Research in Music Education
30 March – 2 April 2027 · Online
Call for Papers — abstracts due 31 October 2026
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.
College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University
University of Aberdeen
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki
Dept. of Cultural and Creative Arts, Education University of Hong Kong
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 September 2026.
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CONFERENCE DIRECTOR
CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGIES
| Professor Thade Buchborn | Freiburg University of Music | Germany |
| Professor Pam Burnard | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom |
| Professor Colleen Conway | University of Michigan | USA |
| Professor Thomas DeBaets | LUCA School of Arts / KU Leuven | Belgium |
| Dr Cynthia Stephens-Himonides | Kingston University | United Kingdom |
| Professor Eleni Lapidaki | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | Greece |
| Dr David Lines | University of Auckland | New Zealand |
| Dr Jessica Pitt | Director and Creative Researcher, Magic Acorns | United Kingdom |
| Dr Gary Spruce | Birmingham City University | United Kingdom |
| Dr Maria Varvarigou | Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick | Ireland |
| Professor Emeritus Peter R. Webster | Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles | USA |
| Dr Chi Ying Lam | University of Southampton | United Kingdom |
An archive of previous editions of the conference.
For questions about organising a symposium, please contact the conference director in advance of submitting an abstract.