Subject: SysMus09 Conference From: Luiz Naveda <lab.naveda@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:27:42 +0100 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--000e0cd1776a495a610462cccd7c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (Apologies for any cross-postings / please re-distribute) We are pleased to invite students (Master and PhD programs) from all fields related to Systematic Musicology and Musicology to the SysMus09 conference: SysMus09 "Second International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology" Ghent, Belgium http://www.ipem.ugent.be/sysmus09 Important dates: Submission of papers: May 29, 2009 Notification of paper acceptance: August 17, 2009 Camera-ready submissions: October 9, 2009 SysMus 2009: November 18-20, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 distinct configuration of methods. In doing so, systematic musicology often bridges methodological foundations of sciences with the critical analysis from 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. Unfortunately, the concentration of efforts on methodological diversity and broad re-search questions may lead students to superficial discussions, disconnected results or research that is alienated from the musical matter. One of the biggest challenges for researchers in systematic musicology, therefore, is to learn how to deal with the inter-disciplinary nature inherent to their own field. Several questions are raised by this problem: - How to guide yourself through innumerable methods, resources, and uncertain methodological pathways? - How to design and execute interdisciplinary research? - How to communicate with our partners: engineers, psychologists, and musicians? - How to build an active network of collaborations within this interdisciplinary field? These questions, together with courses in presentation and conference skills, will be addressed in SysMus09. Submission: Submissions are solicited for spoken research papers or posters related to any subdiscipline 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 emotions 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 Short papers in English (max. 2 pages) should be submitted on the conference website (http://www.ipem.ugent.be/sysmus09/) and must be presented in one of the two formats: oral presentations or posters. The templates required for formatting papers and posters will be available at the same address. There will be a double-blind review process by a committee composed of advanced PhD students. Wishing you welcome in Ghent in 2009! Organizing Committee - SysMus 09 Director: Luiz Naveda Co-Director: Prof. Marc Leman -- Luiz Naveda ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IPEM - Dep. of Musicology Blandijnberg 2 Ghent University, Ghent, B-9000 Belgium --000e0cd1776a495a610462cccd7c Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable (Apologies for any cross-postings / please re-distribute)<br><br>We are ple= ased to invite students (Master and PhD programs) from all fields related t= o Systematic Musicology and Musicology to the SysMus09 conference:<br><br> SysMus09<br>"Second International Conference of Students of Systematic= Musicology"<br>Ghent, Belgium<br><a href=3D"http://www.ipem.ugent.be/= sysmus09">http://www.ipem.ugent.be/sysmus09</a><br><br>Important dates:<br> Submission of papers: May 29, 2009<br> = Notification of paper acceptance: August 17, 2009<= br> Camera-ready submissions: October 9, 2009= <br> SysMus 2009: November 18-20, 2009<br><br= >--------------------------------------------------------------------------= <br> Call for Papers<br>--------------------------------------------------------= ------------------<br>All research involving meaning, description, and tech= nological mediation of music can be related to musicology. However, the com= plexity of musical engagement in socio-cultural contexts engenders differen= t networks of research and knowledge, with distinct interdisciplinary confi= gurations, methods and specializations. Systematic musicology specifically = deploys this methodological diversity so as to approach each musicological = question with a distinct configuration of methods. In doing so, systematic = musicology often bridges methodological foundations of sciences with the cr= itical analysis from humanities. It promotes the study of aesthetics, semio= tics, and cultural studies by incorporating empirical and data-oriented met= hods into the methodological framework. It relies on paradigms from differe= nt disciplines as diverse as the philosophy of aesthetics, theoretical soci= ology, semiotics, and music criticism, combined with strategies derived fro= m empirical psychology, acoustics, physiology, neurosciences, cognitive sci= ences, computing, and others.<br> <br>Unfortunately, the concentration of efforts on methodological diversity= and broad re-search questions may lead students to superficial discussions= , disconnected results or research that is alienated from the musical matte= r. One of the biggest challenges for researchers in systematic musicology, = therefore, is to learn how to deal with the inter-disciplinary nature inher= ent to their own field. Several questions are raised by this problem:<br> <br>- How to guide yourself through innumerable methods, resources, and unc= ertain methodological pathways?<br>- How to design and execute interdiscipl= inary research?<br>- How to communicate with our partners: engineers, psych= ologists, and musicians?<br> - How to build an active network of collaborations within this interdiscipl= inary field?<br><br>These questions, together with courses in presentation = and conference skills, will be addressed in SysMus09.<br><br>Submission:<br= > <br><br>Submissions are solicited for spoken research papers or posters rel= ated to any subdiscipline of systematic musicology. Suggested topic areas i= nclude, but are not limited to:<br><br>Acoustics and psychoacoustics<br> Cognitive musicology<br>Composition and improvisation<br>Computer Music<br>= Cross-cultural studies of music<br>Mediation technology<br>Memory and music= <br>Multimodal Interfaces<br>Music and emotions<br>Music and evolution<br> Music and language<br>Music and Meaning<br>Music and movement<br>Music and = neuroscience<br>Music education<br>Music performance<br>Music therapy<br>Mu= sical development<br>Musical timbre<br>Pitch and tonal perception<br>Rhythm= , meter, and timing<br> Social psychology of music<br><br><br>Short papers in English (max. 2 pages= ) should be submitted on the conference website (<a href=3D"http://www.ipem= .ugent.be/sysmus09/">http://www.ipem.ugent.be/sysmus09/</a>) and must be pr= esented in one of the two formats: oral presentations or posters. The templ= ates required for formatting papers and posters will be available at the sa= me address. There will be a double-blind review process by a committee comp= osed of advanced PhD students.<br> <br>Wishing you welcome in Ghent in 2009!<br><br>Organizing Committee - Sys= Mus 09<br><br><br>Director: Luiz Naveda<br><br><br>Co-Director: Prof. Marc = Leman<br><br><br><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Luiz Naveda<br>~~~~~~~~~~= ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br> IPEM - Dep. of Musicology<br> Blandijnberg 2<br> Ghent Univ= ersity,<br> Ghent, B-9000<br> Belgium<br> --000e0cd1776a495a610462cccd7c--