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May 29-31, 2009

University of Macedonia,

International Conference Concert & Ceremony Hall,

Thessaloniki, Greece

The aimof the International Conference is to contribute to the broader discussion currently developing in Greece and abroad on the study of music in higher education. The conference will explore the ways in which musical research and performance can be combined and further developed at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, so as to ensure a proficient and high-level training for musicians. Moreover, the conference will investigate the systematization of traditional music studies in terms of structure, content and goals.

Conference Themes

A. Performance studies in higher education
1. Structure and content
2. Greek traditional music: in search of systematization
3. Issues related to teaching, research and artistic faculty
4. Legislation issues
5. Admissions at music departments: models and perspectives

B. Musical performance and research in higher education
1. Nature and dialectics
2. The artistic dimensions of scientific discourse
3. Pedagogical aspects of the art of music
4. Music research in Greece

C. Sociological aspects of music performance and research in the academic environment
1. Social contemplation and necessity
2. Creativity and university
3. The concept of freedom in art, science, research and teaching