Abstract
The purpose of the symposium is to encourage, promote, and disseminate discourse regarding the intersections of LGBTQ topics and music education. In this fourth symposium, we seek to further explore how LGBTQ interests operate within music education in terms of research, curriculum, teacher preparation, and the musical lives and careers of LGBTQ music students and teachers.
Proposal Submission Details
Scholars, researchers, and music educators are invited to propose a presentation in one of the following formats: Paper Presentation (30 minutes), Panel Session (45 minutes), Poster Presentation, or Lightning Talk (5 minutes). Please see the website for descriptions of presentation formats: https://qmue4.wordpress.com/
Proposal abstracts (up to 350 words) are due by email to Dr. Karin Hendricks (
Responses regarding acceptance will be sent via email. Please send the manuscript from the email address you wish to be used for correspondence.
Attach the abstract as a PDF document to the email. The submitted abstract should contain no clues as to author identity or institutional affiliation.
In the body of the e-mail, please include the following information: (a) the author’s or authors’ names; (b) current position(s) and institutional affiliation(s); (c) mailing address, telephone number, and email address (submitter only); (d) the proposed presentation title; (e) the proposed presentation format (e.g., paper, panel, poster, lightning talk, working pod); and (f) prior presentation details (e.g., place, date), if applicable.
Criteria for acceptance: relevance to LGBTQ interests; connection to music, education, and the arts; innovation and timeliness; theoretical/conceptual foundation; overall quality of proposal. Research that has not appeared in other physical or virtual venues may be given preference in the selection process.
Authors of symposium papers will be notified of the reviewers’ decision no later than February 1, 2020.