Conference Series

Complementing Sempre’s conferences, the Society’s Conference Book Series was founded and edited by Dr. Evangelos Himonides until June 2024. For inquiries about publishing affiliated conference proceedings, contact the Sempre conference secretaries.

  • Proceedings Of The Sempre Met2018

    Proceedings of the Sempre MET2018: Researching Music, Education, Technology

    MET 2018 Researching Music – Education – Technology (MET2018) 26–27 March 2018 Following the great success of its inaugural conference held by the University of Hull in 2010, MET2014, and MET2016 at IOE London, this fourth two-day conference (#sempreMET) was hosted by the Department of culture, Communication & Media, IOE, University College London, at the University of London’s iconic Senate House.

    Evangelos Himonides & Andrew King & Francisco Cuadrado

    16th Mar 2018

  • An Intro To Servian Perf Arts

    An Introduction to Serbian Performing Arts Education: Critical Insights

    As Chair of the Department of Solfege at the University of Arts in Belgrade, Vera Milankovic founded the Pedagogical Forum of Performing Arts in 1998. Originally a platform for educators to share teaching and research experiences, it expanded to include discourse on performance, musicology, drama pedagogy, and special education. Today, it hosts an international symposium on teaching and learning in the performing arts.

    Vera Milankovic & Evangelos Himonides

    30th Jun 2017

  • Proceedings Of The Sempre Met2016

    Proceedings of the Sempre MET2016: researching music, education, technology

    This volume presents the proceedings of the Sempre MET2016 conference, Researching Music, Education, Technology, held on 14–15 March 2016 at Senate House, University of London.

    Evangelos Himonides & Andrew King 

    14th Mar 2016

  • Children's Musical Worlds

    Children’s Musical Worlds: sempre conference abstracts

    This one-day Sempre conference on music psychology and education was hosted by the Institute of Education, University of Reading, on 25 October 2014. The scientific committee welcomed submissions on a broad range of topics, including musical worlds created by, with, and for children, as well as studies on childhood engagement with music and its lifelong impact. The conference followed a special postgraduate study day on 24 October 2014, titled Exploring Music Education and Psychology Research.

    Dr Mary Stakelum & Dr Evangelos Himonides

    23rd Oct 2014

  • Proceedings Of The Sempre

    Proceedings of the Sempre MET2014: Researching Music, Education, Technology: Critical Insights

    This volume presents the proceedings of the Sempre MET2014 conference, Researching Music, Education, Technology: Critical Insights, held on 3–4 April 2014 at the International Music Education Research Centre (iMerc), Institute of Education, University of London.

     Evangelos Himonides & Andrew King 

    3rd Apr 2014

  • Music And Empathy2

    Music and Empathy: Sempre conference proceedings

    This one-day Sempre conference hosted by the University of Hull included invited presentations, a specialist workshop and selected submissions from researchers on the theme of music and empathy. In recent years there has been a growing interest in empathy in the fields of music psychology and education. Research in music and empathy now spans a variety of contexts, including education and development, emotion, listening, and performance.

    Caroline E Waddington & Evangelos Himonides 

    2nd Nov 2013

  • Setting The Tempo

    Setting the Tempo: The need for a progressive research programme on Music Health and Wellbeing

    This volume presents the proceedings of the ‘Setting the Tempo’ Sempre Conference, held on 18–20 April 2013 at the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, United Kingdom.

    Matthew Shipton & Evangelos Himonides

    5th Apr 2013

  • Sempre 40th Anniversary Conference

    Abstracts: Sempre 40th Anniversary Conference

    The Sempre 40th Anniversary Conference, held at the Institute of Education, London (14–15 September 2012), celebrated four decades of research. It featured keynotes, roundtables, and special sessions with leading scholars, including past and present Chairs and Journal Editors. The event launched special issues of Psychology of Music and Research Studies in Music Education, with displays from Sage and Ashgate highlighting Sempre’s publishing contributions.

    Elaine King & Evangelos Himonides

    12th Sep 2012

  • Proceedings Sempre Conference 'striking A Chord'

    Proceedings: Sempre Conference ‘Striking a Chord’: Music Health and Wellbeing: a conference exploring current developments in research and practice

    This conference provided an overview of these developments in research and practice in the field of music, health and wellbeing. In particular, the conference focused on the use of music in health and social care settings, public health promotion and community development, and the role and value of established community music activity for wellbeing and health. 

    Matthew Shipton & Evangelos Himonides

    5th Sep 2011

  • Read Sample Researching Music, Technology & Education

    Researching Music, Technology & Education: Sempre conference proceedings, Saturday 18 September 2010: Volume 1

    This volume presents the proceedings of the Sempre Day Conference, Researching Music, Technology & Education, held on Saturday, 18 September 2010 at the School of Arts & New Media, Scarborough Campus, University of Hull.

    Andrew King & Evangelos Himonides 

    15th Sep 2010