Rencontres des jeunes chercheurs 28 juin 2017, 18h00-19h30, amphithéâtre Cavaillès

Welcome address and introduction to the meeting (Dr Nathalie Hérold)

Topic 1. Professional integration and career development in music analysis and theory

     1. Issues to be discussed

• Professional integration and career development of music analysts and theorists in an academic or non-academic environment
• Types of positions requiring skills in the field of music analysis and theory
• Specificities related to the type of institution (universities, conservatoires, music academies, music schools, etc.) as regards professional integration
• Financial resources for research projects in music analysis and theory in an academic and non-academic context
• Professional integration and career development of female music analysts and theorists
• Role of the European (and non-European) analysis societies as regards professional integration and career development in music analysis and theory
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     2. Some short talks to introduce the topic

• Professional Integration in an Academic Environment (Music Schools & Academies, Universities) in the Context of a Gap between Composition and Musicology: The Situation in Croatia – Dr Sanja Kiš Žuvela (University of Zagreb/Music Academy, Croatia – Board member of CAMT)
• The Role of Content-Semantic Analysis in the Study of Theoretical Disciplines in the Children’s Art School in Russia – Elena Zhurova (Moscow N.G. Rubinstein School for the Arts, Russia – Board member of OTM)
• Musical Analysis in General Education as a Pedagogical Tool for Cultural Development – Bohdan Syroyid (KU Leuven, Belgium – President of ACIM, Association of Composers and Performers of Málaga)

     3. Questions and general discussion on topic 1

Topic 2. European and international networks in music analysis and theory

     1. Issues to be discussed

• Academic  and  non-academic  social  networks  and  communities  in  music analysis and theory
• Communication, cooperation, knowledge and information sharing, mentoring in music analysis and theory
• Team work and collaborative projects in music analysis and theory
• Relationships between young researchers, between young researchers and experienced researchers
• National and international mobility experiences in the field of music analysis and theory
• Role  of  the  European  (and  non-European)  analysis  societies  as  regards European and international networks in music analysis and theory
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     2. Some short talks to introduce the topic

• Outreach within the UK Analysis Community: The SMA’s Support for Young Researchers – Rebecca Day (Royal Holloway/University of London, United Kingdom – Board member of SMA)
• The GRÉAM’s Young Researchers’ Group: An Evolving Network for Musical Research – Dr Julie Walker (University of Strasbourg, France)
• Experience of International Mobility: Relations between France and Poland – Dr Hab Małgorzata Gamrat (University of Warsaw, Poland – Secretary of PTAM)

     3. Questions and general discussion on topic 2

Topic 3. New approaches and practices in music analysis and theory

     1. Issues to be discussed

• Relation of music analysis and theory with other disciplines (human sciences, experimental sciences, exact sciences), and its impact on new methodologies
• Relation of music analysis and theory with musical practice (composition, performance), and its impact on new methodologies
• Use of new tools, new technologies, and their impact on analytical and theoretical practices
• Engagement of music analysts and theorists in teaching or in musical practice
• Audiences and publics of music analysis and theory
• Role of the European (and non-European) analysis societies as regards new approaches and practices in music analysis and theory
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     2. Some short talks to introduce the topic

• Music as Science: How Interdisciplinarity Encouraged my Pursuit of Music Theory – Hannah Pell (University of Graz, Austria)
• Artistic Training as a New Field for Research and Theoretical Thinking in Argentina – Ramiro Limongi (National University for the Arts, Argentina)
• Disseminating Music Analytical Knowledge through New Technology: Toward a Global Perspective – Panu Heimonen (University of Helsinki, Finland)

     3. Questions and general discussion on topic 3

Conclusion of the meeting