*Call for papers: Musichildren'17
<http://musichildren.web.ua.pt/index.php/en/musichildre_17/> | **26th March
2017*


*1st International Conference: “Music for and by Children: Perspectives
from Children, Composers, Performers and Educators”*

​October 19th to 21st  2017 | University of Aveiro, Portugal


The University of Aveiro, the Polytechnic Institute, Porto and INET-md
(Institute of Ethnomusicology - Centre for Music and Dance Studies) will
host the 1st International Conference: “Music for and by Children:
Perspectives from Children, Composers, Performers and Educators”, from
October 19th to 21st  2017, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. The
keynote-speakers will be *Jackie Wiggins *(Oakland University) and *Dai
Fujikura* (Royal College of Music).

The main goal of the *musi*children’17 conference is to explore aspects of
music for children, and music that is created by children. It aims to
stimulate discussion, develop ideas, and disseminate research in the fields
of Music Composition, Performance and Music Education. This 3 day event
will host paper presentations, performances, workshops and discussions from
around the world.


*Main conference themes*


*1. **Children as performers and audience:* A forum that explores and
presents research of processes that lead to music performed by children and
the processes involved in performing to children.


*2. **Composing for children: *A forum that aims to explore and present
research and reflections on factors that contribute to widening repertoire
for children and young audiences.


*3. **Children’s music: *A forum that aims to develop new understandings of
children’s creativity, and of the particular ways they create their own
music, alone or in groups, in formal, non-formal and informal contexts.


Proposals for presentations compatible with the conference theme(s) are
invited in any one of the following formats:

• Paper presentations (up to 20 minutes);

• Pre-formed Panel presentations. Please submit abstracts with each named
speaker and their institutional affiliation (up to 90 minutes);

• Posters;

• Lecture-recitals (up to 35 minutes). Proposals submissions should specify
exact length and be accompanied by a short curriculum of the presenter and
links;

• Workshops (up to 60 minutes); Proposals submissions should specify exact
length and be accompanied by a short curriculum of the presenter and links;

• Concerts involving children (up to 45 minutes). Proposals submissions
should specify exact length and be accompanied by a short curriculum of the
presenter and links.


*Please note that active participation of children is encouraged in all
presentation formats. Children must always be accompanied by an adult.*


Authors should submit abstracts of up to 500 words using the online
submission system Easy Chair
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=musichildren17>. We recommend that
submissions include information on context, theoretical background,
methodology and results/findings.

Presentations for the Pre-formed Panel consist of a set of integrated
spoken papers relating to a theme. Abstracts submitted in this format
should be up to 300 words each. The Chair must also submit an overview, a
proposal of 200 words including a general description of the session that
includes the purpose, motivation, and justification for the session.

All full submitted papers will be published on the PROA-UA platform (
revista.ua.pt).


*Deadlines*

Abstracts must be received by *26th March 2017*.

Presenters will be notified by *2nd May 2017*.

Deadline for the full papers submission is *10th September 2017*.


*General enquiries*

General enquiries about registration, travel, lodging should be sent to
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More information

Site: http://musichildren.web.ua.pt

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musichildren

Organising committee
Sara Carvalho, Clarissa Foletto and Ana Veloso

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Clarissa Foletto
Postdoctoral Fellow
INET-md, DeCA
University of Aveiro,Portugal
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