Musicological Society of Australia / SA Chapter Music Research Day 2025

Musicological Society of Australia / SA Chapter

MSA/SA members and other music scholars in the community are invited to present their work at the MSA/SA Chapter's Research Day, which will be held on Saturday 15 November from 9.00am–5.00pm.

20-minute presentations on any music research-related topic are invited. To present your work please provide an abstract of no more than 250 words to Anna Henwood (anna.henwood@adelaide.edu.au) by Monday 27 October.

If you are a postgraduate student, you may also elect to be considered for the 2025 Naomi Cumming Prize (see more below).

If you are a postgraduate student at the Elder Conservatorium, you may also elect to be considered for the 2025 Elder Conservatorium Prize for Excellence in Postgraduate Research (see more below).

Attendance at the Research Day is open to all and free of charge.

If you have any questions, please contact the MSA/SA Secretary, Dr Anna Henwood.


2025 Naomi Cumming Prize for Postgraduate Research

Are you a postgraduate with a music-related research topic? If so, consider presenting your work for consideration for the 2025 Naomi Cumming Prize. If your research relates in some way to music, it may draw on any academic discipline(s), e.g. acoustics, anthropology, education, history, linguistics, literature, media studies, musicology, performance studies, or sociology. If relevant, music performance may be incorporated as part of the presentation.

Prize Description – The most outstanding 20-minute presentation of a research paper by a postgradate student currently enrolled at any South Australian tertiary institution will be awarded the Naomi Cumming Prize for Postgraduate Music Research ($200) which is sponsored by the Musicological Society of Australia, South Australian Chapter. Three experienced scholars in music research will adjudicate the prize. The Naomi Cumming Prize can be won only once by a student during the time of their postgraduate degree candidature.

Criteria for the Prize are:

  • Innovative research idea and research findings
  • Appropriate and well-argued methodological approach
  • Presentation marked by a very clear and effective structure
  • Material delivered within the specified time frame
  • Effective and confident non-verbal and verbal communication
  • Effective and professional use of audio-visual aids
  • Research and any creative artefacts are of professional/publishable standard

Prize applicants will give their presentations at the MSA/SA Chapter's Music Research Day on Saturday 15 November from 9.00am–5.00pm.

To apply for the Naomi Cumming Prize, submit an abstract of no more than 250 words to Dr Anna Henwood (anna.henwood@adelaide.edu.au) by Monday 27 October. In your email, include the name of your institution and postgraduate degree.


2025 Elder Conservatorium Prize for Excellence in Postgraduate Research

Are you a postgraduate student at the Elder Conservatorium? If so, consider presenting your work for consideration for the 2025 Elder Conservatorium Prize for Excellence in Postgraduate Research. If relevant, music performance may be incorporated as part of the presentation.

Prize Description – The most outstanding 20-minute presentation of research by a postgraduate student from the Elder Conservatorium of Music will be awarded the Elder Conservatorium Prize for Excellence in Postgraduate Research ($200). Three experienced scholars in music research will adjudicate the prize.

Criteria for the Prize are

  • Innovative research idea and research findings
  • Appropriate and well-argued methodological approach
  • Presentation marked by a very clear and effective structure
  • Material delivered within the specified time frame
  • Effective and confident non-verbal and verbal communication
  • Effective and professional use of audio-visual aids
  • Research and any creative artefacts are of professional/publishable standard

Prize applicants will give their presentations at the MSA/SA Chapter's Music Research Day on Saturday 15 November from 9.00am–5.00pm.

To apply for the Elder Conservatorium Prize for Excellence in Postgraduate Research, submit an abstract of no more than 250 words to Dr Anna Henwood (anna.henwood@adelaide.edu.au) by Monday 27 October.


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