The MayDay Group invites all members to attend a Town Hall on Friday, October 16 (6-7:30 p.m. ET) and/or Saturday, October 17 (10-11:30 a.m. ET) to discuss revisions of our Action Ideals. Check the website and MDG social media for the links to join these events. In this edition of the newsletter, there are several […]
The MayDay Group is seeking members to be involved in a revision of our Action Ideals. To express interest, please email MDG Steering Committee Chair Darrin Thornton at dht2@psu.edu. The MayDay Group is delighted to share a book announcement for Becoming an Irish Traditional Musician: Learning and Embodying Musical Culture by Jessica Cawley. Congratulations, Jessica! The International Society for Music Education (ISME) […]
The MayDay Group is excited to announce the results of the MDG Steering Committee 2020 Elections. Congratulations to Juliet Hess and Nasim Niknafs! Thank you to all the nominees for their willingness to serve.
The MayDay Group would like to announce a special issue of MDG journal Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education (ACT) on Anti-Racism, Anti-Fascism, and Anti-Discrimination in and through Music Education edited by Dr. Nasim Niknafs. To view the call for papers, please read below. A video entitled Tom A. Regelski, Life in Music and Arts, is now […]
The MayDay Group is seeking two at-large members for the MayDay Group Steering Committee. At-large members are elected in even-numbered years for six-year terms. Nominations will be open until August 15, 2020 and online elections will be held after that. The Chair of the Steering Committee is selected from its at-large members. Nominations and self nominations are […]
The MayDay Group is seeking two at-large members for the MayDay Group Steering Committee. At-large members are elected in even-numbered years for six-year terms. Nominations will be open until August 15, 2020 and online elections will be held after that. The Chair of the Steering Committee is selected from its at-large members. Nominations and self-nominations […]
Statement of Solidarity and Commitment to Antiracism The Steering Committee of the MayDay Group denounces violence against Black individuals and communities and stands with those who seek justice through political action across the globe. Within this moment of global uprising against white supremacy and police brutality, we affirm that Black Lives Matter. Black communities have long struggled against […]
The MayDay Group is pleased to share calls for proposals for the 13th International Symposium on the Philosophy of Music Education (ISPME), a special issue of the Journal of Historical Research in Music Education entitled Sankofa: African American Music Education, and the Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Professional Development Conference. For those looking to attend the 2021 Mountain Lake Colloquium, […]
The Editorial and Production teams of Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education are pleased to announce that ACT 19(1) is now online at http://act.maydaygroup.org/current-issue/. This issue features an historical document from MayDay Group co-founder Tom Regelski (first written in 1993). To read more about Tom Regelski and the MayDay Group, MDG members can check […]
This edition of the newsletter includes information about two upcoming virtual events: Music Teacher Education in the Age of COVID-19 and the Online Symposium on Eudaimonia and Music Learning. There are also several calls for proposals including the Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium, the Center for Music Education Research Outstanding Emerging Researcher Award, a Critical Studies in Improvisation special issue on […]