The 4th International Conference for Research in Music Education
April 5-9, 2005, School of Education, University of Exeter
Call for Papers - Deadline October 31 2004

The aim of the conference is to gather together researchers, teachers
and practitioners to share and discuss their research which is concerned
with all aspects of teaching and learning in music: musical
development, perception and understanding, creativity, learning styles,
pedagogy, curriculum design, informal settings, music for special needs,
technologies, instrumental teaching, teacher education, gender and culture.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr Margaret Barrett - University of Tasmania, Australia
Professor Wayne Bowman - Brandon University, Canada
Dr Liora Bresler - University of Illinois, USA
Dr Goran Folkestad- University of Lund
Professor Tia de Nora - University of Exeter
Professor Nigel Osborne- University of Edinburgh
Professor Graham Welch - Institute of Education, London University, UK

Call for Papers - Deadline October 31 2004

* Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted with an
indication of the mode of presentation i.e. paper presentation, poster,
symposium.
* Paper presentations should be 20 minutes in length to be followed by
10 minutes chaired discussion time.
* Practical workshops linking research to practice are especially
welcome.
* If you are interested in organising a symposium please contact the
conference director before submitting an abstract.
* Criteria for acceptance will include: original, well-conducted and
reported research; relevance to international audience and the field of
music education; command of English (it may be possible to provide some
support for this).
* A short curriculum vitae should be attached.

On successful acceptance of abstracts, authors will be invited to
submit an extended summary of 1,000 words, which will be published in the
conference proceedings on CDROM.

Papers to be considered for publication in the journal will be subject
to anonymous review by two referees. Papers should be between
5,000-6,000 words and conform to normal submission requirements. (see
www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/cmueauth.asp)

Journal submissions can be made prior to or at the conference.

All submissions should be made electronically in RTF as an attachment,
or on disk, to Sarah Hennessy at the School of Education & Lifelong
Learning, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK.
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