Aubrey Hickman Award

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Award history

Aubrey was a founder member of the Society and its first Honorary Treasurer. In 1980, he was elected Chair of the ISME Research Commission. He was a fine viola player and composer as well as a teacher, lecturer and academic, publishing papers on statistics, the philosophy of music, creativity and perception. His intellectual integrity was matched with a generosity of spirit, particularly to newcomers to these areas of research. One of his compositions was first performed at Sempre’s 50th Anniversary celebrations.

Aubrey Hickman Score_Suite in D Minor–I
First page of the performance score of Aubrey Hickman’s Suite in D Minor – I.
Aubrey Hickman Score_Suite in D Minor–II
First page of the score of Aubrey Hickman’s Suite in D Minor – II.
Aubrey Hickman Score_Suite in D Minor–III
First page of the score of Aubrey Hickman’s Suite in D Minor – III.
Aubrey Hickman Score_Suite in D Minor–IV
First page of the score of Aubrey Hickman’s Suite in D Minor – IV.

The music score of Aubrey Hickman’s Suite in D Minor was initially transcribed by Felicity Ockelford, with the performance score later prepared by Monica Esslin-Peard and David Roblou.

Performance of Aubrey Hickman’s Suite in D Minor during Sempre’s 50th Anniversary celebrations. Video recorded by Evangelos Himonides.

Purpose of the award

The Aubrey Hickman Award is intended to celebrate and promote original research from new workers in the field.

Total fund available

The award is £1000.

Eligibility

The Award is offered biennially to a postgraduate researcher or early career researcher – normally defined as being within two years of having been awarded their doctorate – submitting the best Paper as judged by a panel (see the ‘Decision-making process’ below) to the Society’s biennial conference.

Criteria

The Aubrey Hickman Award will be given in recognition of a paper that offers a significant and previously unpublished contribution to the knowledge and understanding of music education and/or music psychology.

Decision-making process

Normally, a panel will choose the winner of the Hickman award, comprising a member of the conference organising committee, a Sempre committee member (if one is not involved in organising the conference) and one of the journal editors. The panel will judge contributions according to the quality of the research that they describe, its significance to the field, originality and the clarity with which it is presented. Applicants will be informed of the outcome before the conference is held. The decision of the panel is final, and the Society regrets that it is unable to enter into any correspondence regarding its decision.

Feedback from award recipients

Successful recipients are expected to write a brief report summarising the outcome of their research, including any related images (with appropriate ethical approval) for posting on the Sempre website. Please contact the Sempre Administrator for more details.

Further information

For further information, please contact the Sempre Chair, Professor Graham Welch, UCL Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL, United Kingdom. Tel: +44(0)20-7612 6550. Email: [email protected]  

Apply

Applicants should submit an extended abstract of 2000-3000 words to the Conference Secretary, whose details will be issued with the conference organisers’ Call for Papers. A condition of acceptance of the award is that a paper (of 6000-8000 words) is offered first to one of the Society’s three journals – Psychology of Music, Music & Science, or Research Studies in Music Education – for review and consideration for publication.

Normally, we expect all applicants to provide the Sempre Trustees —as part of the application— with the name of an academic referee who can testify to the applicant’s competence in undertaking the research and/or development activity successfully.