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.
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Friday, March 30, 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
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
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
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
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/
| 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:
Monday, March 5, 2018
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
Monday, February 26, 2018
Fwd: Engineering Performance | CPS Distinguished Lecture | 6:15pm, 12 March 2018 | Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music
Dear Colleague,
We are delighted to invite you to the inaugural Distinguished Lecture
of the Centre for Performance Science (CPS), a partnership of the
Royal College of Music and Imperial College London
(www.PerformanceScience.ac.uk).
Engineering Performance
by Professor Nigel Brandon OBE FREng
Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London
6:15pm, 12 March 2018
Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music
The event will include a performance by RCM students and RCM Director
Colin Lawson, along with a panel discussion.
Tickets are free and can be booked online:
http://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/listings/details/?id=1457276
With best wishes,
Yours sincerely,
Aaron Williamon and Roger Kneebone
CENTRE FOR
PERFORMANCE SCIENCE
The CPS is a partnership of
Royal College of Music | Imperial College London
www.PerformanceScience.ac.uk
We are delighted to invite you to the inaugural Distinguished Lecture
of the Centre for Performance Science (CPS), a partnership of the
Royal College of Music and Imperial College London
(www.PerformanceScience.ac.uk).
Engineering Performance
by Professor Nigel Brandon OBE FREng
Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London
6:15pm, 12 March 2018
Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music
The event will include a performance by RCM students and RCM Director
Colin Lawson, along with a panel discussion.
Tickets are free and can be booked online:
http://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/listings/details/?id=1457276
With best wishes,
Yours sincerely,
Aaron Williamon and Roger Kneebone
CENTRE FOR
PERFORMANCE SCIENCE
The CPS is a partnership of
Royal College of Music | Imperial College London
www.PerformanceScience.ac.uk
Friday, February 23, 2018
Fwd: Deadline reminder: Collaborative approaches to music and wellbeing research conference
Deadline reminder: Abstracts should be submitted by 5th March 2018 (see below)
SEMPRE conference
Collaborative Approaches to Music and Wellbeing Research
School of Music, University of Leeds
9-10 November 2018
Proposals for papers are invited on any topic relating to collaborative approaches to music and wellbeing research, including (but not restricted to) practical matters, critical appraisals, educational, psychological and theoretical perspectives. The conference will also include a poster display. Contributions are welcome from researchers at all levels and are especially encouraged from postgraduate students and researchers early in their careers. Please send abstracts for papers (200 words) and posters (100 words) via email to Dr Freya Bailes/Dr Karen Burland, School of Music, University of Leeds (f.bailes@leeds.ac.uk/k.
http://music.leeds.ac.uk/
| Collaborative approaches to music and wellbeing research ... Proposals for papers are invited on any topic relating to collaborative approaches to music and wellbeing research, including (but not restricted to) practical ... |
Dr Karen Burland
Head of the School of Music
Associate Professor of Music Psychology
Reviews Editor British Journal of Music Education
School of Music
University of Leeds
Leeds, LS2 9JT
Phone: 0113 3432579
PA: Jane Ford - 0113 3432589.
Email: j.ford1@leeds.ac.uk
Follow us on Twitter: @LeedsUniMusic
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Fwd: Final CfP: KOSMOS Workshop "Mind Wandering and Visual Mental Imagery in Music", May 16-19, 2018 at HU Berlin
This is a reminder of the Call for Posters. Deadline for submissions
is 28 Feb 2018.
[Apologies for cross-posting]
KOSMOS Workshop
"Mind Wandering and Visual Mental Imagery in Music"
Institut für Musikwissenschaft und Medienwissenschaft
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
May 16-19, 2018
Confirmed speakers
Prof. Rolf Inge Godøy (University of Oslo)
Prof. Jörg Fachner (Anglia Ruskin University)
Dr Ruth Herbert (University of Kent)
Dr Rebecca Schaefer (University of Leiden)
Dr Anthony Gritten (Royal Academy of Music)
Dr Daniel Margulies (MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig)
Dr Sebastian Stober (University of Potsdam)
The KOSMOS Workshop will be led by Dr Mats Küssner (HU Berlin), Dr
Liila Taruffi (FU Berlin), Dr Georgina Floridou (University of
Sheffield), and Prof. Tuomas Eerola (Durham University).
Call for Posters
The ability to create a life in the mind is one of the most
fascinating human capacities, and of interest to scholars in the
cognitive sciences and humanities alike. Mind wandering is a very
frequent mental activity that is defined as a shift of our attention
away from the external perceptual environment towards
internally-oriented, self-generated thoughts. These thoughts naturally
flow over time and vary in their content dimensions (e.g., temporal
focus, valence, intentionality) and form (images, music, speech,
words). Mental images can create vivid experiences as our minds start
to wander, and play a major role in creative processes as well as the
perception of art. While researchers have investigated the
significance and nature of visual mental imagery in connection with
literature or visual arts, relatively little is known about the
mechanisms and functions underlying mind wandering and visual mental
imagery in music, even though recent evidence suggests that this is a
common phenomenon. The central research question of this KOSMOS
Workshop is thus what are the cognitive, affective, aesthetic, neural
and phenomenological dimensions of the link between mind wandering,
visual mental imagery and music.
Proposals for posters will be welcomed from researchers in any
discipline from the sciences, social sciences or humanities that may
be able to advance a comprehensive understanding of mind wandering and
visual mental imagery in music.
The following non-exhaustive list illustrates some of the issues to be
discussed at the workshop:
- What is the nature of the link between music listening and visual
mental imagery?
- What are the functional uses of mind wandering and visual mental
imagery in music (e.g., evocation of emotion, enhancing
creativity/creative problem solving)?
- How do structural properties of the music relate to contents of mind
wandering during music listening?
- To what extent does music-elicited mental visual imagery overlap
with perceptual processes in our brain (e.g., in the primary visual
cortex)?
- How do mind wandering and visual mental imagery affect emotional
responses to music (and vice versa)? What is the nature of these
mechanisms?
- To what extent do inter-individual differences in personality traits
play a role for mind wandering and visual mental imagery during music
listening?
- How does basic research on mind wandering and visual mental imagery
in music inform applications of music in health and wellbeing?
Submissions should be made electronically in Word or PDF format to
mats.kuessner@hu-berlin.de by 28 Feb 2018. Please provide your name,
postal and email addresses, and any institutional affiliation on the
first page. Start your abstract on the second page and write no more
than 250 words.
We aim to notify all applicants about the outcome of the reviewing
process by the end of March 2018.
Travel bursaries for early-career researchers
The format of the KOSMOS Workshop particularly welcomes the
participation of early-career researchers (MA/PhD students and
Post-Docs). We are able to provide a limited number of travel
bursaries to help cover some of the costs of attending the KOSMOS
Workshop. To be eligible for a travel bursary, you must be a full- or
part-time student or an unwaged delegate who has been accepted to
participate in the KOSMOS Workshop. To apply, please provide the
following information on a separate sheet of paper: name, affiliation,
contact address, email, status, country of residence and amount of
funding sought. Please explain why you are unable to obtain funding
from other sources and how attendance of this KOSMOS Workshop benefits
your future research. Please submit your application for a travel
bursary together with your proposal for a poster by 28 Feb 2018.
This KOSMOS Workshop is generously supported by
- Future Concept resources of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin through
the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal Government and its
Federal States
- The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at HU Berlin
- The Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research (SEMPRE)
- Guger technologies (g.tec)
is 28 Feb 2018.
[Apologies for cross-posting]
KOSMOS Workshop
"Mind Wandering and Visual Mental Imagery in Music"
Institut für Musikwissenschaft und Medienwissenschaft
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
May 16-19, 2018
Confirmed speakers
Prof. Rolf Inge Godøy (University of Oslo)
Prof. Jörg Fachner (Anglia Ruskin University)
Dr Ruth Herbert (University of Kent)
Dr Rebecca Schaefer (University of Leiden)
Dr Anthony Gritten (Royal Academy of Music)
Dr Daniel Margulies (MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig)
Dr Sebastian Stober (University of Potsdam)
The KOSMOS Workshop will be led by Dr Mats Küssner (HU Berlin), Dr
Liila Taruffi (FU Berlin), Dr Georgina Floridou (University of
Sheffield), and Prof. Tuomas Eerola (Durham University).
Call for Posters
The ability to create a life in the mind is one of the most
fascinating human capacities, and of interest to scholars in the
cognitive sciences and humanities alike. Mind wandering is a very
frequent mental activity that is defined as a shift of our attention
away from the external perceptual environment towards
internally-oriented, self-generated thoughts. These thoughts naturally
flow over time and vary in their content dimensions (e.g., temporal
focus, valence, intentionality) and form (images, music, speech,
words). Mental images can create vivid experiences as our minds start
to wander, and play a major role in creative processes as well as the
perception of art. While researchers have investigated the
significance and nature of visual mental imagery in connection with
literature or visual arts, relatively little is known about the
mechanisms and functions underlying mind wandering and visual mental
imagery in music, even though recent evidence suggests that this is a
common phenomenon. The central research question of this KOSMOS
Workshop is thus what are the cognitive, affective, aesthetic, neural
and phenomenological dimensions of the link between mind wandering,
visual mental imagery and music.
Proposals for posters will be welcomed from researchers in any
discipline from the sciences, social sciences or humanities that may
be able to advance a comprehensive understanding of mind wandering and
visual mental imagery in music.
The following non-exhaustive list illustrates some of the issues to be
discussed at the workshop:
- What is the nature of the link between music listening and visual
mental imagery?
- What are the functional uses of mind wandering and visual mental
imagery in music (e.g., evocation of emotion, enhancing
creativity/creative problem solving)?
- How do structural properties of the music relate to contents of mind
wandering during music listening?
- To what extent does music-elicited mental visual imagery overlap
with perceptual processes in our brain (e.g., in the primary visual
cortex)?
- How do mind wandering and visual mental imagery affect emotional
responses to music (and vice versa)? What is the nature of these
mechanisms?
- To what extent do inter-individual differences in personality traits
play a role for mind wandering and visual mental imagery during music
listening?
- How does basic research on mind wandering and visual mental imagery
in music inform applications of music in health and wellbeing?
Submissions should be made electronically in Word or PDF format to
mats.kuessner@hu-berlin.de by 28 Feb 2018. Please provide your name,
postal and email addresses, and any institutional affiliation on the
first page. Start your abstract on the second page and write no more
than 250 words.
We aim to notify all applicants about the outcome of the reviewing
process by the end of March 2018.
Travel bursaries for early-career researchers
The format of the KOSMOS Workshop particularly welcomes the
participation of early-career researchers (MA/PhD students and
Post-Docs). We are able to provide a limited number of travel
bursaries to help cover some of the costs of attending the KOSMOS
Workshop. To be eligible for a travel bursary, you must be a full- or
part-time student or an unwaged delegate who has been accepted to
participate in the KOSMOS Workshop. To apply, please provide the
following information on a separate sheet of paper: name, affiliation,
contact address, email, status, country of residence and amount of
funding sought. Please explain why you are unable to obtain funding
from other sources and how attendance of this KOSMOS Workshop benefits
your future research. Please submit your application for a travel
bursary together with your proposal for a poster by 28 Feb 2018.
This KOSMOS Workshop is generously supported by
- Future Concept resources of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin through
the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal Government and its
Federal States
- The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at HU Berlin
- The Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research (SEMPRE)
- Guger technologies (g.tec)
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Fwd: Call for papers London International Piano Symposium 2018
CALL FOR PAPERS
The London International Piano Symposium:
Researching at the Interface between
Science and the Art of Piano Performance
October 28-30th 2018
The London International Piano Symposium (LIPS) is committed to enabling world-leading research at the interface between science, medicine and the art of piano performance. This is a dynamic initiative in which we offer an internationally distinctive and varied programme intended to enrich the approach by performers, academics and pedagogues to performance itself.
We now welcome abstracts for papers and lecture recitals, which address all issues concerning piano performance.
15th April: Submission deadline
15th June: Notification of submission decision
Details to be announced on February 19th, go to: www.
Cristine MacKie
Director
London International Piano Symposium
Artistic Director of More Music
Artistic Director of More Music
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000
Application pack can be found at www.moremusic.org.uk/work-
Deadline: 2nd March 2018, 5pm
Interviews: 20th and 21st March 2018
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire
More Music is a community music education charity with a reputation for outstanding work locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
After 25 years our founder and current Chief Executive and Artistic Director, Pete Moser, will be leaving us with a superb legacy and reputation.
Following an organisational restructure we are now seeking a new Artistic Director who will be the lead person for our organisation. The role of Chief Executive will be a shared responsibility across our Leadership Team.
The difference we make to people's lives is at the core of our values and mission and as such you will have an excellent understanding and commitment to inclusivity, engagement and diversity and be able to embrace this across all our programmes and activities.
You will be a dynamic, inspirational and creative leader who can articulate our vision internally and externally.
You may already be leading an organisation, or looking to make this next step. You will be well networked with a proven track record and credibility in your field.
You will have experience of being a creative producer, programmer or practitioner and able to inspire, lead and mentor our team of creative practitioners.
In addition to your creative experience you will be a confident advocate and communicator, acting as the main champion for our organisation, maintaining, forging and fostering strong and successful relationships with funders and stakeholders and internally with staff.
Working closely with our Director of Finance and Operations and Director of Communities and Engagement, you will make a significant contribution to our business planning, effective operation and people management.
You will contribute to ensuring we remain responsive and flexible to a rapidly changing cultural and funding environment, helping secure future resources and opportunities from a variety of sources and ensure our future resilience.
To apply please visit: www.moremusic.org.uk
More Music
13-17 Devonshire Road, Morecambe, LA3 1QT
T 01524 831997
www.moremusic.org.uk
13-17 Devonshire Road, Morecambe, LA3 1QT
T 01524 831997
www.moremusic.org.uk
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