GRIME Newsletters
GENDER RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION
NEWSLETTER v 2 n 1 (June 1993)
In this issue:
2. Research-in-Progress & Classroom Practices
3.1 "The 'missing males' and other gender-related issues in music education: A
critical analysis of evidence from the Music Supervisors' Journal, 1914-1924, by
3.2 "Tone deaf / Symphonies singing," by Roberta Lamb
3.3 GRIME at MENC
5. New Members
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1. Annual GRIME Meeting at FEMINIST THEORY & MUSIC II
GRIME will meet during the conference, Feminist Theory & Music II: A Continuing Dialogue at the Eastman School of Music. Our meeting is listed on the registration information as a study session under Session 6, Thursday, 17 June 1993, 8 -10 pm. The agenda for this meeting includes reports from other conferences, organizational structure, and finances. Bring any additional topics with you or contact Roberta Lamb prior to the conference: 613-545-6318 (Women's Studies).
Feminist Theory II Sessions being presented by GRIME members include:
Friday, 18 June, 1:30-3:15 pm
Session 11 Gendered Images & Images of Gender in the Interactive Classroom.
Virginia Caputo, "Spaces of Power: A critical look at music education"
Andra McCartney, "Women Composers of Electronic Music Speaking about Music Education: Experiences & pedagogical ideas"
Karen Pegley, "Gender, Multi-vocality & Multi-locality: Issues of negotiation in a technology of music program."
Sunday, 20 June, 9-10:15 am
Session 24 Mentors and Homophobes: Getting it Straight.
Julia Koza, "Music for Red-blooded Men: Misogyny & homophobia in college choral methods texts"
Roberta Lamb, "Women's Perceptions of Mentor/Apprentice Pedagogy in University-level Music Schools: Implications for feminist theory in music education."
Other panels that include topics related to feminist theory & pedagogical issues are found in
Session 1.
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2. Research-in-Progress & Classroom Practices
Share a summary of your current work, whether in the classroom or as a researcher! Ask for help locating resources. Ask for respondents to research questions. Tell us what works . . . with your students, administrators, colleagues. Etc., etc. Contribute to this column!
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This column will contain information about upcoming conferences and where we might meet, as well as news of sessions relevant to gender issues and summaries from previous conferences.
3.1 Julia Koza presented "The 'missing males' and other gender-related issues in music education: A critical analysis of evidence from the Music Supervisors' Journal, 1914-1924, at the AERA Conference in San Francisco, 22 April1992.
3.2 Roberta Lamb participated in "Gender Enriches the Curriculum" a 'non-conference' at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, 12-14 March 1992. She presented a work called "Tone deaf / Symphonies singing."
3.3 GRIME at MENC, April 1992. About 20 people attended Julia Koza's session on "sex equity and curriculum materials" at MENC in New Orleans. Afterwards there was discussion of gender issues in music education and GRIME. While only 2 sessions specifically addressed gender (Julia's and the History SRIG's on "racism, sexism and teaching the handicapped"), gender was central to several poster presentations.
We posted a notice for a meeting to be held towards the end of the conference. This meeting was attended by 8 people. In all about 3 dozen new names were added to the GRIME mailing list during the Music Educators National Conference in New Orleans.
During the GRIME meeting we discussed future options for the organization, as well as briefly introducing ourselves to each other and our research. Options being considered are becoming:
(1) a MENC-SRIG (members must be MENC members);
(2) a MENC auxiliary organization (members need not be MENC members); and,
(3) a MENC associated organization (officers must be MENC members).
Some concern was expressed that if membership was limited to MENC members only, those not in the US, or supporters in other areas (eg, ethno-musicology) might not participate. Another concern was that many people can afford only one conference (MENC) and not being part of MENC limits them. No conclusion was reached since there was very strong opinion both for and against option #1. Julia Koza and Roberta Lamb are doing further work on this. Please contact either of them if you have suggestions.
Theorizing Practice/Practicing Theory and Session 23 Gender & Counter (?)-cultures. Conference fee is $40 ($25 student). If you have not received registration information, contact: Feminist Theory & Music II, Conference & Events Office, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0034; 716-275-411 or 4171; FAX 716-275-8531. It looks like a good conference. Hope to see many of you in Rochester.
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Philosophy of Music Education Review, Estelle R. Jorgensen, editor. Indiana
University School of Music, Bloomington, IN 47405. Subscription = $15.00. Seeks articles addressing philosophical and theoretical issues relevant to music education. Future theme issues include relationship of music education to religion, to play, to feminism, to cognitive theory, to values, to Susanne Langer.
The Bulletin of Historical Research in Music Education, George N. Heller, editor. ANEMT Dept., 311 Bailey Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, subscription = $3.50 (student), $7.50(individual), $15.00 (library). Articles are sought which contribute to the history of music education.
The PMEA Bulletin of Research in Music Education, Joanne Rutowski, editor. 236 Chambers Bldg., Penn State, University Park, PA 16802, subscription $5.00
The Center for Cooperation in Music Education Research, Dept. of Music / College of Fine Arts, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069. The Center's mission is to improve the dissemination and practicality of research in music education. Contact Kim F. Shirey at the Centre for more information.
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An updated "Members Directory" is included with this newsletter. Future newsletters will include only new members until such time as it is expedient to re-do the directory. Do you know someone who would be interested in joining this network? Send names and addresses to: Roberta Lamb, School of Music, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6.
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What should be in this newsletter? What issues need to be aired? How do you want to keep in touch? Send me something. I promise we will have a number 2 to volume 2! Bring your ideas to Feminist Theory II. If you are not going to the conference send a note of what you see as needed. Goal for publication of Volume 2, number 2 is early November, so send in your ideas by mid-October.
DOES ANYONE WANT TO DO A BOOK OR ARTICLE REVIEW? HAVE YOU WRITTEN A PAPER YOU'D LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW HERE'S A SPACE FOR IT. ABOUT, TRIED SOME WOMEN & MUSIC MATERIALS IN CLASS? SHARE THE WEALTH (& FRUSTRATION). WRITE A NOTE FOR THE NOVEMBER 1993 GRIME NEWSLETTER.
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