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4th Symposium on Research in Choral Singing
April 25–26, 2024
Chicago, IL (In person and Remote)
Big 10 Conference Center

Call for Proposals

The American Choral Directors Association is pleased to announce the fourth international Symposium on
Research in Choral Singing, a forum for the dissemination of research and scholarly activity. The 2024 hybrid
Symposium is intended to be held for ACDA members from North America, and synchronously (no membership
required) for members outside the U.S. on Thursday and Friday, April 25 and 26, 2024. The international Sym-
posium will combine diverse presentational formats and break-out sessions with opportunities for in-depth con-
versation, inquiry, and consideration of future research directions of all types. Penn State University will host the
conference in Chicago, in conjunction with Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) and De Montfort Univer-
sity (England).
The intent of the Symposium is aligned with the purpose of the International Journal of Research in Choral
Singing: to advance knowledge and practice with respect to choral singing, choir sound, choral pedagogy, and
related areas such as equity and inclusion in choral singing, school community partnerships, adolescent devel-
opment, vocal development, and singing and well-being. Like the IJRCS, the Symposium program committee
welcomes proposals that reflect well-executed research employing, qualitative, historical, quantitative, performance
practice, or philosophical methodologies. Proposals for research presentations, research-informed panels, and post-
ers are welcomed.
Sessions will be presented in person or synchronously via Zoom; time allotments will be determined by the
Program Committee and communicated to presenters in acceptance letters. Typical duration for spoken presenta-
tions will be 10–15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions/answers; poster presenters will describe their work in a
lightning talk. We anticipate a schedule of morning/afternoon in the Americas, afternoon/evening Europe and
late night/early morning in Asia/Australia. Proposals must comply with the following guidelines:
• Previously published research should not be submitted; however, unpublished findings from a published project
may be submitted.

• Research previously presented at a Symposium should not be submitted.
• In-progress research is permissible for submission to the Symposium so long as preliminary data and findings can
be discussed and the author plans to have completed the project by the symposium. Prospective research projects
are not suitable for this particular Symposium.

• Proposal submission implies intent to register for and present at the Symposium if accepted. The Symposium
registration fee will be approx. $100 USD.

400-word abstracts for presentations or for the poster session must be submitted to the following link:
https://forms.gle/6Z4pEEBsuYW6DYQH7

The IJRCS Editorial Board will serve as the Program Committee and will rate each proposal according to rel-
evance, originality, clarity, validity, and interest. The Program Committee reserves the right to designate accepted
proposals for either paper or poster presentation.

Proposal Deadline: Friday, November 17, 2023 at 5:00 PM EST.

• All submissions will be blinded for review by the program committee.

• Applicants will be notified on or before January 15, and presenters will be asked to register by April 1.

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