The 20th Symposium on Indigenous Music and Dance will be held on 9-11 December 2021 as part of the 44th Musicological Society of Australia National Conference.

The Symposium invites proposals for presentations that explore Australian, international and/or First Nations perspectives on topics relating to Indigenous music and dance. The Symposium…[Read more]

Dear all,

Please see the attached notice from the organisers of the Zelenka Conference Prague, 2021, which includes details about the program and how to register.

[Edit: The start time in the conference program is ambiguously worded. To clarify, it is 09:30am Prague time, which is 18.30 AEDT (Melbourne time) on the same day.]

All best

Fred.

(Crossposting from the Open Music Theory — Instructor Community)

What are instructors’ thoughts on using alternatives to staff notation for examples and exercises?

Context/disclaimer: I was trained in ethnomusicology and I’m (slowly) conducting field research on electronic musicking.

In my experience, a focus on “reading music” has b…[Read more]

Dear all,

Please find attached details of the International Conference and Cultural Event of Lampung, Indonesia 14-16 Dec 2021, to be held at Monash University and convened by Margaret Kartomi.

The theme of the conference is “Exploring, Celebrating and Understanding the Performing and Visual Arts, History and Culture of Lampung.”

Abstract…[Read more]

Dear all,

On behalf of Jen-yen Chen, IMS Directorium Consultant, I would like to bring to your attention that the program for “Music in the Pacific World,” the conference of the IMS Study Group “Global History of Music,” has just been announced and registration for the event is now open: gim.ntu.edu.tw/ims-study-group-ghm2021-2

Best wishes,

Fred K.

Dear all

Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM), the non-profit organization that documents and disseminates music research worldwide, has kicked off its global search for a Deputy Executive Director. This is a newly created position offering significant opportunity for professional growth ​​with the expectation that, as mutua…[Read more]

Griffith University is welcoming Expressions of Interest for three PhD scholarships on Professor Brydie-Leigh Bartleet’s Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship, Creative Change: The Role of Community Music in Addressing Social Inequalities in Australia, located at the Creative Arts Research Institute.

This opportunity will prov…[Read more]

Dear MSA Forum members,

On behalf of IMS member Assaf Shelleg, I would like to bring to your attention that the Hebrew University of Jerusalem invites applications for a tenure-track position (open rank) in the Department of Musicology, in ethnomusicology (with a preferred specialization in Jewish, Arab, and Mediterranean musics) and welcomes…[Read more]

Dear MSA Forum members,

On behalf of IMS member Wai-Ling Cheong, I would like to bring to your attention that the Music Department of The Chinese University of Hong Kong is inviting applications for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Historical Musicology. For details of the vacancy and online application, please see: cuhk.taleo.net/careerse…[Read more]

Dear all

On behalf of Prof. Bertil van Boer, Western Washington University

The Society for Eighteenth-Century Music in collaboration with Royal Swedish Academy of Music are pleased to announce the Ninth Biennial Conference of the Society for Eighteenth-Century Music, to be held virtually the first two weekends in August, 2021 (August 6-7 and…[Read more]

I’m working on a project that does a deep, analytical dive into Max Roach’s style on “Clifford Brown and Max Roach.” In y’all’s opinion, what are the must-read sources for Max and/or this album? Happy to engage with analytical, biographical, ethnographic, musicological, review, magazine – any kind of source!
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Dear MSA Forum members,

On behalf of David Irving, chair of the IMS Study Group “Global History of Music,” we would like to bring to your attention the following call for papers: Ethics, Inequality and Collaboration in Global Music History

How might the new field of global music history position itself in relation to current thinking about dec…[Read more]

Dear MSA Forum members,

The next Quinquennial IMS Congress (IMS2022) will be held in Athens, Greece, from August 22 to 26, 2022, and is sponsored by the Hellenic Musicological Society under the aegis of the Department of Music Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Department of Music Studies of the Aristotle…[Read more]

Dear MSA Forum members

On behalf of IMS Member Kelvin H. F. Lee, I would like to bring to your attention that the International Conference on Musical Form, to be held online from June 21 to 23, 2021, is now open for registration. There will be keynote addresses by Janet Schmalfeldt (Tufts University) and Steven Vande Moortele (University of…[Read more]

Dear MSA Forum members,

On behalf of the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) I would like to bring to your attention the SEM 2021 Annual Meeting, which will be held in Atlanta (US) from October 28 to 31, 2021. The meeting will be hosted by Georgia State University, University of Georgia, and Florida State University. A pre-conference symposium,…[Read more]