The Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium VII, February 5 - 7, 2009, will highlight current research and thought on the nature of musical expression in musical experience. The Symposium encourages international and interdisciplinary presentations which support the mission of the Center for Music Education Research (CMER) at the University of South Florida, including empirical, philosophical, psychological, computational, ethnomusicological, and pedagogical perspectives.
Symposium topics include, but are not limited to:
• definitions and theories of musical expression.
• musical expression in popular and world music.
• universal and non-universal aspects of musical expression.
• teaching and learning musical expression.
• assessing and evaluating musical expression.
• musical expression in performance.
• applications of technology in research and instruction.
• new initiatives in musical expression research.
Submissions are invited for spoken papers, poster presentations, and special topic sessions.
Spoken Papers. Each spoken paper will be 25 minutes in length, including 20 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion. Each spoken paper will be convened and timed by a moderator.
Poster Presentations. Posters will be exhibited in a single session for viewing and discussion with authors, and an extended session for viewing only, for the remainder of the Symposium. Poster format details will be provided with poster acceptance notification.
Special Topic Sessions. Special topic sessions will be 1½ hours in length, consisting of three papers focused on a selected theme. Each special topic session must be organized by a moderator who will develop a theme, engage three individuals and submit three paper proposals, convene and time each paper, and lead discussion.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstracts for all three types of events should not exceed 250 words, and use Times 12-point font, single-spaced, one-inch margins, in “doc”, “docx” or “pdf” format. Each abstract should be attached to an email providing name, title, school affiliation, and full return contact information. Send abstracts to smers@arts.usf.edu (digital submissions only). Questions about the submission process or the Symposium should be directed to:
Carlos Xavier Rodriguez
School of Music
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue FAH110
Tampa, FL 33620
(813) 974-2311 (813) 974-8721 fax
Abstracts must be received by June 30, 2008.
Notification of acceptance will be August 2008.
Abstracts will be printed in the Symposium program.
SYMPOSIUM RESEARCH AWARDS
The Center for Music Education Research (CMER) is proud to announce the availability of two $1,000 research awards for spoken papers. The awards are competitive and will be awarded based on exemplary and innovative research projects that address the mission statement of CMER. For more information on CMER and its Award Application, please visit the Awards Webpage.
