Call for papers: 3rd International Conference of Students of Systematic
Musicology (SysMus10)

SysMus10
Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge
13th-15th September

Deadline for abstracts: 15th April 2010

SysMus10 will bring together advanced students working in the field of
systematic musicology, with particular focus on the ongoing research
developed by those studying for PhDs or completing Masters’ degrees. The
conference will include the publication and presentation of peer-reviewed
papers and posters, keynote speeches from top researchers in the field,
workshops and social activities.SysMus10 will be held in the historic and
beautiful surroundings of the University of Cambridge, UK, and is being
organised by PhD students at the Centre for Music and Science in the
University’s Faculty of Music. SysMus10 aims to build on the successes of the
first SysMus conference, held two years ago at the University of Graz,
Austria, and SysMus09, held last year in Ghent, Belgium.

All research involving meaning, description, and technological mediation of
music can be related to musicology. However, the complexity of musical
engagement in socio-cultural contexts engenders different networks of
research and knowledge, with distinct interdisciplinary configurations, methods
and specializations. Systematic musicology specifically deploys this
methodological diversity so as to approach each musicological question with a
specific configuration of methods. In doing so, systematic musicology often
bridges methodological foundations of sciences with critical analysis from the
humanities. It promotes the study of aesthetics, semiotics, and cultural
studies by incorporating empirical and data-oriented methods into the
methodological framework. It relies on paradigms from different disciplines as
diverse as the philosophy of aesthetics, theoretical sociology, semiotics, and
music criticism, combined with strategies derived from empirical psychology,
acoustics, physiology, neurosciences, cognitive sciences, computing, and
others.

PAPER SUBMISSION

Short papers in English (max. 2 pages) must be presented in one of the two
formats: oral presentations or posters. The template required for formatting
papers and posters is available on the website
(http://www.mus.cam.ac.uk/CMS/sysmus10/). There will be a double-blind
review process organised by a committee composed of advanced PhD
students. Accepted papers and posters may be extended to a maximum length
of 6 pages, and will be published in our conference proceedings.

Submissions are solicited for spoken research papers or posters related to any
sub-discipline of systematic musicology.

Suggested topic areas include, but are not limited to:

Acoustics and psychoacoustics
Cognitive musicology
Composition and improvisation
Computer Music
Cross-cultural studies of music
Mediation technology
Memory and music
Multimodal Interfaces
Music and emotion
Music and evolution
Music and language
Music and Meaning
Music and movement
Music and neuroscience
Music education
Music performance
Music therapy
Musical development
Musical timbre
Pitch and tonal perception
Rhythm, meter, and timing
Social psychology of music
More details on the submission process will be available soon.

Please send submissions (using the template on the website) and further inquiries to [log in to unmask]

Conference Awards

The Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research (SEMPRE) will be
offering conference awards to help students/non-wage earners who are
presenting papers or posters cover the costs of attending SysMus10. These
awards will be granted on the basis of need. Application for an award will form
part of the registration process. See http://www.sempre.org.uk/awards.html
for eligibility and further details.