SOUND MEANING EDUCATION IS...
a resource for all educators, artists, scholars, researchers, and students who are interested in how sounds (music included) makeup our world and experiences with it. We are a community open to exploring all ontologies and epistemologies surrounding sound, with a particular interest in how these ways of knowing and being might inform teaching and learning. All are welcome who share a sincere interest in this project!
Our first conference was held in the summer of 2021. The original conference website can be accessed here.
All session videos from 2021 are linked in Conferences.
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Click here for more detailed information about our organizational structure and guiding statement.
SME GUIDING STATEMENT
Sound, Meaning, Education is an interdisciplinary organization for scholars, arts practitioners, teachers, students, and advocates who are interested in issues at the intersection of sound, meaning, and education, as well as promoting resonant, equitable and sustainable existences.
Sound, Meaning, Education seeks to:
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Create virtual and in-person spaces for conversation in and around sound, meaning, and education.
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Develop and support research, scholarship, and creative activity in and around sound, meaning, and education.
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Value educational and pedagogical research and practices as they relate to developing resonant, equitable, and sustainable existences.
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Advocate for the presence of sound studies scholarship and practice within music studies.
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Offer resources for professional development that establish connections among members.
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Amplify news and upcoming events related to sound, meaning, and education.
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Revise our guiding statement iteratively to respond to and reflect the evolving contexts, intent, goals, and composition of the organization.
History:
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In 2018 Rebecca Rinsema began working on the concept for SME, bringing Carlos Xavier Rodriguez on as a collaborator in that same year and bringing jashen edwards on as a collaborator in 2019. The pandemic meant a pivot from planning an extended 3-week conference to be held at University of Michigan and toward SME 21, a one-day virtual conference, organized by Rebecca Rinsema and jashen edwards.
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Transparency of Leadership and Organizational Structure:
The co-directors of the organization, Rebecca Rinsema and jashen edwards, handle outward facing, day-to-day implementation of the organization’s values via the website. Development of the Guiding Statement, as well as creation, review, and implementation of new projects are a collaborative effort by the leadership team, which includes:
ANTÍA GONZÁLEZ BEN (Music Education, University of Toronto)
JASHEN EDWARDS (IICSI, University of Guelph)
LAURA MENARD (Faculty of Music Research Office & Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto)
REBECCA RINSEMA (Music, Northern Arizona University)
PATRICK SCHMIDT (Music Education, Teachers College, Columbia University)
There are a variety of opportunities for involvement with SME, including institutional partnerships and individual service. Please contact us if you have an interest in supporting SME in these ways or otherwise.
Support:
SME 21 was supported by Northern Arizona University (NAU) and Western University.
SME 23 was supported by IICSI, Guelph University, Canadian SSHRC Grant, and Kitt School of Music (NAU)
SME 25 is supported by The Wood Fund (NAU), Kitt School of Music (NAU)
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