CFP: Analytical Approaches to World Music

ANALYTICAL APPROACHES TO WORLD MUSIC (AAWM)
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

We are pleased to announce the formation of the new online journal Analytical Approaches to World Music (AAWM) dedicated to the memory of Fabrizio Pellizarro Ferreri.

AAWM seeks to expand the potential for musical analysis from a cross-cultural perspective by applying diverse theoretical and analytical concepts to repertoires outside the Western art music tradition. We welcome submissions that examine world musical traditions from a wide variety of analytical and theoretical perspectives. These may include but are not limited to: the adaptation of analytical approaches usually associated with Western art music to address various world music traditions; the use of indigenous analytical tools and strategies to characterize particular musical styles and genres; and the development of "hybrid" analytical systems and theories that integrate the aforementioned approaches. It is our hope that by bringing together analysts from a broad range of conceptual and cultural traditions, new modes of musical description and understanding may emerge that are capable of navigating the multicultural soundscape of the twenty-first century.

AAWM will be published twice a year and operate in tandem with the AAWM conference which runs on a biennial schedule. Submissions that take full advantage of our online format through the use of sound files, video files, flash animation, hyperlinks, or any other pertinent media are particularly encouraged.

AAWM employs the author-date system, as found in Chapters 16 and 17 of The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition. Text should be double-spaced and written in 12-point font. Endnotes should be employed as opposed to footnotes.

All submissions are subject to blind peer review. Therefore, any identification of the author should be removed from all submitted documents and media.

AAWM will not accept submissions that have been previously published or are currently under review for publication with another journal. The inaugural issue will be published in August, 2010.

Please send submissions as Microsoft Word (*.doc) files to: aawmjournal at gmail.com

Lawrence Shuster (Editor-in-Chief)
Rob Schultz (Editor)
Kalin Kirilov (Editor)
Margaret Farrell (Editor)
Aikaterini Dimitriadou (Archivist)

CFP: Music History Pedagogy (New Journal)

MUSIC HISTORY PEDAGOGY

CALL FOR PAPERS

Scholarly contributions are invited for a proposed journal focusing on the pedagogy of music history. Possible topics might include (but are not limited to): teaching philosophy, pedagogical theory, study approaches to specific works or topics, the development of specific courses (undergraduate, graduate, or general studies), and reviews of textbooks, teaching ancillaries, and other pedagogical materials. Selected essays will be collected as the inaugural volume of the journal, tentatively titled The Journal of Music History Pedagogy, to be submitted to potential publishers in the Spring of 2010. The first edition of the journal is projected to be published by Fall 2010.

DEADLINE
Review of submitted articles will begin on October 1, 2009.

FORMAT AND STYLE GUIDE
Please provide a cover letter with your name and the article’s title in addition to an anonymous copy of the paper with only the title. The journal will use The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition (Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2003) as its style guide.

SUBMISSION
Electronic submission preferred to: balensue at depauw.edu

Printed submissions to:
Dr. Matthew Balensuela
DePauw University School of Music
Green Center for the Performing Arts #1105
605 South College Ave
Greencastle IN 46135

Editorial Board of the proposed journal currently includes:
Dr. Matthew Balensuela, DePauw University
Dr. José Antonio Bowen, Southern Methodist University
Dr. James Briscoe, Butler University
Dr. Jessie Fillerup, University of Mary Washington
Dr. Carol Hess, Michigan State University
Ms. Constance Meyer, University of Maryland
Dr. Mary Natvig, Bowling Green State University
Dr. Patrick Warfield, Georgetown University

CFP: National Opera Association Scholarly Paper Competition

NATIONAL OPERA ASSOCIATION
25TH SCHOLARLY PAPER COMPETITION
CALL FOR PAPERS

Scholarly investigation is indispensable to the field of opera, especially as a basis for production and performance. The National Opera Association is pleased to announce its Twenty-Fifth Scholarly Papers Competition, 2009, for outstanding scholarly papers on operatic subjects.

ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to any interested author. Membership in NOA is not required. No registration fee is required. Deadline for submission: June 15, 2009. Author notification: after September 1, 2009. Previous winners of this competition may not re-apply, but are strongly encouraged to submit articles for consideration to "The Opera Journal," a NOA publication.

GUIDELINES

The scholarly paper should explore an operatic subject, present significant research and conclusions, and include an extensive bibliography citing primary, secondary and, if applicable, tertiary sources. .Authors should follow these guidelines.
. The paper must be typewritten, double-spaced, no more than 3000 words in length.
. The paper's title and the name of its author should be provided on a detachable title page. The author's name should not appear on subsequent pages.
. Only one submission per person is admissible and must be accompanied by a statement confirming that the paper is not under copyright by any party other than the author and that it has not been previously published.
. Papers previously presented orally are eligible as long as they have not or will not be published in any proceedings.
. Papers will be judged particularly for significant advances in research and conclusions that shed new light on an operatic topic dealing with music drama, the libretto, the history of the genre, etc.
. Topics may be as broad as the field of opera itself, which includes historical and theoretical analysis of the music and libretto (along lines of current and past critical theory and translation thereof), singing, acting, costuming, stagecraft, theater, etc.
. The jury will consider the clarity and quality of the writing, judge the acceptability of the paper for publication in "The Opera Journal," and will also rate papers on their overall suitability to be read in an abridged version of no more than twenty minutes length at the convention's Scholarly Papers Session.

AWARDS

The winner will be invited to read her/his paper during the Scholarly Papers Session at the annual convention, early January, 2010, at Atlanta, Georgia. The Leland Fox Scholarly Paper Stipend of $500 will be awarded to the reader of a winning paper at the annual convention.
The winning paper will be published in "The Opera Journal."
Copies of papers not selected, accompanied by the committee's critiques, will be forwarded to the editor of the journal for possible consideration for publication.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

There is no application fee for the competition. Submission may be by mail or email attachment. Papers will not be returned. Submit entries and any inquiries about the competition to:
Dr. Robert Hansen
National Opera Association
PO Box 60869
Canyon, TX 79016-0001
email: rhansen at mail.wtamu.edu
Deadline for the submission of scholarly papers: June 15, 2009.
Author notification: after September 1, 2009.

CFP: Sounding Funny: Music, Sound and Comedy Cinema (publication)

SOUNDING FUNNY: MUSIC, SOUND AND COMEDY CINEMA
EDITED BY MARK EVANS
TO BE PUBLISHED BY EQUINOX (UK) AS PART OF THE SERIES, GENRE, MUSIC SOUND (SERIES EDITOR: MARK EVANS)
CALL FOR PAPERS

This volume will deal with all aspects of sound (including dialogue) and music as they have been utilised in comedy film. Authors are invited to write on any subset of the comedy film from the post-War period, including black comedy, romantic comedy, slapstick, dialogue comedy, parody and spoofs. Essays will explore the way in which music and sound articulate humour, create comedic situations and direct comedic identifications for viewer/listeners. Chapters dealing with theoretical concerns, historical studies, non-Western film or ‘sound auteurs’ are also most welcome.

We invite proposals of up to 300 words for chapters of between 5,000 and 8,000 words. Proposals should be sent to Mark Evans at mark.evans at mq.edu.au by 1 March 2009. Completed chapters will be requested by 1 November 2009. Please note that acceptance of the proposal does not guarantee publication and all chapters will be subject to normal processes of peer review.

CFP: Faust - Call for Chapter Proposals

FAUST: CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS

Chapter proposals for an international collection of essays on the Faust theme in music are currently being considered. Submit a 500-word proposal and publication profile to lfitzsimmons@csudh.edu

Lorna Fitzsimmons’ publications include INTERNATIONAL FAUST STUDIES: ADAPTATION, RECEPTION, TRANSLATION (Continuum).


Lorna Fitzsimmons, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Humanities Program
California State University, Dominguez Hills
LCHA338
1000 East Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747-0005
USA
310-243-3036