Call for Papers: Guidance Notes for Proposal Submissions
4th International Conference – Creativity and Changing Cultures
Thursday 26 February – Sunday 1 March 2015
Host:
Partners include:
Venue:
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Society for Education, Music & Psychology Research (SEMPRE)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama and Barbican Arts & Conference Centre,
London
Below are the four key themes for the Conference, with possible areas of interest within each:
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Creativity, playfulness and improvisation
o artistic development
o experiential learning

Interdisciplinary connections
o meeting points
o shared values
o collaboration
o interrogating differences between art forms

The world in 2020 and beyond
o conservatoires in society

Viewpoints on the developing artist
o flow of exchange between teachers, alumni and professionals
We welcome the following categories of proposals related to the Conference themes
(Proposal Guidelines and members of Scientific Committee listed below):
1. research papers & performance papers
2. practical workshops
3. symposia
4. round table discussions; plus
5. other proposals
We will seek to create a balance of sessions from practitioners, researcher-practitioners and
researchers. The intention is to set up several extended sessions that focus on key questions, with
diverse inputs.
The deadline to submit an abstract proposal is Monday 14 July 2014.
All outcomes will be known by Friday 26 September 2014.
Please send completed proposal forms as an email attachment to Professor Helena Gaunt at
conference2015@gsmd.ac.uk
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Proposal Guidelines
Spoken Research Papers
Spoken research papers will be allocated 30 minutes; presentations should last no more than 20
minutes, leaving time for questions, discussion and change-over between presenters.
Performance Papers
Performance papers may be submitted for either 20 minutes or 45 minutes, to include a spoken
paper as part of their contribution. Presentations should last no more than 10 minutes (for 20
minute paper) or 15 minutes (for 45 minute paper), leaving time for questions, discussion and
change-over between presenters.
For spoken research papers and performance papers, the abstract should cover the aims and
context of the work, the methodology/processes involved, and the key outcomes and their
implications. It is also important to indicate in the abstract the stage that the research/enquiry will
have reached for the Conference.
Practical workshops
Practical workshops may be submitted for 1 hour or 90 minutes (to include set-up time) and should
clearly address research in practice, practice as research or the relationship between practice and
research.
For practical workshops, the proposal should outline the topic and its significance to a conservatoire
context. It should also indicate the content of the workshop and how it will be structured, including
whether students/audience members will be active participants.
Symposia
Symposia will be allocated 90 minutes, to consist of a maximum of three speakers and a chair.
Panels will consist of a set of integrated spoken papers related to a theme and are encouraged and
expected to make a distinctive and creative contribution to the conference.
Round Tables
Round Tables will be allocated 90 minutes, for a maximum of five contributions of no more than 5
minutes each. These short contributions will relate to a theme, and include significant time for
discussion between the contributors and with the floor.
For symposia and round table discussions, the proposal should identify the aims of the session, key
issues or questions to be addressed, who will be involved in the session and the nature of their
contribution. For research symposia, full individual abstracts should be submitted for each presenter
(as for the research papers). It would also be valuable to indicate how the outcomes of the session
may best be crystallized and disseminated.
Other
We welcome other styles of presentation: please specify your request in detail, including what the
topic will cover and other relevant information. Sessions can be 90 or 120 minutes in duration.
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Scientific Committee
All abstracts and proposals will be anonymously peer reviewed by the Scientific Committee, which
will include:
Prof. Helena Gaunt, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London UK
Prof. John Sloboda, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London UK
Sean Gregory, Barbican and Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London UK
Christian Burgess, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London UK
Jonathan Vaughan, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London UK
Julian Philips, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London UK
Jane Booth, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London UK
Prof. Jane Ginsborg, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester UK
Prof. John Rink, University of Cambridge, UK
Susanna Eastburn, Sound & Music, London UK
Mark Pemberton, Association of British Orchestras, London UK
Eleanor Gussman, London Symphony Orchestra UK
Dr Jeremy Cox, Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et
Musikhochschulen (AEC)
Prof. Rineke Smilde, Prince Claus Conservatoire, Hanze University of Applied Sciences,
Groningen, Netherlands & Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
Prof. Reinhard Kopiez, University of Music, Drama and Media/Hanover Music Lab, Germany
Martin Prchal, Koninklijk Conservatorium/Royal Conservatoire, Den Haag, Netherlands
Prof. Ingrid Hanken, Center of Excellence in Music Performance Education/Norwegian Academy of
Music, Oslo, Norway
Dr. Thomas Auvinen, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland
Tony Woodcock, New England Conservatory, USA
Prof. David Myers, School of Music, University of Minnesota, USA
Prof. Bernard Lanskey, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Singapore
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