Mayday Group

In this newsletter, we have calls for the 2nd Biennial Disability Studies and Music Education Symposium, the Music and Social Justice Quaran/zine, Working in Music and the Covid-19 Pandemic, and the International Study of Popular Music (IASPM). The ISME Decolonizing and Indigenizing Music Education SIG has extended the deadline on their call for chapters for an edited book on Decolonizing and Indigenizing Music Education.

There are also position vacancies at Concordia University (deadline today), University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Rider University, Carson-Newman University, Brigham Young University – Hawaii, University of Wisconsin-Superior, and Moravian College.

The MayDay Group is pleased to share news of several upcoming conferences and calls for proposals. The International Association for Popular Music (IASPM) has two announcements: IASPM is launching a new monthly Online Research Seminar Series in December; and IASPM-USA is now accepting proposals for their 2021 conference.

 

The International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education (ISSME) 2021 has announced a call for papers for their 2021 virtual conference. There are also calls for contributions for Flip it and Reverse it: Hip Hop Worldwide and The Orff Echo.

 

The Ontario Music Educators’ Association (OMEA) is seeking an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Director. Information on nominations can be found below. Finally, please save the date for the 2nd Biennial Disability Studies and Music Education Symposium.

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Introducing the #MDGPodcast Action for Change in Music Education: A MayDay Group Podcast.

Enjoy this introductory episode, and check back soon for our first official episode featuring a conversation with Deb Bradley. Listen at the link!

The McGill Music Graduate Students’ Society (MGSS) is pleased to announce a call for papers for its 34th annual Symposium (virtual). The ABLE Assembly is also seeking proposals on intersectionality, disability, and arts education for the 2021 conference. Registration is now open for the conference Music, Mediation, and Disability: Representation and Access.

For those members who belong to the Canadian Music Educators’ Association, nominations are now open for a number of positions on the Board. There are also several position vacancy advertisements for those on the job hunt.

The MayDay Group is delighted to share a book announcement for The Oxford Handbook of Social Media and Music Learning, edited by Janice Waldron, Stephanie Horsley, and Kari Veblen. Congratulations!

There are numerous virtual events coming up, so mark your calendars: a webinar on Critical Pedagogy in Music Teacher Education, an American Orff-Schulwerk Association Virtual Symposium, Narrative Inquiry in Music Education (NIME8) conference, and Fostering Wellbeing in Times of Global Crisis conference. There are also calls for the ISPME Seminar for Graduate Students, ISME Decolonising and Indigenising Music Education, and Smithsonian Pathways.

The Council for Research in Music Education and AERA Division K are soliciting nominations for awards. Nominations are also open for the Popular Music Education SIG of ISME. Finally, there are several positions open, at University of San Diego, Mississippi State University, Oakland University, Wayne State University, and Southwest Baptist University.

The MayDay Group invites all members to attend a Town Hall on Friday, October 16 (6-7:30 p.m. ET) and/or Saturday, October 17 (10-11:30 a.m. ET) to discuss revisions of our Action Ideals. Check the website and MDG social media for the links to join these events.

In this edition of the newsletter, there are several conference and webinar announcements that we would like to draw your attention to: NIME7 will take place October 15th-16th, and World Music Pedagogy webinar will take place October 17th. Mountain Lake Colloquium has extended their deadline, International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education (ISSME) has announced a virtual conference and, unfortunately, the International Society for the Philosophy of Music Education (ISPME) conference will be canceled this year.

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is seeking nominations for the Music Education SRIG; and the International Society for Music Education (ISME) is happy to announce that the Decolonising and Indigenising Music Education SIG is now launched. There are also a few position vacancies.

The MayDay Group is seeking members to be involved in a revision of our Action Ideals. To express interest, please email MDG Steering Committee Chair Darrin Thornton at dht2@psu.edu.

The MayDay Group is delighted to share a book announcement for Becoming an Irish Traditional Musician: Learning and Embodying Musical Culture by Jessica Cawley. Congratulations, Jessica!

The International Society for Music Education (ISME) has announced their 6 Year Strategic plan. To view, please click on the link below. There are a number of calls and conference announcements this week including the ABLE Assembly, GMEA, Riffs, and Music, Sound, and Trauma (extended deadline). There are also several position vacancies.

The MayDay Group would like to announce a special issue of MDG journal Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education (ACT) on Anti-Racism, Anti-Fascism, and Anti-Discrimination in and through Music Education edited by Dr. Nasim Niknafs. To view the call for papers, please read below.

A video entitled Tom A. Regelski, Life in Music and Arts, is now publicly available. The video features Tom Regelski, co-founder of the MayDay Group. To view, please click one of the links below. The MayDay Group is also delighted to share a book announcement for Exploring Diasporic Perspectives in Music Education by Ruth Iana Gustafson. Congratulations, Tom and Ruth!

There are several upcoming conferences that may be of interest to MDG members: Diversifying Music Academia: Building the Coalition, Desert Skies Symposium, International Symposium on the Philosophy of Music Education (ISPME), Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA), and Music, Mediation, and Disability. The Assessment Special Research Interest Group (SRIG) of NAfME is now accepting nominations for the new chair-elect position.

Elections for the MayDay Group Steering Committee will open Monday, August 24th. Thank you to the nominees for their willingness to serve. Keep an eye on your inbox to cast your vote!

The MayDay Group is seeking two at-large members for the MayDay Group Steering Committee. At-large members are elected in even-numbered years for six-year terms. Nominations will be open until August 15, 2020 and online elections will be held after that. The Chair of the Steering Committee is selected from its at-large members. Nominations and self nominations are welcome. See below for more details.

The MayDay Group is pleased to announce that Dr. Sean Powell will be joining the Editorial Board for the MDG journal Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education. The MayDay Group is also delighted to share an announcement for the book World Music Pedagogy, Volume VII: Teaching World Music in Higher Education, by William J. Coppola, David G. Hebert, and Patricia Shehan Campbell. Congratulations to all!

There are three calls for papers in this edition of the newsletter: the Virginia Music Educators Association conference, Key Terms in Music Theory for Anti-Racist Scholars, and Frontiers Research Topic on “The Role of Music During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” There are also a couple of position vacancies for those on the job hunt.