The 36th World Conference for the International Society for Music Education
The University of the Arts Helsinki hosts the 36th World Conference of the International Society of Music Education. The theme of the conference is Advocacy for Sustainability in Music Education,
The 36th ISME World Conference is organized in Helsinki, Finland from 28 July to 2 August 2024. By strengthening ties and sharing ideas about diverse aspects and issues within music and arts education, the conference helps to promote music and the arts worldwide for people of all ages. It provides a platform that invites music education scholars, educators, and other stakeholders to ask questions, imagine ways forward, and create new partnerships for change. The conference will open avenues to explore a sphere of possibilities for pursuing and advocating for sustainability in and through music education.
Call for submissions
Registration to the event will open in January 2024 and the call for programme proposals is open to ISME members. Proposals for papers, posters, symposia, workshops, and performances for the conference are invited from participants worldwide. ISME encourages submissions that align with the conference theme Advocacy for Sustainability in Music Education from researchers and practitioners at all career stages including graduate students and early career professionals.
Please note that you must be an ISME member to submit a proposal.
Key dates
- Call for submissions: closes October 2nd, 2023. Acceptances by January 31st, 2024
- Call for performance submissions: closes September 15th, 2023, acceptances by October 15th, 2023
- Pre-conference seminars submission closes November 1st, 2023, acceptances by February 28th, 2024
The 36th ISME World Conference is organized in Helsinki, Finland from 28 July to 2 August 2024. By strengthening ties and sharing ideas about diverse aspects and issues within music and arts education, the conference helps to promote music and the arts worldwide for people of all ages. It provides a platform that invites music education scholars, educators, and other stakeholders to ask questions, imagine ways forward, and create new partnerships for change. The conference will open avenues to explore a sphere of possibilities for pursuing and advocating for sustainability in and through music education.
Call for submissions
Registration to the event will open in January 2024 and the call for programme proposals is open to ISME members. Proposals for papers, posters, symposia, workshops, and performances for the conference are invited from participants worldwide. ISME encourages submissions that align with the conference theme Advocacy for Sustainability in Music Education from researchers and practitioners at all career stages including graduate students and early career professionals.
Please note that you must be an ISME member to submit a proposal.
Key dates
- Call for submissions: closes October 2nd, 2023. Acceptances by January 31st, 2024
- Call for performance submissions: closes September 15th, 2023, acceptances by October 15th, 2023
- Pre-conference seminars submission closes November 1st, 2023, acceptances by February 28th, 2024