RiME 2027 — Research in Music Education Conference

CONFERENCE AIM

The aim of the conference is to gather together researchers, teachers and practitioners to share and discuss research that is concerned with all aspects of teaching and learning in music: musical development, perception and understanding, creativity, learning theory, pedagogy, curriculum design, informal and non-formal settings, equity, inclusion, technologies, instrumental teaching, teacher education, professional development, gender and culture. Music education is also viewed in the context of arts education, human geography, cultural sustainability, and knowledge within its sociocultural contexts.

CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Christopher CayariCollege of Liberal Arts, Purdue University
Lauren Kapalka RichermeIndiana University Jacobs School of Music
Guadalupe López-ÍñiguezSibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki
Bo Wah LeungDept. of Cultural and Creative Arts, Education University of Hong Kong

CALL FOR PAPERS

Submission deadline: 31 October 2026. Abstracts are submitted through the electronic submissions system — the link will be available from rime-conference.org.

Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted with an indication of the mode of presentation: e.g. paper, poster, symposium etc.
Abstracts should be submitted through the electronic submissions system (link available through rime-conference.org).
Authors who intend to submit their work to the journal should indicate this on the abstract (i.e. ‘this article will also be submitted to the journal for review’).
Paper presentations should be 20 minutes in length, followed by up to 10 minutes of chaired discussion time.
Practical workshops linking research to practice are especially welcome.
If you are interested in organising a symposium, please contact the conference director before submitting an abstract.
Criteria for acceptance: original, well-conducted and reported research, relevant to an international audience in the field of music education, demonstrating sufficient command of English.
A short curriculum vitae (resumé) of no more than one side of A4 must be attached.

JOURNAL PUBLICATION

All abstracts are anonymously reviewed. Papers to be considered for publication in the journal Music Education Research should be submitted electronically directly to the journal (mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cmue). Papers for the journal should be between 5000 and 8000 words and conform to the requirements of the journal (see style guidelines at www.informaworld.com/cmue).

Further details about submission and booking information will be available from rime-conference.org in early September 2026.

ORGANISERS

CONFERENCE DIRECTOR

Mary Stakelum

CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGIES

Evangelos Himonides

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Professor Pam Burnard	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom
Dr Dave Camlin	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	United Kingdom
Professor Colleen Conway	University of Michigan	U.S.A.
Professor David Hebert	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Norway
Dr Juliet Hess	Michigan State University, East Lansing	U.S.A.
Dr Carol Johnson	University of Calgary	Canada
Dr Panos Kanellopoulos	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Greece
Professor Eleni Lapidaki	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Greece
Dr Samuel Mallia	Royal College of Music	United Kingdom
Dr Gwen Moore	Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick	Ireland
Dr Jessica Pitt	Independent scholar	United Kingdom
Professor Christian Rolle	University of Cologne	Germany
Dr Cynthia Stephens-Himonides	Kingston University	United Kingdom
Dr Maria Varvarigou	Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick	Ireland
Professor Emeritus Peter R. Webster	Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California, Los Angeles	U.S.A.

PAST CONFERENCES

An archive of previous editions of the conference.

2025

RiME 2025

14th International Conference · 22–25 April 2025 · Online

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2023

RiME 2023

13th International Conference · 11–14 April 2023 · Online

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CONTACT

Online conference

rime-conference.org

Submission deadline: 31 October 2026

Booking information and the EasyChair submission link will be published here in early September 2026. For questions about organising a symposium, please contact the conference director in advance of submitting an abstract.