The Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University, presents the 7th International Symposium On Cultural Diversity In Music Education - the worldwide platform for exchange of ideas, experiences and practice in teaching world music. Where: Brisbane, Australia When: November 10 -13, 2005 The Local and the Global The musical landscape - and our perception of it - has changed drastically over the past few decades. Local musics have become global, and many types of music that have spread globally have taken on significance in local settings. This has challenged traditional perceptions of coherence between ethnicity and musical aptitude and preferences. The effects of this can be felt in music teaching and learning as well: from professional training in specific traditions to community music and music in schools. In each of these three settings, a number of key issues are emerging in the discourse on current developments: Dabbling or Deepening: With the increased interest over the past twenty years, has world music become a commodity that is best dealt with superficially: bang away on an African drum, improvise along the scale of an Indian raga? How is the balance between introductions to world music and profound immersion into other musical styles and idioms? Method & Organisation: When music travels, what is the most appropriate method of handing down or sharing musical knowledge and skills? Does the close relation between a musical tradition and the way it is handed down form the basis of maintaining traditional formats of instruction? Or should music be taught in the manner of the new environment? In what way do dominant organisational structures dictate modes and organisation of instruction? Context, Concepts & Intangibles: What is the appropriate context for forms of music that travel, re-establish themselves, and move on again? What is the reference of Indian rap, or Aboriginal Country & Western music in education? And what do we teach in terms of underlying concepts and intangible aspects of musics that have travelled? Honouring & Appropriation: With music on the move, how do we deal with honouring the traditional owners of the music? While in many traditions this does not seem to play a role, there are great sensitivities with others. Is all music public human property, or do we take into account the opinions of those who feel the music is part of their intangible heritage? CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS The Program Committee seeks proposals for presentations (papers, but emphatically also workshops, concerts, multimedia) that address one or more of these issues. Please send an abstract of 200-300 words, plus a short CV to: CDIME 2005 Program Committee c/o Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre 16 Russell Street South Bank 4101 Queensland Australia E-mail: qcrc@griffith.edu.au Tel: + 61 7 3875 6335 Fax: + 61 7 3875 6262 Deadline: 1 October 2004. Outcomes will be advised by 1 December, 2004. For more information about the Symposium, visit: www.cdime-network.com/cdime