International Symposium: Sound and Music in the Lived Experience of Infants, Babies and Vulnera 2023
Avgust 25–26, 2023
The Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana
Kongresni trg 1, Ljubljana
The symposium will examine the role of sound and music in sensitive life periods and situations such as the earliest developmental stages or vulnerable situations (e.g., marginalised individuals and groups, senior citizens, those with various conditions, asylum-seekers). The discussion will run within a broad interdisciplinary framework among artists and renowned international experts in the fields of developmental psychology, neurophysiology, neuropsychology, psychoacoustics, music therapy, music pedagogy, anthropology. The discussion will focus on questions such as: How does music enter and cocreate the human experience from the earliest ages onwards? Why do we even create in the first place? How can we address largely overlooked audiences and encourage listeners and those involved in music – especially creators and performers of music, sound artists and producers – in the broadest sense? What dilemmas arise from the dichotomy between the desire to satisfy the aesthetic expectations of young listeners and the necessity for an ethical, profound and lasting relationship between artists and young audiences? How can an individual become a dialogic partner in hearing the inner world of another person? What are the concepts and experiences of medical ethnomusicology or applied ethnomusicology with regard to the role of music among children and underprivileged individuals and groups? What social or psychological effects are encouraged by including such people in musical activities?
More information:
https://imagosloveniae.net/en/public-call-for-the-symposium-sound-and-music-in-the-lived-experience-of-infants-babies-and-vulnerable-groups/
Organizers of the symposium:
– Ustanova Imago Sloveniae – Podoba Slovenije,
– Radio Slovenija,
– Akademija za glasbo Univerze v Ljubljani,
– Glasbenonarodopisni inštitut ZRC SAZU,
– Oddelek za muzikologijo Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani,
– KED Folk Slovenija.
