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ISME ELECTION and VOTING PROCEDURES: 2010

In order to ensure that the ISME 2010 elections operate smoothly, and that the members fully understand their voting rights, the following is presented for information purposes. For complete information please refer to the ISME Constitution and Bylaws on the ISME website or pick up a leaflet at the ISME Secretariat in Beijing

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Instructions in other languages

All Members are encouraged to vote. Please take note of the following information and procedures.

LIST OF NOMINEES

PRESIDENT ELECT

BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE

(*eligible for re-election)

THE ELECTION OF PRESIDENT- ELECT AND MEMBERS OF THE ISME BOARD

Voting for President-Elect

This year ISME Members vote for the person they wish to be the President of ISME for the two-year period 2012-2014. That person takes office as President-Elect from August 2010 and succeeds to the Presidency in 2012. The President-Elect is a member of the Board and of the Executive Committee, and usually takes special responsibilities, including liaising with the ISME Commissions. Two nominations have been presented for the position of President-Elect: Margaret Barrett from Australia and Victor Fung from the USA. The Nominating Committee has confidence in each candidate's ability to lead the Society.

Voting for Board Members-at-Large

From August 2010, the ISME Board of Directors includes the President (Graham Welch from the UK), the Past President (Håkan Lundström from Sweden), the President-Elect (to be elected by you), and 12 Members-at-Large (Board Members) to complete the formation of the Board. This year voting is for the 12 Members-at-Large to form the Board for the period 2010–2012. Eighteen nominations have been presented for these 12 positions. Four of these are members of the 2008-2010 Board who are eligible for re-election and have agreed to stand. You may vote for up to but not more than 12 of those nominated.

When deciding which of the nominees to select, please note that the ISME Bylaws require the Board to have balance and diversity, particularly with respect to geography. The information provided about each candidate includes everything necessary to help you in making your decisions. We rely on the membership to ensure that the Bylaw requirement is met.

Voting by ISME INDIVIDUAL and GROUP Members

1. WHO CAN VOTE?

Each Individual member of ISME and one Group Member Representative (the person voting must be a fully paid up ISME Individual Member or the representative of a fully paid-up ISME Group Member as at 15 May 2010) may vote for the candidates standing for election as President Elect and Members-At-Large of the Board of Directors. Voting is by secret electronic ballot only.

Each Group Member has one vote. The Representative for the Group casts this vote on behalf of its (ISME Associate) members. ISME Associate Members (members of organizations which are ISME Group Members) who are not ISME Individual Members are not entitled to vote.

2. SLATE

The Board of Directors has approved a slate (list) of nominations received from the ISME membership.

3. NOMINEE INFORMATION

A curriculum vitae and a personal statement for each candidate is included as a separate insert with this Newsletter. All the information for each candidate is available on the ISME website and a poster display with profiles and photographs of candidates nominated for the ISME Board 2010-2012 will be available near the ISME desk in Beijing.

Please note that the “MEET THE CANDIDATES” opportunity will be held during the Beijing Conference on Monday and Wednesday from 13.00-14.00 (1.00-2.00 pm) hours near the ISME Secretariat desk.

4. HOW TO VOTE – ELECTRONIC VOTING ONLY

On 15 May voting begins for the ISME Board and for the President- Elect 2010-2012, who will take office in 2010. Everyone who is a fully paid up ISME Individual Member or the representative of a fully paid-up ISME Group Member as at 15 May 2010 is eligible to vote. For the 2010 elections, only electronic voting will be available. There will be no paper ballots or postal voting. A personal, direct link will be e-mailed to each person for voting. Please make sure you have access to that link when you travel to Beijing, should you wish to vote there, after meeting the candidates.

5. VOTING DEADLINE

Voting closes at 8pm (20.00 hours) Beijng time on Wednesday 4th August. Members are strongly urged to vote early.

6. RESULTS

The results of the voting will be announced at the General Assembly scheduled for Thursday 5th August, 11.30-13.00. They will also be posted on the ISME website on 5th August 2010.

PERSONAL STATEMENTS OF NOMINEES FOR ISME PRESIDENT-ELECT

Margaret Barrett

STATEMENT

Participation in meaningful, developmental, and enriching music experiences is fundamental to being human. Engagement in music-making individually and collectively provides us with a means to make meaning, to communicate, build understandings, and to raise and explore questions about our worlds. As the global organization for music education the ISME plays a crucial role in promoting access to music participation and learning in its many diverse forms, and assisting every one of us to reach our potential in and through music. The ISME’s unique structure of conferences, projects, and commissions brings together an international community of music educators to pursue issues of individual and collective interest, to identify problems in the theory and practice of music education, and, work collaboratively to find new and enriching ways to address these. The ISME serves more than its membership through its powerful links to music and arts organisations across the world, its capacity and potential to increase awareness and participation in music globally, and as a means to effecting positive change for individuals and their communities in and through music. The ISME’s emphasis on developing a global community that works collectively to promote music education and ensure that the benefits of music education are widely understood is a major factor in its success. I am committed to working to further the ISME’s goals and develop the aims and reach of the organisation.

BIOGRAPHY

Margaret Barrett is Professor and Head of the School of Music at The University of Queensland and has held positions as Professor of Music and Arts Education and Director of Research, in the Faculty of Education at the University of Tasmania. Margaret’s record of service to music education includes: Discipline writer (Music), The Australian National Curriculum (2011); Chair of the Asia Pacific Symposium of Music Education Research (2009–2011); National President of the Australian Society for Music Education (1999–2001); National Vice- President for the Australian Society for Music Education (1997–1999); and, Chair of the Tasmanian Chapter of the Australian Society for Music Education (1997–1999). Margaret has convened major conferences and symposia in music education including the 2nd Asia- Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research (February 1999), co-con- vened the 1st and 2nd international conferences in Narrative Inquiry in Music Education, and, in November 2010 will co-convene the 3rd International Conference in Narrative Inquiry in Music and Education (Brisbane, 2010). She has served as editor of Research Studies in Music Education, and Associate Editor of Psychology of Music, and published extensively in the field. Recent publications include: Narrative Inquiry in Music Education: Troubling Certainty (with Sandra Stauffer, Springer, 2009). She has held visiting professorships at a range of institutions, including the Institute of Education, University of London, and the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki. Margaret has been an ISME member since 1988, and presented to the Research Commission (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) and to ISME conferences (1990, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008).

C. Victor Fung

STATEMENT

ISME is the world’s pinnacle organization in music education. It is vital to carry out ISME’s mission in ways that will strengthen the organization and will prepare it for further growth. A vision of equality, dialogue, and team work, utilizing the unique strengths of each individual and bringing together synergies of individuals, is key to ISME’s operations. Serving ISME members and the wider music education community is the heart of its work. It is necessary to focus on member services, team building, and networking. We need strategies to increase member involvements in low and medium HDI nations, and to nurture closer relationships with group members, national affiliate members, and individual members. Principles of teamwork should be exercised at all levels, including the ISME office, the Board, the Commissions, the Forum, the Committees, and various membership groups. It is essential to tackle the issues of language differences and technological inequities. Teams of members with multiple strengths should form an important foundation to expand networks of music educators locally, regionally, and worldwide. Moreover, it is important to maintain ISME as a leading team-member in the World Alliance for Arts Education, which plays a key role in representing the voices of arts educators at UNESCO platforms. ISME is at a juncture of continued challenges and a call for ever-desirable growth, dialogue, inclusiveness, and quality services. We need to work together as a team to deal with the challenges and to build a better world through our common beliefs in the power of music education.

BIOGRAPHY

Victor Fung, a native of Hong Kong, China, is Professor and Director of Center for Music Education Research at the University of South Florida, Tampa, USA. He serves on the ISME Board and Executive Committee and has been a member of its Conference Committee, Regional Conference Committee, Publications Committee, ISME-Gibson Community Music Awards Selection Committee, Website Management Committee, and Board Liaison for the Research Commission and the Commission for the Education of Professional Musicians. He is active in the Asia-Pacific region and has presented at all of the ISME Asia-Pacific Regional Conferences. He was on the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Society for Music Education and a keynote speaker for the Japan Music Education Society. He co-chaired the ISME North American Regional Seminar Committee. He has given over sixty presentations at conferences, delivered open lectures and seminars at sixteen institutions, and conducted multiple research projects, in 20 countries across five continents. He is editor of two refereed research journals and has reviewed papers for five other research journals based in three continents. He has numerous journal articles and book-chapters to his credit. Some of his works have been translated from English into Chinese and Japanese. His research focuses on multicultural issues and international perspectives of music education, psychology of music, and research methodologies. In the USA, he served as Board Member for the College Music Society and the Florida Music Educators’ Association. He created the International Music Education Links. He recently received a research grant from The NAMM Foundation.

PERSONAL STATEMENTS OF NOMINEES FOR MEMBERS-AT- LARGE OF THE BOARD OF ISME

Emily Achieng’ Akuno

STATEMENT

I would like:

  1. To provide for education in music as a tool for empowering individuals to understand and express the world around them;
  2. To facilitate the application of music in (and to) life’s events;
  3. To facilitate, through the learning of music, individuals’ progress in creating personal and adapting collective identity as artists, scholars and educators.

I view my role in ISME as that of facilitating the understanding of and harnessing the strengths inherent in indigenous music expressions of Africa towards holistic development of (young) people. I wish to facilitate the strengthening of ISME’s presence and influence in Africa through enhancing the work of PASMAE and other regional music education bodies, to support research that leads to effective teaching and learning. This should impact policy and practice of music in education in the various countries that ISME members operate in.

BIOGRAPHY

  • Qualification: BEd (Kenyatta), MMus (Northwestern State, La) PhD (Kingston, UK)
  • Professional Employment: Taught music and guided postgraduate research in music performance and education at Kenyatta University (1987–2007);
  • currently Head of School of Music and Associate Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
  • INVOLVEMENT IN ISME AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS
  • First presented a paper at the Media commission in Nairobi in 1998, then research in Salt Lake City in 2000, MISTEC in Hong Kong (2006),
  • Frascati (2008). Paper accepted for Toronto World Conference, presented poster and symposium presentation at Kuala Lumpur and Bologna. I was elected Commissioner for MISTEC in Frascati (2008). Also presented paper at PASMAE conference in Kisumu
  • (2003), promoted the formation of the Association of Music Educators of East Africa (AMEEA) and East African Journal of Music (EAJM – that I am chief editor of). I served as executive chair of both the Kenya Music Festival and Kenya Music and Cultural Festival, whose main agenda is the promotion of music learning and performance in educational and non-educational institutions in Kenya respectively.

*Graça Boal Palheiros

STATEMENT

I strongly believe in the immense value of music and music education to enrich the lives of people and promote their musical, cognitive, emotional and social development. Therefore, I support the vision and the values of ISME that all people should have access to and benefit from music education. Like many ISME members around the world I also believe that belonging to a professional community is very important for teachers’ personal and professional development. Newsletters, journals and the web page, as well as conferences, seminars, and other national, regional and international events are essential for this development: they provide access to information and formation, and enable significant musical and social experiences. Many music educators have not learned yet about the ISME. As an ISME Board member, I would like to continue to serve ISME in disseminating it across countries, and stimulating potential members to join our wide and lively community.

BIOGRAPHY

Graça is a lecturer at the School of Education-Porto Polytechnic since 1985, teaching undergraduate and post- graduate courses in Music Education, Psychology and Therapy. She is coordinator of the Master in ME. She obtained a PhD in Music Psychology and an MA in Music Education (London, UK), a BA in Music Pedagogy (Louvain, Belgium), and graduated in Psychology and Piano (Porto, Portugal). Graça is President of APEM (Portuguese Association of Music Education-ISME) 2006-2010, having served APEM since 1990. She is also co-founder and President of AWPM (Wuytack Association for Music Pedagogy) since 1992. She works at two research centres, is editor of Educação Musical (APEM), co-editor of Música, Psicologia e Educação (CIPEM) and advisory member of Eufonía (Spain). She has published books and articles, some as co-author with Jos Wuytack, presented at ISME and other conferences, and taught in several countries. She is currently involved in research on music teaching.

Timothy S. Brophy

STATEMENT

It is an honor to be nominated for the position of Member-At-Large on the ISME Board of Directors. I hold a deep and abiding commitment to music education worldwide, and to the mission and core values of the society. As I continue to travel the world, meet, and work with music educators from every continent, my interest in furthering the aims of the society grows. I am a collaborator by philosophy and nature; in my work, I seek to find promise in everyone’s contribution to the profession. I am detail-oriented while maintaining a clear vision of the “big picture.” I have strong organizational skills and successful leadership experience as a college administrator. I will bring these qualities and skills to the Board of Directors, as well as a sincere desire to represent and serve ISME members with grace and professionalism.

BIOGRAPHY

I have been a music educator for over 30 years. After more than 20 years of teaching classroom music in the United States, I joined the faculty of the University of Florida (Gainesville) in 2000, where I am an Associate Professor of Music Education and the Assistant Dean for Research and Technology for the College of Fine Arts. I joined ISME in 1996 and have presented sessions at 6 ISME conferences. I have been co-editor of the IJME: Practice since 2006 and have proposed the new ISME Forum on Assessment, Measurement, and Evaluation. I have published several books, including Assessing the Developing Child Musician, and many articles on assessment in music education, I am the founding chair of the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, which convened in 2007 and 2009, and plans are underway for the 3rd and 4th symposia.

Lee Higgins

STATEMENT

As an ISME board member I would bring a strong sense of advocacy for music education as a life long activity. I am committed to the development of a relevant music education that reflects the worlds we live in. Specifically, I will give voice to popular music styles, informal sites for learning, and the diversity that is community music. My international experience and previous administrative positions, both in education and in the arts education sector, will enable me to be an effective board member. I have secured full backing from Boston University through which I can fulfill my duties if I was elected.

BIOGRAPHY

Lee Higgins is an internationally active scholar and practitioner of community music. He has been an ISME member since 1998, acts as assessor for the ISME Gibson Community-based Award, served as a commissioner for ISME’s Community Music Activity Commission since 2002 and is the immediate past chair. Currently Associate Professor for Music Education at Boston University, Lee has previous university appointments in 3 countries, the UK, Ireland, and the USA. He is co-editor of the International Journal of Community Music and an article reviewer for Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, Irish Education Studies and the Musicological Society of Australia. He has previously served on the Steering Group for a Music Education Action Zone in Liverpool and on the Board of Directors, Sound Sense: The UK’s national community music development agency. As a community musician he has worked across the education sector as well as within health settings, prison and probation service, youth and community, and orchestra outreach.

Chang-Yang Kuo

STATEMENT

Through my ongoing research and teaching in the area of Taiwanese piano music, Oriental musical esthetics and Ethnomusicology, I am well aware of the need for the advancement and communication on world music cultures and its place within the broad field of music education. I am appreciative of the significance and importance of our mutual understanding and shared communication across cultures that can be enhanced through music education. Over my professional life I have gained significant understanding about teaching systems and research methods for music, particularly ethnic music. Through my long standing involvement with ISME I believe that it provides a vital means of sharing and communicating, developing and growing ideas in music education. I am particularly passionate about the place and promotion of world music within education. My commitment has been demonstrated through the range and diversity of performing groups I have brought to ISME conferences.

BIOGRAPHY

Chang-Yang Kuo holds an MA in ethnomusicology and a PhD in musicology. He is a consultant in music education for the National Art Education Center, Ministry of Education, Taiwan. From 1984 to 2004 he was Professor and Chairman of the Music Education Depart- ment, National Taipei University of Education. Prior to this he was Profes- sor of Ethnomusicology and Dean of Studies, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan (1975-1984). He was the Board Supervisor of the National Music Education Society of Taiwan (1986-1995). He has been a member of ISME since 1976 and is the ISME contact person for Taiwan. He has presented papers at ISME conferences and in 1990, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006 hehas brought different performing groups (including chorus, orchestra, instrumental ensemble from across Taiwan) to ISME conference. These ensemble performances have focused predominantly on the dissemination of Taiwanese and traditional Chinese folk and instrumental music.

Bo Wah Leung

STATEMENT

Serving the ISME since 2002 has been my honour and pleasure. I am fortunate enough in getting close connection with other aspects of music education around the world. Thus I would like to continue to serve the ISME as it is the only international organization devoted to music education. If I am elected, I will further facilitate the connection between East and West by encouraging more Chinese and Asian delegates to join and serve the Society. In addition, music education research needs to be further developed in Asia. I would like to continue to seek closer connection and collaboration among Asian music educators and researchers. I firmly believe that Asian music culture should be more exposed to the world through the ISME.

BIOGRAPHY

Bo Wah Leung is Associate Professor of Music in the Department of Cultural and Creative Arts at Hong Kong Institute of Education. He is current Chair of the Departmental Research and Development Committee and the Music Specialization Coordinator of MEd Programme at his Institute. He received his PhD from the University of New South Wales. His areas of research interest include creativity and motivation in music teaching and learning, teaching Cantonese opera in school context, and music curriculum development. He served the ISME as a Board Member (2004-06), a commissioner of the MISTEC (2002-08), and the Chair of MISTEC (2006-08). He has been a reviewer for the IJME: Research since 2008, and is helping translating the IJME: Research abstracts into Chinese. In addition, Dr. Leung is one of the founding Co-Editors of the Asia- Pacific Journal for Arts Education, and has been a Board Member of the Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research since 2005.

Kimberley McCord

STATEMENT

ISME is the one place where international musicians, music therapists and music educators come together in an effort to share and understand the research and music of the many cultures of the globe. Music is a powerful tool to build understanding between humankind. The musical inclusion, preservation and education of all cultures and all people is the reason I have so enthusiastically embraced the ISME community. I have experience with working with an international membership from my years in leadership positions with the International Association for Jazz Education. I can also be a resource for jazz, special education and music therapy in addition to the music education professions world-wide. Since the loss of IAJE, there is a need to provide professional opportunities for jazz educators and those interested in learning more about jazz. I believe I could help ISME develop and reach out to former IAJE members across the globe.

BIOGRAPHY

  • EMPLOYMENT Illinois State University 2001-present School of Music Associate Professor and Coordinator of Undergraduate Music Education.
  • Western Connecticut State University Department of Music and Music Education 1997- 2001
  • Assistant Professor and Coordinator for Undergraduate and Graduation Music Education.
  • PROFESSIONAL PARTICIPATION International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) Assistant to the Direc- tor of Education 2000-2008. Nominee for
  • International Executive Board, Secretary 2002. Outstanding Service Award – Education, 2004. National Association for Music Education (MENC) Editorial Committee for Teaching Music, 2001-2003. Conference Sessions Selection Committee-Technology, 2004. Auditor, International Music Education Policy Symposium, 2004. Guest Editor for 2006 special focus issue on Music for Children With Disabilities. Chair & founder, Special Research Interest Group on Children With Disabilities in Music. International Society for Music Education (ISME) Commission Chair, Special Education Music, Music Therapy and Music Medicine 2006- 2008. Commission committee 2002-. Editor of ISME Commission Research Journal. Editorial Board, International Journal of Music Education, 2008-.

Hiromichi Mito

STATEMENT

If elected as an ISME Board Member, I would be eager to collaborate with members of Asian countries to establish a community of music educators. I think ISME has already done a pretty good job for building a worldwide community of music educators. However, in many Asian countries, ISME participants are still limited to the persons whose activities are focused on research. Although ISME offers many opportunities for music educators to develop their skills and knowledge, the attractions of ISME are not well-known among educators in Asian countries. Although there is a lot of interesting music education practices in Asian countries that are worth introducing to a worldwide community, their achievements are rarely introduced to countries outside of Asia. I consider that my role in ISME would be to serve as a bridge between music educators in Asian countries and those outside of Asia.

BIOGRAPHY

Hiromichi Mito is Professor of Music Education in the Faculty of Education at the Miyagi University of Education where he teaches research methodology and piano pedagogy. He holds Master’s (Musashino Academia Musicae, Japan, 1986) and PhD. (Roehampton University, UK, 2007) degrees in music education. An ISME member since 1995, Hiromichi is a Commissioner for the Research Commission (2004–2010) and has presented at the Research Commission (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004). Hiromichi is a member of the editorial board of Japanese Journal of Music Education Research. His research into informal musical learning has been supported by nationally competitive grants. Hiromichi has published extensively in many journals and books.

*Phil Mullen

STATEMENT

If re-elected to the board I will continue to serve the interests of all ISME members to the best of my ability with particular focus on making ISME accessible to all the music educators in the world. This will involve working with my colleagues on the board and executive to develop and implement a long term strategy that furthers ISME’s place at the centre of 21st century global music education. I will promote much further development of the web resource, a focus on regional activity and strategies to increase both revenue and membership. I will promote the idea that Web based resources be accessible, relevant and not financially prohibitive to any music educators. I will also promote that ISME furthers global awareness and action around music’s power to transform and heal societies and individuals.

BIOGRAPHY

Phil Mullen is a UK based Community Musician and trainer. He has worked for 25 years with vulnerable young people including those with mental health issues and special educational needs and those at risk of offending. He has also worked with homeless people and in prisons and with seniors. For seven years he worked in Northern Ireland promoting cross-cultural understanding through music. Phil also works extensively with schools in the primary and secondary sectors. He has long standing working relationships with Goldsmiths College, London University, Limerick University, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Leader and also acts as an advisor to Sing Up, the UK national singing programme for primary age children on its inclusion strand “Beyond the Mainstream”. Phil is a former com- missioner and chair of ISME’s community music activity commission and is a serving board member and is also part of the Membership focus group.

*Regina Murphy

STATEMENT

ISME is an extraordinary ensemble of players with an extraordinary history. Yet when I meet new music educators, they are often struggling with so many competing demands that they find it difficult to see what is really important. Researchers, too, continue to plea for attention to what matters. What strikes me most after a first term on the board is that, given the involvement of so many exceptional individuals, ISME is more than the sum of its parts. By working collaboratively we can leverage positive action on a huge scale. Having found ISME to be transformative for me, I believe thatwe can make ISME be transformative for others. To embrace change means to challenge ourselves to look at new modes of working, new media for communication and new ways of supporting those who need us most. I hope to continue serving ISME and enable it to meet these challenges.

BIOGRAPHY

Regina Murphy is Senior Lecturer at St Patrick’s College, Dublin City University, Ireland, where she teaches and directs postgraduate courses. She has presented numerous workshops and papers nationally and internationally, including several ISME World Conferences. Regina was one of the key personnel in the development of the primary school music curriculum in Ireland and in the subsequent national professional development programme for primary teachers. Curriculum and assessment in music education, as well as access and participation, continue to motivate her research interests. She is a member of the British Journal of Music Education editorial board and an immediate past editorial board member of Advances in Music Education Research (American Educational Research Association: Music Education SIG). She serves on the ISME INA committee; as the Ireland contact for EAS (European Association for Music in Schools); and as ISME representative in the advocacy network of the WAAE (World Alliance for Arts Education).

Glenn Nierman

STATEMENT

ISME faces some enormous challenges in the decade ahead. Philosophically, our profession seems to be torn between endorsing an “extra-musical” base (music supporting science, reading, etc.) and advocating a base recognizing music for its own sake. Practically speaking, those engaged in teaching music in schools are often leaving the profession as they become disenchanted with dwindling instructional time, thus decreasing the chances that teachers will experience one of their most cherished rewards - a child’s excitement when realizing musical growth! All challenges may be viewed as opportunities, however. If elected, I would hope to contribute to the continuing ISME vision that is grounded in a framework of trust and recognition of the diversity of the membership. Building this trust should be ISME’s primary goal for the future. Together we can make the vision of enhancing the quality of life through music a reality for all people!

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION: DME, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 1979.

TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) School of Music, 1979-Present.

  1. Professor of Music Education, 1979- Present.
  2. Area Chair, Music Education, 1986- 2005.
  3. Associate Director, 2004-Present.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • International Society for Music Education (ISME), 1983-Present. Commissioner, Music in Schools & Teacher Education Commission (MISTEC), 1994-2000. Chair, MISTEC, 1998-2000.
  • MENC: The National Association for Music Education (MENC), 1968- Present. National Assembly Delegate, 1997-2008. North Central Division President, 2008-Present.
  • Nebraska Music Educators Association (NMEA), 1979-Present. Member, Executive Board, 1988-89; 1993-2007. President, 2004-2005.
  • Council for Research in Music Education (CRME). Editorial Board, CRME Bulletin, 1990- 2007.

HONORS & AWARDS

  • UNL Undergraduate Teaching Award Recipient, 1987.
  • Steinhart Distinguished Endowed Professorship, 1998.
  • Nebraska Music Educators Association Hall of Fame, 2008.
  • Nebraska Music Educators Association Distinguished Service Award, 2009.

*Franz Niermann

STATEMENT

My membership of the ISME board will tie in with previous forms of fruitful cooperation with ISME like the EAS Conferences in Vienna (2003), Prague (2005), Würzburg (2006); the EAS contributions to the ISME conferences in Kuala Lumpur (2006) and Bologna (2008); ISME European Regional Conferences in Piteå (2007) and Tallinn (2009). It is my concern to strengthen the cooperation between ISME and colleagues from all over Europe and their music education associations. It is my concern to strengthen the presence of ISME in Europe to promote advocacy for music education from a global perspective. I aim to promote and support the idea of ISME Regional Conferences in different areas of the world. I aim to promote evidence based research as one field of ISME activities. It is my concern to develop the quality of music education conferences as forums for discussion and communication, and for sharing experiences and ideas.

BIOGRAPHY

1974 Graduate – University & Music Academy of Berlin: Music education, history, educational science. 1974–1988 Professional background: Secondary school teacher (Berlin-Wedding), academic assistant (Berlin Academy of Arts), 1987 Berlin – doctorate (theory of super learning and music education: ‘Rock music and teaching. A way for music in everyday life’). Since 1988: University professor, Music Education – University for Music and Per- forming Arts Vienna. Founder/Director of Institute for Music Education. Further education for teachers. Publications concerning fundamental questions on education, lifelong learning, music didactics in areas of classical and rock music. Organizations: Verband deutscher Schulmusiker (VdS), Arbeitskreis für Schulmusik (AfS), Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Musikerzieher Österreichs (AGMÖ), Arbeitskreis für musikpädagogische Forschung (AMPF). Involvement in EU projects like ‘EFMET’ and ‘accom- pagnato’. Since 1997 – Board member of ‘European Association for Music in Schools’ (EAS), President 2005 –2009, Past President 2009–2011; legal representative/coordinator of ‘music education Network’ (meNet); ISME Board of Directors 2008-2010.

Christian Onyeji

STATEMENT

Membership of music educators in ISME and active participation during conferences are strategic to the development of Music Education around the world. Though acknowledged and desired, these have not been feasible for many African members due to their economic situations. Improvement of human capital for Music Education and also resources are constantly pressed down and frustrated by uninterested African governments. It is critical to find a strong voice to present the situation of African ISME members to the global body and solicit for closer co-operation and assistance that would enhance participation at conferences and resource development for music educators in Africa. Thus I would endeavour to:

  • Pursue the objectives of ISME as Board member.
  • Present the needs of African members for critical consideration.
  • Seek enhanced participation of delegates through special consideration for funding.
  • Pursue closer ties between ISME and affiliated societies of music education.

BIOGRAPHY

Christian Onyeji holds a Doctor of Music degree from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Specializes in Research-Composition, a composition approach that applies ethnomusico- logical procedures. He has composed for symphony orchestra, drummistic piano style, solo voice and choirs. Has scholarly works in journals such as Ethnomusicology, IJME, JMAA, Muziki, Journal of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives and in PASMAE publications, World Carols for Choirs and Anthology of Piano Works by Composers of African Descent (Oxford University Press). He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Nigeria; currently a Post Doctoral Fellow of the School of Music, North West University, South Africa. Joined ISME in 2002 and has attended ISME conferences regularly. He reviewed over eighty submissions for the 2008 ISME world conference in Bologna. Also a member of PASMAE, he reviewed paper submissions for the PASMAE conference in 2009.

Gudrun Schmidt-Kärner

STATEMENT

Membership of music educators in ISME and active participation during conferences are strategic to the development of Music Education around the world. Music is a language of freedom and for understanding across borders. It is very important to strengthen the possibilities of knowledge transfer within the conferences and into the next generation. Thus I would endeavour to:

  1. spread the idea of ISME especially into the music universities,
  2. interest students and recent graduates in the international contacts ISME provides,
  3. pass the respect of the cultural heritage of every nation as an enrichment for pupils and students,
  4. motivate German students to become members of ISME and to join the commission seminars and conferences,
  5. support the possible carrying out of an ISME World conference in Germany.

BIOGRAPHY

Gudrun Schmidt-Kärner has been Professor for Elementary Music Education and Pedagogics at the Music University in Lübeck, Germany, since 1978. Her Diploma of Music Education was obtained from the same institution; in addition she studied at the Berlin College for Social Pedagogics and for ten years privately to qualify as a professional singer. Apart from teaching in the Lübeck Music University and the city’s School for Music and Arts, she has sung professionally in three German institutions and worked privately in the social pedagogic field in two German cities and in both Finland and France. An ISME member since 1988, Gudrun has participated in nine ISME conferences and been an Early Childhood Commissioner for three terms. She was also an Orff-Schulwerk association member (1989-2007), and was the founder in 1992 of “Arbeitskreis Elementare Musikpädagogik” [working group Elementary Music Education and Pedagogic; members are from all the German music universities].

Theodora Stathopoulos

STATEMENT

It is my distinct pleasure to accept the nomination to serve on ISME’s Board of Directors. I believe my European background coupled with my Canadian citizenship of 40 years and living in the francophone province of Quebec, make me a desirable candidate for an International Society. Being able to speak three languages fluently and understand the cultural backgrounds of these languages would put me in an advantageous position vis à vis the board membership. As well, historically speaking, Canada has played a significant role in ISME’s development and so has Greece’s involvement and representation on the board. In this regard, I feel my presence will represent both those countries and through them, advance ISME’s interests in Europe and North America. In my role as CMEA president (2011-2013), for example, I can advocate about ISME and become instrumental in supporting the 2012 ISME conference thus increasing ISME’s membership and visibility in Canada.

BIOGRAPHY

A devoted and active music educator since 1978, Theodora Stathopoulos became head of FACE School’s string department in 2000. Ensembles under her direction have won distinctions and awards throughout her 30-year career including the Christopher Gledhill Award (2005) for the Best Symphony Orchestra in Canada and the Wilfred Harvey Award (2003) for the Best Chamber Orchestra in Canada, both awarded by the Canadian Music Educators Association (CMEA). Her involvement with ISME dates back to 1976, when she actively participated in the organization of the conference while still a student at The University of Western Ontario in London. More recently, she brought the FACE Chamber Orchestra to perform at ISME 2006 in Tenerife and in Bologna in 2008. Stathopoulos has served as President of the Quebec Music Educators Association and is now President-Elect of the CMEA. In 2006 she was awarded the Canadian Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence.

Ramona Mohd. Tahir

STATEMENT

I believe all children should have access to good music and music education regardless of their race and socio- economic status. Towards this ends, music educators need to come together and work cohesively for the good of all children, a better world in general, and to promote the field of music education. ISME provides the important opportunity for music educators to exchange ideas and share as well as learn from others’ experiences. ISME also provides music educators throughout the world with support to justify music education in their respective contexts. I bring to ISME a perspective which is Malaysian-Western based on my Malaysian roots and entire tertiary education in Midwest United States. I hope also that my experiences in university administration, conference management, fund raising, and government relations can assist ISME in its goal of strengthening and promoting the value of music education throughout the world.

BIOGRAPHY

Ramona Mohd. Tahir received her PhD from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Her current portfolio includes director of UiTM’s Center for Music Advocacy; member of the International Society for Music Education’s Conferences Standing Committee; advisory board member of the Asia Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research; panel advisor to the Malaysian Ministry of Education’s Fully Residential Schools and the Curriculum Development Divisions; panel assessor and institutional auditor with the Malaysian Qualifications Agency; Member, Board of Governors Yamaha Music School; and Yamaha Higher Grade Examiner. She was also chair of the Conference Organizing Group of the 27th International Society for Music Education World Conference held in Kuala Lumpur in 2006. She has presented keynote, plenary, and other papers as well as served as a panelist at music conferences in Russia, Siberia, Mozambique, China, Thailand, and Malaysia. She is attached to the Department of Music Education, Faculty of Music, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

Raymond Torres-Santos

STATEMENT

As a member of the Board, I will expand the sense of integrity and respect toward diversity and multiculturalism as well as build bridges for the world’s music educators in favor of people of all ages. I have been committed to music education for over 25 years as an educator and administrator in public and urban higher education institutions as well as professional organizations in the USA, Caribbean, Asia and Europe. I have also been active professional activity as a composer, conductor, and pianist in a wide range of genres, media and venues as well as a scholar interested in interdisciplinary studies. All these experiences relate directly to many of the ISME Commissions (research, community music, education of the professional musician, music in schools and teacher education). I am willing to undertake leadership roles in the governance and activities as well as continue to work collaboratively with individuals and groups.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Raymond Torres-Santos, Dean of the College of the Arts and Communication at William Paterson University. Composer, conductor, pianist, educator and administrator. Music performed and/or commissioned by many orchestras and artists around the world. Scholarly work on multiculturalism and inter-disciplinary studies, appear in journals from Hofstra University and CUNY. General editor of a book on the Music Education in the Caribbean and Latin America. PhD and MA from UCLA and advanced studies at Stanford and Harvard University as well as in Europe. Taught at CUNY and UCLA. Former Chancellor of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music; Chair of the Music Department the University of Puerto Rico; and Coordinator of the Commercial/Electronic Music Program at the California State University. Former Chair of the Diversity Committee, College Music Society. Presented in conferences of ISME, New Jersey Music Educators Association, New York State School Music Association and the Community College Humanities Association.

Jiaxing Xie

STATEMENT

As a member of ISME board I will:

  1. Assist ISME to organize the 29th ISME World Conference successfully.
  2. Encourage more Chinese music educator to become ISME members.
  3. Establish extensive connections between ISME and Chinese music education organization (including Higher Music Education Institutions, Academic Institution, Elementary Education Organization)
  4. Establish an international music education curriculum Consortium in China with ISME’s participation. Invite experts to give lecture in many colleges and universities every year.
  5. Propagate Chinese music culture globally and regularly.
  6. Hold international music education symposium regularly (already have Beijing International Traditional Music Festival), to promote international music education exchange and cooperation.

BIOGRAPHY

Xie, Jiaxing is professor and director of Music Research Institute of China Conservatory, a distinguished professor of the Art Institute of Henan University and a member of the External Examina- tion Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He holds a PhD in Music Aesthetics (2004) from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Besides being one of the first mainland Chinese ISME members, he is also a commissioner of the Mass Media Policies Commission of ISME. In China, he served as a director Assistant of Education Committee and director of Music Education commission in Chinese Musicians Association. He is also an executive member of CSME and director of the Academic Committee of Music Education of CSME and has served on the editorial boards of Asia- Pacific Journal for Arts Education, British Journal of Music Education. He has published books and articles, presented at ISME and other conferences in several countries. As keynote speaker, he presented in the 32nd International Music Council, Bergen Interactive Music Conference, etc. He is involved in academic exchanges and gives lectures in England, Germany and United States.

VOTING BY NATION AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Thursday 5th August, 11.30-13.00 (11.30-1.00)

At the General Assembly, you will be asked to vote/approve such matters as:

  • Minutes of the last General Assembly held in Bologna, 2008 ISME Board Report 2008-2010
  • Financial Reports 2008-2010
  • Commissions Reports 2008-2010
  • Proposed Programme for the biennium 2010-2012
  • Proposed budget for 2010-2012
  • Bylaw Amendments and Fee Changes – see below
  • Other matters arising

Voting on resolutions, policy issues, financial matters and all other items brought forth at the ISME General Assembly, is by NATION. Therefore, please note the following procedures:

1. Each nation attending the conference must designate one person to serve as its VOTING DELEGATE. This can be done in one of two ways:

  • a) designating the voting delegate prior to the conference - or
  • b) designating the voting delegate at the National Meeting during the Conference.

Even if there is only person from your country in attendance, that person has the right to carry the vote for your country.

2. It is the responsibility of the ISME members to familiarize themselves with the ISME Reports and the ISME Programme and Policy for the Biennium 2010-2012.

3. It is important for the members from each country to discuss the issues and give guidance to their Voting Delegate.

4. The Voting Delegate is:

  • a) responsible for carrying the vote for his/her country
  • b) asked to register at the ISME Secretariat Desk, where a voting card will be issued - and
  • c) to sit together with the other voting National Representatives in the front at the General Assembly.

5. The National Meetings have been arranged for: Tuesday 3rd August 13:00-14:00 (1 – 2 pm)

Every effort has been made through the ISME Newsletter, the ISME website and ISME electronic Postcards, and will be made during the 2010 Conference, to familiarize members with the issues at hand.

PROPOSED BYLAW AMENDMENTS and FEE CHANGES

The ISME membership will be asked to vote on these three items at the General Assembly to be held on 5th August, 11.30-13.00.

The ISME Board decided at the August 2009 and February 2010 Board meetings to present the following recommendations to the ISME membership at the 2010 General Assembly in August 2010, to make the following amendments to the Bylaws and changes to fees from 1 January 2011:

1. Bylaw I – Membership and Dues item 5)

FROM: Membership in the Society shall be for a one-year period beginning on the first of the month in which the application is received by the ISME Secretary General.

TO BE CHANGED TO: Membership in the Society shall be for a two-year period beginning on the first of January each year, commencing in January 2011.

Clarification: A transition period would be necessary, which would be to the benefit of those who are currently members. Changing from the monthly, rolling membership which is currently in place to a fixed two-year membership term would give the following benefits to the membership and the Society:

  • Renewals will be sent, received and processed once a year;
  • Reminders would be sent out three times a year instead of six times every month (not 72 times per year);
  • Date would be easy to remember and the same for all members;
  • The fee would include four copies of IJME (International Journal of Music Education) per annum for all members;
  • Online access to IJME would become possible for all members because the membership numbers would change only slightly each month and therefore Sage would be able to provide this additional benefit to members. It is too time-consuming for Sage and ISME to monitor access monthly and the current membership pattern is unpredictable;
  • Free online access to resources for members would be more readily available and accessible with less variation in membership registrations.
  • The financial planning for ISME will become much more stable.
  • Members from low HDI countries will have subsidised membership, enabling ISME to foster greater membership and support for colleagues from these parts of the world.
  • Taking account of the journal being included in the membership fees, and that the United Nations Human Development Index now has four categories instead of three, members from high, medium and low countries will all have lower membership fees for 2011 than 2010. The new HDI categories are: Very High, High, Medium and Low.

2. The Board further recommends that:

Membership fees for a two-year term will be US$ 82.50 per annum for very high HDI countries, US$ 62.50 for high HDI countries, US$ 45 for medium HDI countries and US$ 10 for low HDI countries.

Thank you for participating in these important ISME matters.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 11 July 2010 )
 
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