The program begins with a 4-day stay in Rome, Italy for cultural and historical activities. Students will then travel to Florence to visit the seat of the Italian Renaissance. After a 1-night stay in Florence, students will travel to Bologna for participation in the 2008 ISME World Conference, which will be held July 20-27, 2008. Day trips to Venice and Milan are also scheduled.
The International Society for Music Education (ISME) believes that lived experiences of music, in all their many aspects, are a vital part of the life of all people. Established in 1953 under the auspices of UNESCO, the Society leads and supports music education worldwide.
ISME is the world wide network for:
• Early childhood music educators
• Elementary and primary school music educators
• High school and secondary music educators
• College and university music educators
• Music education researchers
• Music education students
• Music performance teachers
• Community musicians
• Music therapists and music medicine practioners
The richness of ISME Conferences, is well known all over the world. Italian music educators, and in particular SIEM members, are very pleased to welcome their colleagues and share with them the variety of musical cultures, studies and experiences offered by this Conference. Italy is very well known for its musical traditions as well as its artistic heritage and naturalistic places. Bologna will offer to the Conference, in its medieval frame, a special flavor rich in music and arts.
The city of Bologna was appointed a UNESCO City of Music on May 29, 2006. According to UNESCO, “As the first Italian city to be appointed to the [Creative Cities] Network, Bologna has demonstrated a rich musical tradition that is continuing to evolve as a vibrant factor of contemporary life and creation. It has also shown a strong commitment to promoting music as an important vehicle for inclusion in the fight against racism and in an effort to encourage economic and social development. Fostering a wide range of genres from classical to electronic, jazz, folk and opera, Bologna offers its citizens a musical vitality that deeply infiltrates the city’s professional, academic, social and cultural facets.”
Dena Register, Assistant Professor of Music Therapy and Music Education at the University of Kansas, earned the B.M., M.M., and Ph.D. degrees from the Florida State University. Dr. Register teaches courses in principles of music therapy, research methods in music education and music therapy, philosophies of music therapy and psychology of music. Her primary research interests include music therapy in early intervention and literacy skill development, as well as hospice care and children’s bereavement.
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, currently serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research in the School of Fine Arts at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned the B.M.E., M.M.E., and Ph.D. degrees from The Florida State University and came to the University of Kansas in 1992. Johnson is currently the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of ISME.
Undergraduate Students select one of the following:
MEMT 366: Introduction to Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy (2 credit hours)
This course will engage in lectures with music therapists from Italy and America regarding their research and practice and how these two areas interface.
Or
MEMT 598 Special Course: Survey of International Clinical Music Therapy Perspectives (2 credit hours)
This course will focus on research conducted from various clinicians around the world, including implications and future directions as related to music education and music therapy in the United States.
Students in both courses are required to attend the ISME World Conference in order to participate in research-based sessions that address course objectives.
All Gradauate students enroll in one of the following:
MEMT 791 Music Education & Music Therapy Techniques: Survey of International Clinical Music Therapy Perspectives (2 credit hours)
This course provides an opportunity for the international study of multiple clinical applications of music therapy as related to accepted music therapy principles and theory. Students will also examine cross-cultural differences as related to referral, service delivery and treatment outcomes of clients.
Or
MEMT 812 Research in Music Education and Music Therapy (3 credit hours)
Each course fulfills an elective for the undergraduate, graduate-equivalency or graduate degree. Music therapy professionals should contact the program director for information about options for course credit.
Students will be housed in centrally located hotels in each city.
Depart US: July 14, 2008
Arrive Rome: July 15, 2008
Depart Milan: July 28, 2008
Open to undergraduate and graduate students from accredited U.S. colleges and universities as well as music therapy professionals.
Three hours of undergraduate or graduate-level Music Therapy credit are granted by the University of Kansas upon successful completion of the program. Professionals should contact the program director about course credit options.
Program Fee: Approximately $3,840 ($4,040 for non-KU students). The program fee includes accommodations, local transportation, cultural activities, several group dinners, emergency medical evacuation and repatriation services, orientation, and administrative costs.
Tuition and fees: With the implementation of the Tuition Compact Plan, students will pay KU tuition directly to the Bursar’s Office. Estimated tuition and fees for 2 undegraduate credit hours (based on standard tuition rate) for undergraduate students is $424 *
Estimated tuition for graduate students is $515 for 2 credit hours OR $773 for 3 credit hours.
* Actual tuition expenses for KU students will vary by the student’s individual tuition compact. Non-KU students will pay the standard tuition rate listed above.
Additional costs: Airfare, meals, the ISME conference fee, passport fees, and personal expenses. An optional group flight will be arranged for the program participants.
All dates, costs, and program information are subject to change as necessary due to fluctuations in the exchange rate or other reasons.
KU students who qualify for summer financial aid in the form of Stafford and/or other loans, Pell or SEOG Grants, and scholarships may apply the aid to the cost of a Study Abroad Program.
Limited supplemental scholarships are available to KU undergraduates. Applications are available at the Office of Study Abroad. You can also download the scholarship application. The scholarship application deadline is March 1.
Non-KU students should check into the financial resources available to them at their home institutions.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2008.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until March 1. Early application is strongly encouraged.
Applications are available in the KU Office of Study Abroad. You can also download the application.
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International Society of Music Education
Please see the “Commissions” page for specific information on the Research Commission and the Music in Special Education, Music Therapy and Music Medicine Commission
International Society of Music Education 2008 World Conference
Professor Dena Register
Program Director
The University of Kansas
Music Therapy Department
448B Murphy
Lawrence, KS 66045
phone: 785-864-9634
e-mail: register@ku.edu
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