CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: EIGHTH ANNUAL TEACHING MUSIC HISTORY DAY RIDER UNIVERSITY, LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: EIGHTH ANNUAL TEACHING MUSIC HISTORY DAY
RIDER UNIVERSITY, LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ
SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

The Pedagogy Study Group of the American Musicological Society, the
Greater New York Chapter of the AMS, and Rider University announce the
Eighth Annual Teaching Music History Day, to be held Saturday, March
31, 2012.  Teaching Music History Day is a forum for exchanging ideas
on effective teaching, and is open to all who have an interest in
teaching music history.  We extend a special invitation to those who
are involved in public musicology, as well as music scholars who teach
related courses (e.g., music history and music appreciation) but whose
primary discipline lies outside of musicology.

Call for Presentations
The program committee welcomes proposals for papers, roundtables,
panels, or demonstrations that deal with any aspect of the teaching of
music history (widely defined).  We hope to devote one session to each
of the following issues:
(1) Curriculum: In an increasingly diverse and fractured musical
world, what should music history curricula entail?  Does it still make
sense to have "core" music history courses that all music majors must
take, or should curricula provide more music history options for
students?  In a world where our music major graduates will perform in
a wide variety of musical traditions, should the repertoire explored
in classes for music majors be different from the repertoire used in
non-major courses?  If so, why?  What are the goals and objectives of
teaching music history that should determine such decisions?
(2) "Public Musicology": This includes teaching of music history
through writing books for the general public, blogging, reviewing
concerts and CDs, teaching classes at community centers, giving
pre-concert talks and public lectures, organizing festivals, and so
on.  What are the goals of "public musicology" and what are the pros
and cons of different approaches to accomplishing these goals?  How do
these activities affect the musical experiences of "students"?  How
does "public musicology" deal with longstanding myths, such as "music
as a universal language" and "composers must suffer to write great
music."
(3) New Technologies and New Pedagogies: For teachers both inside and
outside of academia, how can teachers employ blogs, wikis, and other
Web 2.0 applications to help students create their own map of the
musical universe?  What new methods have you tried to help your
students achieve their learning objectives?

Please submit your proposal in the form of a 300-word abstract in the
body of an email to < msumeric at gmail.com >.  Be sure to include a brief
description of your mode of presentation and please list your
equipment needs.  The deadline for submissions is January 10, 2012.
Accepted proposers will be notified by January 31, 2012.  As this
event is sponsored by AMS-GNY, we request that all presenters pay the
$15 membership fee ($10 for students) for the chapter.

The members of the program committee are: Candace Bailey (North
Carolina Central University), Matthew Baumer (Indiana University of
Pennsylvania), Andrew Dell'Antonio (University of Texas at Austin),
David Harnish (University of San Diego), Eric Hung (Rider University;
ex-officio) and Sharon Mirchandani (Rider University).