Call for Proposals: 10th Annual ICCM Student Research Symposium

Venue: The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, York.

This two-day in-person event will create opportunities for conversation and exchange on issues concerning how community musicians make music alongside participants. Our guiding question asks Can community music have a pedagogy?1

On Tuesday 11 November some of the members are planning to meet up for dinner at 8.00pm which you are welcome to join.

Guest Speaker:

- Sigrún Sævarsdóttir-Griffiths, musician, educator, Founder and Artistic Director of MetamorPhonics

To Participate

We invite anyone interested in research surrounding community music practice to participate in these two days of discussion, critique, practice, networking and sharing of ideas. To submit a proposal to participate, we are asking that you outline a rationale for participation and what you would like to contribute, addressing the following questions:

• Why is the topic of this event important to me?
• What key questions can I bring to the table and why?
• What am I particularly interested in discussing at the event?
• What might I contribute via a 5-minute lightning talk?

Timeline

Call for proposals opened – 9th June 2025

Call closing date – 22nd September

Notification of proposals from 23rd June

Registration open – 14th July

Notification of participation

We are aware that some of you will need more time than others to plan your trip to York. Invitations to attend will be given on a rolling basis. We will assess proposals as they are sent to us and reply within 3 weeks up to the closing date.

How to submit

Submissions should adhere to the following format: A single Word document containing a response to the questions above, a positionality statement or short biography.

Please email your submissions to iccm@yorksj.ac.uk

Cost: £55 + booking fee £4.09

The fee includes refreshments and lunch on Wednesday.

Sessions will begin Tuesday at 12pm to allow for arrival and finish the following day at 4pm.

Publication opportunity

Presenters from the symposium will be invited to submit a completed article to Transform: New Voices in Community Music Research (http://transformiccm.co.uk/).

Guest editor: Þorbjörg Daphne Hall

For any other information please contact Lee Higgins l.higgins@yorksj.ac.uk

1 We suggest an advanced reading of the following think piece. Higgins, L. (2024). Thinking Community Music. Oxford University Press. Pp. 62-84

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