Call for Research Poster Presentations
2009 American Orff-Schulwerk Association National Conference
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 11-14, 2009
The American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA) will sponsor a research
poster session to disseminate the results of innovative and thorough
research at its 2009 AOSA National Conference to be held in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. November 11-14, 2009. Research reports on music learning through
movement, speech, playing instruments, singing, improvisation, or
composition in general music or music therapy settings are particularly
appropriate.
Posters of accepted research reports will be displayed. The author(s) of
each accepted paper must be present at the conference poster session to
discuss the research project with interested participants. The author(s)
must also furnish 25 copies of a report summary as well as 10 copies of the
completed report.
The following guidelines will inform the paper selection process:
1. Please submit a research summary not exceeding 1000 words (in English)
via e-mail attachment to sheila.woodward@usc.edu using Microsoft Word with a
.doc extension or as a .pdf file. If email is not possible, please submit
five paper copies of the summary to the address listed below. Authors must
outline and report: (a) objectives or purposes; (b) perspectives or
theoretical framework; (c) methods, techniques, or modes of inquiry; (d)
data sources or evidence; (e) results; (f) conclusions/point of view; and,
(g) implications for and applications to the profession.
2. The author¹s name, institutional affiliation, and address (including
e-mail) should appear only on a separate cover page. The summary should
contain no clues to the author¹s identity.
3. Papers submitted for the conference must comply with the Code of Ethics
published in the fall issue of the Journal of Research in Music Education
(and also available on the Web at http://www.menc.org).
4. Submissions should be sent to: Dr. Sheila C. Woodward
Chair, Music Education Department, Thornton School of Music
University of Southern California
3470 Trousdale Parkway, WPH 302b
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0851
E-mail: sheila.woodward@usc.edu
5. All submissions must be postmarked or emailed by May 1, 2009.
6. A panel of qualified reviewers will read all submissions. Authors will
be notified by July of the panel¹s decisions. Summaries will not be
returned.