Commission for the Education of the Professional Musician (CEPROM)
Celebrating CEPROM’s 50th Anniversary!
Theme: Advocacy and Sustainability in Higher Music Education: Nurturing Professional Musicians' Ever Expanding Pathways and Professional Roles in Changing Societies
Dates: 23-26 July 2024
Venue: Estonian Academy of Music and Theater (EAMT), Tallinn, Estonia
Welcome to the 25th Commission for the Education of the Professional Musician (CEPROM) International Seminar, which marks 50 years since our commission was founded! This celebratory edition of our seminar will be held at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EAMT) in beautiful Tallinn, Estonia, on July 23rd-26th, 2024.
Within the frame of ISME 70th Anniversary milestone, we celebrate the advocacy of CEPROM members and commissioners, who since 1974 have strived to create and preserve a space for reflection and discussion around higher music education key issues-among them, advocacy and sustainability.
We invite every musician involved in the tertiary level, student, teacher or researcher of all fields of music professionalism, to come and share their observations, experiences, and inspiring practices through the presentation of papers, posters, pecha-kucha, symposia, workshops and demonstrations or informally through discussions across the entire event.
We believe in the power of collaboration and it is our wish to learn from your particular experience as an active member in shaping the future of higher music education. Stay tuned for more information!
Within the frame of ISME 70th Anniversary milestone, we celebrate the advocacy of CEPROM members and commissioners, who since 1974 have strived to create and preserve a space for reflection and discussion around higher music education key issues-among them, advocacy and sustainability.
We invite every musician involved in the tertiary level, student, teacher or researcher of all fields of music professionalism, to come and share their observations, experiences, and inspiring practices through the presentation of papers, posters, pecha-kucha, symposia, workshops and demonstrations or informally through discussions across the entire event.
We believe in the power of collaboration and it is our wish to learn from your particular experience as an active member in shaping the future of higher music education. Stay tuned for more information!
Call for Submissions
Types of Submissions: Spoken papers, posters, pecha kucha for young researchers, workshops/demonstrations and symposia. A local Keynote speaker will be featured, and white spaces for networking will be introduced in the schedule.
Limitations: One proposal per person in the same format. Two proposals admitted if in different formats (i.e. a spoken paper and a round table participation)
Additional information
Submission formats and session durations should be consistent with those of the World Conference.
Abstracts (Posters, Workshops/Demonstrations and Pecha-Kucha)
Full papers
Symposia
Limitations: One proposal per person in the same format. Two proposals admitted if in different formats (i.e. a spoken paper and a round table participation)
Additional information
Submission formats and session durations should be consistent with those of the World Conference.
Abstracts (Posters, Workshops/Demonstrations and Pecha-Kucha)
- 15 words or fewer for paper title
- 400 words or fewer for abstract (excluding title)
- Not specific format, such as APA, is required
- Format details will be supplied upon acceptance
Full papers
- 15 words or fewer for paper title
- 400 words or fewer for abstract (excluding title)
- 1500 - 3000 words in length for full paper (excluding title and abstract)
- References, tables, and figures should be added to the end of the document and are not included in the word count. No more than a total of two (2) tables and/or figures may be included.
- No specific format, such as APA, is required
- All full papers must be in the format of the Guidelines for Authors.
Symposia
- 15 words or fewer for symposium title
- 300 words or fewer for overall symposium session description
- 300 words or fewer for each participant’s paper/presentation summary
- A minimum of 3 participants, maximum of 6
- References, tables, and figures should be added to the end of the document and are not included in the word count. No more than a total of two (2) tables and/or figures may be included.
- A maximum of 90 minutes
- No specific format, such as APA, is required
Multiple Submissions Policy
CEPROM only accepts one submission per senior author. Presenters at the International CEPROM Seminar are invited to present their paper as a Poster at the World Conference in Helsinki. Because Seminar presentations will be reviewed by CEPROM Commission for inclusion in the Seminar, presenters will not go through review again by the World Conference committee, but will be taken on recommendation of the Commission Co-Chairs for the Poster Session.
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT THE SAME PROPOSAL FOR A COMMISSION AND THE WORLD CONFERENCE.
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT THE SAME PROPOSAL FOR A COMMISSION AND THE WORLD CONFERENCE.
Timelines
- The submissions to the 36th ISME Pre-Conference Seminars is now closed
- Applicants will be notified of the results of the review process for submissions on or before February 28th, 2024.
- Successful applicants must confirm participation as presenters, by registering as a delegate for the Pre-Conference Seminar no later than May 15, 2024.
- Should successful applicants not comply with this requirement, their submission may be withdrawn from the program.
Copyright
At the time of a full paper submission, presenters must indicate agreement with the following copyright conditions:
Copyright Agreement:
I hereby assign to the International Society for Music Education (ISME), copyright of the Full Paper I am now submitting for use by the Society in all formats and through any medium of communication if it is accepted for Publication in the refereed Pre-conference Seminar Proceedings.
• I understand that the Full Paper I am submitting will be refereed for possible inclusion in the Pre-conference Seminar Proceedings and that it may also appear on the ISME website.
• I confirm that the Full Paper is original and has not been published previously nor is currently under consideration elsewhere, that I have obtained all necessary permissions for the reproduction of content not owned by me (e.g., illustrations, photographs, charts, and other visual material, etc.), and that the Contribution contains no unlawful statements and does not infringe any rights of others.
• I understand that I will retain copyright of the original submission for purposes of duplicating the article, placing it on my personal and institutional websites, etc., but will give ISME the first and exclusive rights to publish the ISME formatted and edited version in print or online in ISME Conference or Pre-conference Seminar Proceedings and/or journals.
• I understand that if my Full Paper is not selected for publication in the Pre-conference Seminar Proceedings, then upon such notification the copyright will revert back to me (the author).
Copyright Agreement:
I hereby assign to the International Society for Music Education (ISME), copyright of the Full Paper I am now submitting for use by the Society in all formats and through any medium of communication if it is accepted for Publication in the refereed Pre-conference Seminar Proceedings.
• I understand that the Full Paper I am submitting will be refereed for possible inclusion in the Pre-conference Seminar Proceedings and that it may also appear on the ISME website.
• I confirm that the Full Paper is original and has not been published previously nor is currently under consideration elsewhere, that I have obtained all necessary permissions for the reproduction of content not owned by me (e.g., illustrations, photographs, charts, and other visual material, etc.), and that the Contribution contains no unlawful statements and does not infringe any rights of others.
• I understand that I will retain copyright of the original submission for purposes of duplicating the article, placing it on my personal and institutional websites, etc., but will give ISME the first and exclusive rights to publish the ISME formatted and edited version in print or online in ISME Conference or Pre-conference Seminar Proceedings and/or journals.
• I understand that if my Full Paper is not selected for publication in the Pre-conference Seminar Proceedings, then upon such notification the copyright will revert back to me (the author).
For further information, please contact the CEPROM Commission Co-Chairs: Alejandra García-Trabucco and Guadalupe López-Iñíguez
For more information on submissions, please see document below. Go to www.isme.org in order to join or renew your membership.
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