The College Music Society (CMS) is pleased to announce its 66th National Conference in Miami, Florida, October 26–28, 2023, in conjunction with the 2023 National Conference of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction (ATMI)

The College Music Society National Conference’s 2023 theme is “The World Becomes What We Teach: Innovative, Inclusive, Empathetic, and Joyful.” The College Music Society's commitment to leading change is revolutionizing conversations across music in higher education about the ways in which we might better prepare musicians for the challenges and opportunities faced when living, learning, teaching, and performing music amidst a rapidly evolving globalized society.

The CMS Program Committee is excited to invite the submission of original music by CMS student composers, 10 minutes or less in duration, scored for the ensemble outlined below: 

• Florida State University Student Saxophone Quartet (SATB)

We invite student composers to write for the full group instrumentation of this ensemble.

If the work is accepted, scores and parts will be due Tuesday, August 29. The composer is encouraged to be available for the dress rehearsal with the ensemble prior to the performance. 

Please visit the conference website to view the complete Call and submission requirements.

The College Music Society (CMS) is pleased to announce its 66th National Conference in Miami, Florida, October 26–28, 2023, in conjunction with the 2023 National Conference of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction (ATMI).

The College Music Society National Conference’s 2023 theme is “The World Becomes What We Teach: Innovative, Inclusive, Empathetic, and Joyful.” The College Music Society's commitment to leading change is revolutionizing conversations across music in higher education about the ways in which we might better prepare musicians for the challenges and opportunities faced when living, learning, teaching, and performing music amidst a rapidly evolving globalized society.

The Program Committee of The College Music Society welcomes proposals for 25-minute Asynchronous Virtual Presentations relating to global music creation, performance, scholarship, teaching, learning, career considerations, and other areas of interest to the music professional. The Program Committee particularly encourages, and will give priority to, proposals that: 

1. Explore music’s historical role in connecting people across diverse experiences and backgrounds, igniting change in the face of social injustice, and inspiring communities to be more curious, creative, and collaborative. 
2. Unpack educational models that embrace high-impact practices, inclusive pedagogies, and transdisciplinary studies as we together shape new ways of teaching and learning music in the 21st century.
3. Promote ethical scholarship, performance, and teaching of musical cultures of marginalized populations, particularly Indigenous, Black, and trans/non-binary peoples.
4. Celebrate globally diverse musical traditions, with special attention to the cultural and musical heritage of the South Florida region. 
5. Welcome new voices into CMS conversations, including those from the fields of music therapy and musical theatre.

Recorded presentations are limited to 25 minutes in length, and will be shared and distributed asynchronously via The Learning Toolbox by the Kubify platform (this is the same platform used for CMS ePosters). Accepted asynchronous presentations will be archived and made available to all CMS members after the conference. 

***All accepted Asynchronous Virtual Presentation presenters will also be invited to join the 2023 CMS National Conference to deliver an optional in-person Lightning Talk on their submitted 25-minute presentation. Lightning Talks are 5-minute presentations focused on a single topic, example, idea, project, or technique. Lightning talks aim to present one facet of an idea clearly and succinctly. Presenters will be asked to explain the primary point(s) of their 25-minute virtual presentation within a shortened time frame. 

Applicants will be asked to specify their preference to participate in the Lightning Talk portion of this call upon submission of their 25-minute Asynchronous Proposal. Accepted Lightning Talk presenters will give their talks in a group setting during the CMS 2023 National Conference. The time and date of this session will be confirmed with presenters no later than six weeks prior to the start of the conference. 

Please visit the conference website to view the complete Call and submission requirements.

The College Music Society (CMS) is pleased to announce its 66th National Conference in Miami, Florida, October 26–28, 2023, in conjunction with the 2023 National Conference of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction (ATMI).

The College Music Society National Conference’s 2023 theme is “The World Becomes What We Teach: Innovative, Inclusive, Empathetic, and Joyful.” The College Music Society's commitment to leading change is revolutionizing conversations across music in higher education about the ways in which we might better prepare musicians for the challenges and opportunities faced when living, learning, teaching, and performing music amidst a rapidly evolving globalized society.

CMS is excited to invite members of the Society to apply to participate in Roundtable Think Tank discussions. Roundtable Think Tanks will feature topical conversations facilitated by CMS member leaders that will allow participants to ask questions and brainstorm action-oriented solutions to the key challenges facing music higher education. 

Topics and facilitators for Roundtable Think Tanks are as follows:

• Innovative: Repositioning Creativity at the Center of Music Education (Dr. Suzanne Hall, Boyer College of Music and Dance, Temple University)
  • Date: Saturday, 10/28

• Empathetic: Radically Responsive Music Schools: Building a Culture of Change (Dr. Brian Pertl, Conservatory of Music, Lawrence University)
  • Date: Saturday, 10/28

• Joyful: Community-Engaged Music Making (Dr. Tayloe Harding, School of Music, University of South Carolina)
  • Date: Friday, 10/27

Please visit the conference website to view the complete Call and submission requirements.