The master of empirical music studies and the inventor of Humdrum, David Huron, announced a workshop to be held in late May in Columbus, Ohio -- probably of great interest to anyone working with music21 who wants to put their work into a broader context:
Methods in Empirical Music Research: A Workshop for Music Scholars.
Monday May 18 to Friday May 22, 2015.
School of Music, Ohio State University
We are pleased to announce a workshop on empirical methods in music research. This is an intensive five-day workshop taught by Prof. David Huron.
The workshop will be of interest to anyone wishing to expand or enhance their research skills in music. Participants will learn how to design and carry out music experiments, and how to apply empirical, systematic and statistical techniques to problems in music history, analysis, performance, education, culture, policy, and other areas. The workshop is designed specifically to develop practical research skills for musicians and music scholars with little or no previous background in empirical methods.
The workshop introduces participants to a number of methods, including descriptive, exploratory and questionnaire methods, field research, interview techniques, correlational and experimental methods, hypothesis testing, theory formation, and other useful research tools and concepts. Participants will also learn how to read and critique published empirical research related to music - identifying strengths and weaknesses in individual music-related studies.
The workshop objectives will be pursued through a series of day-long activities, including lectures and demonstrations, interspersed with twenty hands-on and group activities.
Three different forms of registration are available for workshop participants. The fee for non-credit participation is $450. A fee schedule for continuing education, and graduate course credit (2 credit hours) is pending. Participants are responsible for their own transporation, food and accommodation.
For further details, see http://musiccog.ohio-state.edu/home/index.php/Workshop
