Vision

The Research Commission holds as a central value that the theory and practice of music education be underpinned by a strong research evidential base. The Research Commission promotes the development of an inquiry-based approach to the theory and practice of music education that draws on a range of research methods and techniques.

Seminar participants of the 21^st International Seminar on Research in Music Education in Bali in 2006

Mission

The mission of the ISME Research Commission is to:

 - examine through research important issues facing music education worldwide;

 - develop, refine and demonstrate a range of research approaches, methods and techniques for critically examining issues in music education;

 - provide a forum for the communication, critical analysis, and dissemination of research innovations in music education; and

 - deepen and develop the research knowledge base for practitioners, policy makers, and researchers in music education.

The Research Commission accomplishes its mission by providing workshops, lectures, seminars, and demonstrations in different locations in order to build research capacity and to promote research expertise in all regions of the ISME membership. Commission seminars bring together early career and experienced researchers from a broad geographic representation.

General Information

The Research Commission seminars bring together a broad range of participants from the various branches of music including music psychology, performance, theory, composition, sociology, and musicology. A common interest in the pursuit of inquiry and scholarship contributes to a learning environment for early career and experienced researchers alike that is characterised by hard work, strong scholarship, and collegiality.

Members of the Research Commission have participated in The 5th International Scientific Conference "Problems in Music Pedagogy" (Latvia (Daugavpils University) September 27-29, 2007). The members Graça Mota, Margaret Barrett and Silvia Malbrán were keynote Speakers.

In Spain (University of Bilbao) Harry Price (past chair of the Research Commission and Silvia Malbrán (Chair) will be the Keynote Sepakers in the Pre-seminar that will take place from  July 7 – 9, 2008 with Maravillas Díaz as Chair.

Commissioners

 
Silvia Malbrán, Chair

Hellen Agak

Margaret Barrett

Christopher Johnson

Hiromichi Mito

Graça Mota

Next seminar

The next seminar will be held in Portugal. Please go to this site for more information:

22nd International Seminar on Research in Music Education

Seminar venues and Porto in Portuga
 

Past seminars

21^st International Seminar on Research in Music Education. July 9 – 14, 2006, Hong Kong Baptist University, Bali, Indonesia.

20^th International Seminar on Research in Music Education. July 4 – 10, 2004, University of Bologna, Las Palmas, Spain.

19^th International Seminar on Research in Music Education. August 3 – 9 2002, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.