognate subject or equivalent evidence of a scholarly reputation of international standing in Music. A significant track-record of sustained internationally published research (or equivalent in composition) is required along with a proven record of seeking and obtaining substantial funding for research. S/he will have the requisite communication, management, administrative and leadership skills to manage an active and developing department.

For further information, see http://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancies/academic/

For informal discussion, please contact: Dr. Melanie Marshall, School of Music and Theatre. +353 21 4904629 Ml.Marshall@ucc.ie

Closing date: 8 April 2011.

Lecture: Cultural Translation and Music Education

Music Education Special Interest Group

 

Research Seminar Announcement

 

Cultural Translation and Music Education

 

Professor David Hebert

Grieg Academy, Bergen University College, Norway

 

Tuesday 5^th April

 

2.30 – 3.30

 

Room 736

 

Further details from Lucy Green, l.green@ioe.ac.uk

 

All are welcome

 

 

Abstract

 

Cultural translation has emerged in recent years as an interdisciplinary field concerned with the process of translating meanings across cultural differences and the cultivation of intercultural understanding. Theories and concepts from this field may have implications for music educators, and research findings from music education may also offer new insights to the field of cultural translation. This discussion will be of particular interest to educators grappling with approaches to the teaching of music from diverse origins to students from diverse backgrounds.

 

David G. Hebert has recently accepted a permanent position as Professor of Music Education with the Grieg Academy, Bergen University College, Norway. He previously worked for universities in the USA, Japan, Finland, Russia, and New Zealand. Chair of the Historical Ethnomusicology special interest group of the Society for Ethnomusicology, his writings appear in 20 academic journals and such books as De-Canonizing Music History, Music Education for Changing Times, Music of Japan Today, Cultural Translation: Research on Japanese Literature in Northern Europe, Sociology and Music Education, and Multicultural Perspectives in Music Education.

Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship and Temporary Lectureship

Salary for Mellon Fellowship: £27,319 - £35,646
Salary for Temporary Lectureship: £36,715

Applications are invited for two two-year, fixed-term posts at the
Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge: a MELLON POSTDOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIP IN POPULAR MUSIC AND CULTURE (starting 1 October 2011, and
requiring a PhD by this date) and a TEMPORARY LECTURESHIP IN ANY AREA
OF MUSIC STUDIES (starting 1 January 2012).

Successful applicants will undertake research, teaching (including
lectures, seminars and/or small-group teaching) and some
administrative duties. Further information is available at
http://www.mus.cam.ac.uk/vacancies.

Application deadline: Monday 14 March 2011.
The University is committed to Equality of Opportunity.

IoE vacancies: Research Assistant, Grade 6 (0.6 of full-time) / Research Officer, Grade 7 (0.6 of full-time)

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

University of London

 

Department of Arts and Humanities

Faculty of Children and Learning

 

The Institute of Education (IOE) is a world-leading centre for education research and teacher development located in the heart of London.

 

The Department of Arts and Humanities wishes to recruit two researchers to work on a project entitled Ear-playing in the Instrumental Lesson: An Approach Based on Popular Musicians' Learning Practices, funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. The main duties will be to organise and administrate practical aspects of the project; collect qualitative and quantitative data via participant-observation, interviews and questionnaires; and analyse data. The Research Officer (Grade 7) will also be involved in the design of data-collection tools. Both posts will require you to have excellent organisational and communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

 

Research Assistant, Grade 6 (0.6 of full-time)

Ref: 6AC-CLAH-5038

Salary in the range of £24,274 - £28,985 per annum (pro-rata), plus £2,323 London Allowance (pro-rata)

Fixed term appointment from 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2012

You will have a first degree in a relevant subject, and preferably will have a PhD, or be near to completing one. You will also have experience of teaching and learning in formal instrumental and/or vocal music lessons and will have experience of collecting and analysing qualitative data in complex settings, ideally involving the teaching and learning of music.

 

This appointment will be subject to an enhanced CRB Disclosure              

 

Research Officer, Grade 7 (0.6 of full-time)

Ref: 7AC-CLAH-5037

Salary in the range of £29,854 - £35,647 per annum (pro-rata), plus £2,323 London Allowance (pro-rata)

Fixed term appointment from 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2012

You will have a PhD in a relevant subject and have experience of teaching and learning in formal instrumental and/or vocal music lessons. You will also have experience of designing data-collection tools, and collecting and analysing both quantitative and qualitative data in complex settings, ideally involving the teaching and learning of music.

 

This appointment will be subject to an enhanced CRB Disclosure              

 

Closing date: 28 February 2011

 

To apply online please visit http://jobs.ioe.ac.uk or tel 020 7612 6159

 

 

We positively encourage applicants from all sections of under-represented communities