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34th EAS Conference & 11th ISME European Regional Conference
22nd – 25th April 2027
Conference host & location:
University of Macedonia & Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
in collaboration with the Greek Society for Music Education
Thessaloniki, Greece
!! Extended Deadline for abstract submissions: October 15th, 2025 !!
Call for paper is closed!
Conference theme:
RE-coding music education
Recent theoretical developments challenge dualisms such as mind/body, human/non-human, nature/culture, and theory/practice, thereby opening up more relational and posthuman perspectives on music education. Within this framework, music learning and creation are conceived as processes of becoming that emerge through the interactions of humans, technologies, and environments.
The theme for the 34th EAS Conference and 11th ISME European Regional Conference in Thessaloniki, “RE-coding music education”, suggests a multifaceted approach to addressing current and future challenges and opportunities in music education. The conference explores how music education can be “re-coded” in response to digital cultures, hybrid learning environments, artificial intelligence, and shifting social realities, while also addressing tensions around repertoire, cultural representation, and centre-periphery dynamics.
We invite scholars, music educators, artists, and researchers to critically reimagine their field of action and submit proposals around this conference theme, focusing on the following strands:
- RE-coding music pedagogies and literacies
- RE-thinking music-making practices in the digital, hybrid and AI era
- RE-building sustainable music communities
- RE-framing boundaries for inclusion
- RE-negotiating musical identities, subjectivities and relationships
- RE-imagining the music classroom
- RE-inventing ourselves as music educators.
Join us for a broad range of paper presentations, posters, workshops, symposia, peckakucha & roundtable sessions, special focus groups, and concerts.
Proposals are invited for:
- Research Papers (20 + 10 min discussion)
- Practice Papers (20 + 10 min discussion)
- Symposia (60 min or 90min)
- Round Table Sessions (60 min or 90 min)
- Pecha Kucha (60 min)
- Workshops (60 – 90 min )
- Posters
Deadline for receipt of submissions: Monday, 16 November, 2026
Please submit your proposals on our conference platform
Overall quality criteria for submissions include:
the quality of the submission, how closely the submission relates to the conference theme, RE-coding music education, the relevance for the EAS network (music education in and around school work), a clear description, implications and English proficiency (only abstracts in correct English can be accepted).
Research papers (spoken)
Research papers present research projects. Empirical paper abstracts should include: background, aims, method, results, key references, and conclusions. Theoretical paper abstracts should include: background, aims, main contribution, implications, and key references.
Practice papers (spoken)
Practice papers present project reports that offer creative pedagogical ideas or explain innovative approaches. Practice paper abstracts should include: theoretical background and context (participant characteristics, time and place), aims of the project, method or pedagogical approach, activities, and outcomes.
Posters
Poster presentation titles and abstracts will appear in the Conference program. Presenters will be assigned designated times in the conference schedule. Poster abstracts should include: background, aims, method, results, key references, and conclusions. Specific information about poster dimensions and other requirements will be communicated to authors of accepted posters.
Workshops
Information on workshops will appear in the Conference program and will be assigned designated times in the conference schedule. Workshop abstracts should include: background, aims, a short description of the activities, and implications for practice.
Symposia / Round Table Sessions
A symposium provides an opportunity to examine specific practice or research issues, problems, or topics from a variety of perspectives. Symposia may also use a panel discussion format. Symposia may be quite interactive: a large portion of the session may be devoted to activities such as discussion among the presenters and participants. A symposium can comprise one or several contributions/inputs. For symposia, in addition to an overall abstract for the session, all presenters are expected to prepare an abstract up to 300 words each. For round table sessions or world café formats, an overall abstract for the session can be submitted without individual abstracts. Abstracts should include: meaningful presentation, discussion, and audience participation. Submitters propose their own chairperson.
PechaKucha
A PechaKucha session provides a fast-paced, high-energy opportunity to examine specific practice or research issues, problems, or topics from a variety of unique perspectives. Using a strict storytelling framework, these sessions are highly interactive, allowing a substantial portion of the overall time to be devoted to dynamic discussion and Q&A between presenters and participants after all contributions have been presented. A PechaKucha session typically includes several individual contributions curated around a central theme. For PechaKucha sessions, in addition to an overall abstract for the session, each presenter is expected to prepare a short abstract of up to 300 words. Abstracts should clearly demonstrate how the topic lends itself to a rapid, visual format and outline plans for meaningful presentation, discussion, and audience participation. Submitters should propose a chairperson to keep the session tightly timed.
Publications
Publications based on the conference theme may be published in two issues:
- Conference Program. The abstracts of all accepted presentations will be published in the program.
- European Perspectives on Music Education, Volume No. 20 in the EAS book series “European Perspectives on Music Education” (EPoME), will be compiled around the EAS2027 conference theme. The book’s editors will collaborate with the EAS editorial board. If you are accepted to present at the conference, you will receive an invitation to submit an abstract of 1000 words together with the paper acceptance letter. The editors will also invite selected conference presenters and other experts from the thematic field to contribute.
Thank you for your continued interest in participating in the EAS Conferences. The 2027 EAS Conference Team is ready to assist you with any questions or concerns. Please contact us by e-mail at eas2027@eas-music.org
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