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*Call for Papers: SMA Theory and Analysis Graduate Students (TAGS)
Conference*



Department of Music, Durham University

*Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th April 2018*



Deadline for proposals: *31st January 2018*

Keynote Speaker: Professor Daniel Grimley

Student travel bursaries available





The SMA’s annual Theory and Analysis Graduate Students (TAGS) Conference
will be hosted by the Department of Music at Durham University on Saturday 7
th and Sunday 8th of April, 2018. The event provides a supportive and
friendly environment in which postgraduates can gain experience in
presenting their work, and meet fellow researchers. Participants who do not
wish to give a paper are also very welcome to attend.



Our keynote speaker, Professor Daniel Grimley, is a Professor of Music at
Oxford University, Fellow and tutor at Merton College, and lecturer at
University College. Proposals are invited for 20-minute papers, themed
sessions, and lecture recitals addressing any analytical, critical, or
theoretical subject and in relation to any style of music. This includes,
but is not limited to:



·       Formenlehre and Sonata Theory;

·       Analysing non-Western Musics;

·       Analysis, Philosophy, and Critical Theory;

·       Intersections between History, Theory, and Analysis;

·       Analysis and Cultural Geography;

·       Analysing Popular Music and Improvisation;

·       Music Perception and Cognition;

·       Empirical Approaches to Music;

·       Analysing Musical Modernism;

·       Analysing a-/microtonal Music;

·       Themed sessions focusing on the analysis of a particular work(s),
or on specific arrangements or transcriptions are also welcomed.



For 20-minute paper proposals, abstracts of no more than 250 words should
be sent by email to Maddie Kavanagh Clarke at [log in to unmask] Please
include the following: name, institutional affiliation, email address, and
any AV requirements on a separate cover sheet (Microsoft word or PDF only
please). Organisers of themed sessions should submit a brief overview,
together with individual abstracts; proposals for lecture recitals should
include full details of the proposed performance, and any relevant
requirements in their cover sheet.



*The closing date for receipt of proposals is 31st January 2018. *

All those submitting proposals will be notified of the outcome by
mid-February 2018.



Delegates will be invited to register from the morning of Saturday, 7th
April, and the conference will run all-day Saturday and until Sunday
afternoon, 8th April. Conference accommodation will be available on the
evening of Friday 6th April and Saturday 7th April 2018. Durham University
is easily accessible by train, with the department located a 15-20 minute
walk from the station.



If you are presenting a paper, you will be eligible to apply for an SMA
Student Travel Bursary to help cover the costs of travel and accommodation
(B&B accommodation will be provided in one of the Durham colleges). Further
details on the bursaries can be found here
<http://www.sma.ac.uk/grants/travel/>. The call for papers can be found on
the SMA website here
<http://www.sma.ac.uk/2017/12/call-for-papers-sma-theory-and-analysis-graduate-students-tags-conference/>
. Please note that the deadline for application for bursaries is *Tuesday
6th March 2018. *