PEDAGOGIES, PRACTICES AND THE FUTURE OF FOLK MUSIC IN HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Thursday 18 - Saturday 20 January 2018 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow
In partnership with Celtic Connections and Glasgow UNESCO City of Music
PROGRAMME
THURSDAY 18 JANUARY - TRADITION AND CHANGE
09.00 - 09.45 Delegate Registration Jack Bruce Space
Tea/coffee and networking
09.45 Welcome and Opening Keynote Prof Joshua Dickson Head of Traditional Music, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
10.20 Delegate Transition to Paper Sessions
10.30 - 12.10 Paper Session 1
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10.30 - 1. Ånon Egeland, 2. Patrícia Costa, 3. Ragnhild 4. Mary Mitchell- 11.00 Department of Fado Singer & Knudsen, Assistant Ingoldsby, Traditional Music, Masters Student, Professor, University Department of Music, University College of Aveiro University College of Southeast University College Southeast Norway Norway Cork Partying outside: The Artification and the Portuguese affair The folk/traditional An historical impacts of the music education in overview of Irish conservatoire setting Rauland, Norway traditional music pedagogy at University College Cork
Transition Pedagogies, Practices and the Future of Folk Music in Higher Education
11.05 - 5. Ingrid Wahlberg, 7. Jo Asgeir Lie, 8. Dr Tríona Ní 9. Pál Richter, 11.35 PhD Student, Rector, Ole Bull Shíocháin, Lecturer Professor, Head of Academy of Music Academy in Irish Traditional Folk Music and Drama, Music, University Department, Liszt Gothenberg In the tradition of College Cork Ferenc Academy of University Spotify and Music YouTube? The challenge of PhD in progress: orality at university: Folk music in the Construction of Politics, performance university education identity within higher and performativity folk - and world music education
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Transition
11.40 - 10. Heather 11. Prof Kristiina 12. Dr Daithí 12.10 Sparling, Canada Ilmonen, Professor Kearney, Research Chair in of Folk Music, Department of Musical Traditions, Sibelius Academy, Creative Arts, Media Cape Breton University of the and Music, Dundalk University Arts Helsinki Institute of Technology Undergraduate Growing an artistic traditional and folk identity as a folk The relevance of music programs in music professional - regional identities in Canada: Pedagogical choices traditional music Opportunities and at the Sibelius today and challenges Academy folk music implications for department teaching
12.10 - 13.00 Networking Lunch Jack Bruce Space
13.00 - 14.05 Paper Session 2
Room R4 Room R5 Room R6 Room R7
13.00 - 13. Vilma Timonen, 14. Jane Blair 15. Dr Lori Watson, 16. Jack Talty, Irish 13.30 Lecturer in Folk, MacMorran, Lecturer in Research Council Music, Sibelius Director, Traditional Music, Government of Academy, University Appalachian, Royal Conservatoire Ireland Postgraduate of the Arts Helsinki Scottish, and Irish of Scotland Scholar, University of Studies Program, Limerick Towards educational East Tennessee The new traditional development through State University school in Scotland: The Ivory Tower and intercultural Perspectives on The Commons?: collaboration: Local Tradition and innovation and Problematising as a vehicle for change: Bluegrass, artistry traditional arts global Old Time, Celtic, and pedagogy in Irish Country Music at higher education East Tennessee State University
Pedagogies, Practices and the Future of Folk Music in Higher Education Transition
13.35 - 17. Dr Simon 18. Nate Olson, 19. Mark Sheridan, 20. Dr Aileen 14.05 McKerrell, Associate Assistant Professor, Reader in Music and Dillane, Lecturer in Dean of Research Bluegrass Old Time Creativity, University Music, Irish World and Innovation, and Country Music, of the Highlands and Academy of Music Newcastle University East Tennessee Islands and Dance State University An The community is the Reconsidering here ethnomusicological Barriers to pedagogy and there: Teaching approach to practice entry: How US Irish (traditional) based research in institutions and the (CANCELLED) music in a traditional music National Association Midwestern American of Schools of Music university setting (NASM) resist the inclusion of folk music in higher education
14.05 - 14.25 Tea/coffee and networking Jack Bruce Space
14.25 - 15.30 Paper Session 3
Room R4 Room R5 Room R6 Room R7
14.25 - 21. Margaret 22. Roger Landes, 23. Sven Ahlbäck, 24. Kelly Boyle, 14.55 Bennett, Lecturer in Professor of Practice, Professor of Folk Lecturer, School of Traditional Music, School of Music, Music, Royal College Music, University Royal Conservatoire Texas Tech of Music, Stockholm College Cork of Scotland University Folk music theory - Irish traditional music Incorporating ‘Occupying’ the Ivory developing practice. as a ‘world music’: traditional training Tower: Vernacular Approaches to Designing and methods in the music and the teaching folk music delivering Irish music teaching of Scots and academy theory as a subject courses for Gaelic songs and within performance international visiting music. studies at Kungliga students Musikhögskolan, Stockholm, Sweden Transition
15.00 - 25. Iain Fraser, 26. Dr Mark DeWitt, 27. Prof Susanne 28. Dr Niall Keegan, 15.30 Fiddle Teacher, Professor and Dr Rosenberg, Head of Director of Merlin Academy of Tommy Comeaux Department of Folk Undergraduate Traditional Music Endowed Chair in Music, Royal College Studies, Irish World Traditional Music, of Music Stockholm Academy of Music What does the future University of and Dance hold? Louisiana at Heartbeat and Lafayette breath: Describing Conferring the Ceili – the Swedish folk the negotiation of Postsecondary singing style tradition and training in local oral and methods for institution in the traditions in the teaching traditional music and United States dance programmes of the Irish World Academy Pedagogies, Practices and the Future of Folk Music in Higher Education 15.30 Panel-led forum and review Stevenson Hall
16.00 Delegate free time
17.00 Creative Conversation Stevenson Hall
Welcome Stevenson Hall
Prof Jeff Sharkey Principal, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
On the Thursday evening we are delighted to be bringing together world renowned musicians, industry leaders and academics to discuss some of the key conference themes through conversation, debate and performance. This is an opportunity for a wider audience to engage with, and learn from, the visiting international academics and musicians.
We are delighted this session will be opened by Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, The Scottish Government.
Facilitated by Prof Gary West, Presenter of Radio Scotland’s Pipeline, panel members include Ros Rigby OBE, Former Performance Programme Director of the Sage Gateshead and Co-Founder of Folkworks; Sven Ahlbäck, Professor of Folk Music, Royal College of Music, Stockholm and Head of Research & Development, DoReMIR Music; Mary Ann Kennedy, Musician and Broadcaster, Presenter, BBC Alba and co- owner, Watercolour Music and Dr Niall Keegan, Associate Director of the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick.
19.00 Close of Day One
Pedagogies, Practices and the Future of Folk Music in Higher Education FRIDAY 19 JANUARY – LEARNING & TEACHING
09.00 - 09.30 Delegate Registration Jack Bruce Space
Tea/coffee and networking
09.30 Opening Keynote Ledger Recital Room
Prof Susanne Rosenberg Head of Department of Folk Music, Royal College of Music Stockholm
10.10 - 10.15 Delegate Transition to Case Study Sessions
10.15 - 11.55 Case Study Session 1
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10.15 - 29. Anna-Wendy 30. Mary Mitchell- 31. Mark Simos, 32. Olof Misgeld, 10.45 Stevenson, Ingoldsby, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer in Programme Leader, Department of Songwriting Folk Music Theory BA (Hons) Applied Music, University Department, Berklee and PhD student, Music, The College Cork College of Music, Royal College of University of the Boston, MA, U.S. Music Stockholm Highlands and Thoughts and Islands reflections on Passing on the Style analysis pedagogical practice tunesmith’s craft: methods in Developing in Irish Traditional New pedagogical performance studies communities of Music at approaches for within folk music musical practice University College composing tunes in programs at Royal using a blended Cork traditional styles and College of Music learning model forms Stockholm
Transition
10.50 - 33. Petri Prauda, 34. Kelly Boyle, 35. Hamish Napier, 36. Sven Ahlbäck, 11.20 Lecturer in Folk Lecturer, School of Lecturer in Professor of Folk Music, Sibelius Music, University Traditional Music, Music Royal College Academy, University College Cork Royal Conservatoire of Music, Stockholm of the Arts Helsinki of Scotland Creating, teaching, We hear what we Ensemble and contextualizing Practical know - on tonality in performance performing musicianship and traditional Swedish pedagogy and ensembles: A case theory in the folk music in a methodology at the study of the traditional music modern society Sibelius Academy Javanese Gamelan department Folk Music at University College department Cork
Pedagogies, Practices and the Future of Folk Music in Higher Education Transition
11.25 - 37. Soma Salamon, 38. Dr Tríona Ní 39. Marie Fielding, 40. Mark DeWitt, 11.55 Lecturer and Shíocháin, Lecturer Tutor in Traditional Professor and Dr Doctoral Student, in Irish Traditional Music, Royal Tommy Comeaux Liszt Ferenc Music, University Conservatoire of Endowed Chair in Academy of Music College Cork Scotland Traditional Music, University of How to perform and Ceol trí Performance class Louisiana at teach Béla Bartók's Ghaelainn/Music pedagogy for fiddle Lafayette earliest peasant flute through Irish: New and cello in the recordings from curricular traditional music Pedagogy and Transylvania developments in Irish department at Royal Administration of traditional music at Conservatoire of Traditional Music University College Scotland Ensembles Cork
12.00 - 13.00 Networking Lunch Jack Bruce Space
13.00 - 14.40 Case Study Session 2
Room R4 Room - R5 Room - R6 Room - R7
13.00 - 41. Prof Timo 42. Dr Liz Doherty, 43. Prof Joshua 44. Mats Berglund, 13.30 Alakotila, Artist Lecturer in Irish Dickson, Head of Teacher, Ingesund Professor and Traditional Music, Traditional Music, College of Music Lecturer, Folk Music Ulster University Royal Conservatoire Department, Sibelius of Scotland Borderless Academy, University TAP (Traditional Arts asymmetrical polska of the Arts Helsinki Pedagogy): The Sang Scuil, Sgoil beat! Or, What does university’s response nan Oran: Language the phonograph tell Improvising solos in to Arts Council and song for the us? traditional dance research post-revival tunes generation Transition
13.35 - 45. Antti Paalanen, 46. Dr Adèle 47. Unni Løvlid, 48. Roope Aarnio, 14.05 Folk Music Commins, Head of Traditional Vocal Lecturer in Folk Department, Sibelius Department of Music, Norwegian Music, Sibelius Academy, University Creative Arts, Media Academy of Music Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki and Music, Dundalk of the Arts Helsinki Institute of Tonality in The dialogue Technology Norwegian traditional Practical methods of between folk vocal music, and teaching folk music musician and Traditional music at how to teach it at the theory instrument Dundalk Institute of academy of music Technology: Where creative arts and technology meet
Pedagogies, Practices and the Future of Folk Music in Higher Education Transition
14.10 - 49. Pauliina Syrjälä, 50. Dr Dawn Corso, 51. Prof Fred 52. Dr Lori Watson, 14.40 Doctoral Student and Assistant Professor, Freeman, Traditional Lecturer in MMus, Lecturer in Music Education & Music Visiting Traditional Music, Folk Music, Sibelius Ethnomusicology, Professor, Royal Royal Conservatoire Academy, University University of Arizona Conservatoire of of Scotland of the Arts Helsinki Scotland Re-inventing Spotlight: Traditional Tradition with A New tradition? Teaching Language and Song Music Research from Twist: The Revival of and learning Irish the Royal the Stick-playing traditional music in Conservatoire of Technique on U.S. higher Scotland Kantele education
14.40 - 15.00 Tea/coffee and networking Jack Bruce Space
15.00 - 16.05 Case Study Session 3
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15.00 - 53. Vima Timonen, 54. Dave Francis, 55. Prof Susanne 56. Nate Olson, 15.30 Lecturer and Folk Musician, Trad Rosenberg, Head of Assistant Professor, Doctoral Student and Music Forum, Department of Folk Bluegrass Old Time Petri Prauda, TRACS Music, Royal College and Country Music, Lecturer, Folk Music of Music Stockholm East Tennessee Department, Sibelius Networking the non- State University Academy, University formal sector Folk Song Lab: of the Arts Helsinki Deconstruction folk The song as a tool for acoustic innovators Traditional music as improvisation cohort: Cultivating a vehicle for creative capacities creativity – improvisation as a means for holistic artistic growth
Transition
15.35 - 57. Anne 58. Ami Petersson 59. Dr Sandra 60. Prof Kristiina 16.05 Lederman, Folk Dregelid, folkdancer Joyce, Director, Irish Ilmonen, Professor Fiddle Instructor, and folkdance World Academy of of Folk Music, York University and teacher and Ellika Music and Dance, Sibelius Academy, Head of Celtic- Frisell, folkmusician University of University of the Canadian Fiddle and fiddle teacher at Limerick Arts Helsinki Program, Royal Royal College of Conservatory of Music Stockholm A lasting song - Artistic research and Music Toronto Sustaining traditional folk music - Dancing for playing singing at the Irish experiences from The Canadian and playing for World Academy doctoral education at situation dancing: A Sibelius Academy methodical approach based on the idea of a common “language of folk”.
Pedagogies, Practices and the Future of Folk Music in Higher Education 16.05 - 16.25 Tea/coffee and networking Jack Bruce Space
16.25 Panel-based forum and review Stevenson Hall
17.00 Close of day two and free time for delegates
19.30 Delegate Ceilidh National Piping Centre, 30-34 McPhater Street, Glasgow, G4 0HW. The venue is a two minute walk from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
The National Piping Centre is a national and international centre of excellence for the instrument and its music. They offer world class bagpipe education, as well as a large event space ideal for celebrations and sharing music, and the Museum of Piping which features treasures of the piping world.
This Ceilidh will be an opportunity for delegates to perform and learn from each other’s disciplines and musical traditions.
Delegates will be offered a welcome drink and buffet supper. A cash bar will be available for the rest of the evening.
23.00 Ceilidh close Pedagogies, Practices and the Future of Folk Music in Higher Education SATURDAY 20 JANUARY – ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK
09.30 - 10.00 Delegate Registration Jack Bruce Space
Tea/coffee and networking
10.00 - 10.30 Opening Keynote Ledger Recital Room
Prof Kristiina Ilmonen Professor of Folk Music, Sibelius-Academy, University of Arts Helsinki
Music conservatories and academies routinely use various systems of assessment and feedback to evaluate students’ performance skills in the context of professional level studies. Assessment is usually thought to serve at least two purposes, the grading of the student and as a tool for learning. Often assessment happens after a performance has been given, either in a private situation for a jury only, or in a public concert. But how much does the student actually benefit from the feedback? What are we actually assessing? What do students understand and remember from feedback and does it really help them to develop? Do we know for sure if feedback after a (public) concert is actually useful for the student, or can it be even harmful? If we think that assessment feedback is necessary, when is it necessary and how should we deal with it?
10.30 - 12.00 Parallel Workshops These workshops are open forum environments to discuss the latest theories and practices with regard to assessment’s roles in a folk and traditional music context, and thereby what delegates can learn from each other in the development of future practices.
Each workshop facilitated by a chair who leads with a series of questions and issues. These same chairs will lead the final discussion during the closing review session.
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Chaired by Prof Chaired by Prof Chaired by Sven Chaired by Dr Lori Joshua Dickson, Kristiina Ilmonen, Ahlbäck, Professor Watson, Lecturer in 10.30 - Head of Traditional Professor of Folk of Folk Music, Traditional Music, 12.00 Music, Royal Music, Sibelius- Royal College of Royal Conservatoire Conservatoire of Academy, University Music, Stockholm of Scotland Scotland of Arts Helsinki
12.00 - 12.20 Tea/coffee and networking Jack Bruce Space
12.20 - 12.50 Panel-based forum and review Ledger Recital Room
Closing Address Prof Joshua Dickson Head of Traditional Music, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Pedagogies, Practices and the Future of Folk Music in Higher Education 13.00 Delegate Lunch Jack Bruce Space
14.00 Conference Close and Delegates Depart
Thank you very much for joining us in Glasgow and participating in the Pedagogies, Practices and the Future of Folk Music in Higher Education Conference.
We hope you will be able to stay in Glasgow and experience some of what the city has to offer, as well as take part in the Celtic Connections Festival.
Full event listings can be found at www.celticconnections.com including for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Traditional Music Showcase taking place at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Please note this event is not included as part of the delegate package.
Led by award-winning tutor Jenn Butterworth in association with RCS Artistic Director of Traditional Music Phil Cunningham, the students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s BMus Traditional Music course will perform an afternoon of newly composed and arranged music. The 40-strong cast of up and coming musicians will form a folk big band to showcase some of the great work created at the Conservatoire this year.