Special Music Education and
Music Therapy Pre-Conference Seminar 2024
Welcome Message from Commission Chair
The Special Music Education and Music Therapy Commission pre-conference seminar focuses on equity, diversity and inclusion with particular reference to special music education and music therapy. Its purpose is to advance practice, research and theory, as well as to promote interdisciplinary dialogue between practitioners and scholars in the wider field of music and health.
While retaining the overall conference theme at its heart, the Commission pays specific attention to contemporary pedagogical practices and curricula with and for disabled people; therapeutic interventions and applications of music within diverse settings within and beyond special education; socio-cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives on music practices for promoting people’s health and wellbeing.
I warmly welcome you to the 2024 pre-conference seminar of the ISME Commission on Special Music Education and Music Therapy which will be hosted by The University of Helsinki, City Centre Campus. Building on the Commission’s history of practice innovation and international development, this seminar aims to promote interdisciplinary and cross-cultural dialogue within the broader music and health arena. We welcome the voices of practitioners and scholars from diverse areas within and around the fields of Special Music Education and Music Therapy, including those of music psychology, community music and ethnomusicology. We also welcome participation by people of all abilities, in line with our theme of inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility, and sustainability.
Dr. Matthew Breaden (Commission Chair)
on behalf of the Commissioners
While retaining the overall conference theme at its heart, the Commission pays specific attention to contemporary pedagogical practices and curricula with and for disabled people; therapeutic interventions and applications of music within diverse settings within and beyond special education; socio-cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives on music practices for promoting people’s health and wellbeing.
I warmly welcome you to the 2024 pre-conference seminar of the ISME Commission on Special Music Education and Music Therapy which will be hosted by The University of Helsinki, City Centre Campus. Building on the Commission’s history of practice innovation and international development, this seminar aims to promote interdisciplinary and cross-cultural dialogue within the broader music and health arena. We welcome the voices of practitioners and scholars from diverse areas within and around the fields of Special Music Education and Music Therapy, including those of music psychology, community music and ethnomusicology. We also welcome participation by people of all abilities, in line with our theme of inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility, and sustainability.
Dr. Matthew Breaden (Commission Chair)
on behalf of the Commissioners
Important
- Submissions to the 36th ISME Pre-Conference Seminars are now closed and all submitters have been informed via email regarding the status of their submission. If you have not received an email, please write to [email protected] .
- Registration for the 2024 Special Music Education and Music Therapy Pre-Conference Seminar is now open here.
- Deadline for registration 17-Jul-2024. There is no Early Bird registration fee.
- Should successful applicants not comply with this requirement, their submission may be withdrawn from the program.
For further information, please contact Commission Chair, Dr. Matthew Breaden: [email protected]
For issues with registration, payment or ISME membership, please contact the ISME International Office:
Email: [email protected] or visit www.isme.org
For issues with registration, payment or ISME membership, please contact the ISME International Office:
Email: [email protected] or visit www.isme.org
Special Music Education and Music Therapy Commission Pre- Conference Seminar Partners
