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New Series of Artist as Teacher Seminars!

The AEC, in collaboration with the Royal Conservatoire The Hague has officially launched a new series of Artist as Teacher seminars. 

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MUSIC4D: A new course to reshape Higher Arts Education for the Digital Age

The MUSIC4D project was presented to an audience of over 150 professors and leaders from major Higher Education Institutions across the European Union and beyond at the AEC Congress 2025 in Salzburg

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Call for Papers: Connecting Methods

Submit your proposals for the conference on International Perspectives on Musicological and Artistic Performative Research at the Conservatorio di Musica “G. Pierluigi da Palestrina” on 13-15 April, 2026.

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Call for Papers: RCS 30 years of Traditional Music

Celebrating 30 Years of Traditional Music at Scotland´s National Conservatoire.

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Webinar – How to support teaching staff members to supervise AR projects, in particular, people with a background in musicology and performance?

How can we best support students in Artistic Research? The latest WE ARE webinar brought supervisors and teachers together to share insights, challenges, and good practices — led by Stephen Broad and enriched by lively peer discussions.

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Where was AEC in October?

Autumn is a season filled with project meetings and partner events, and AEC representatives had a busy October actively attending and contributing to various gatherings and events hosted by our valued members and partners.

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IN.TUNE after 18 months: building long-term European cooperation in music and the arts

The IN.TUNE Alliance is redefining how music and arts universities collaborate across Europe. In just eighteen months, the partnership of eight institutions has delivered its first tangible outcomes — from new models for joint education and staff development to shared governance and quality frameworks.

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1 year of 1000 + concerts

AEC has been proud to support 1000+ Concerts: Innovating Higher Music Education through Social Inclusion. Launched in October 2024 by a consortium of ten European partners and the initiative that’s drawn on the Musethica concept, has successfully brought live performances into a wide range of community spaces across Europe.

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Renewed Call for Analytical Contributions and Upcoming HarMA Week in Tallinn

The HarMA HUB invites new submissions to the HarMAnalysis Repository — a growing collection of analytical case studies designed to enrich music theory teaching across Europe. Authors are encouraged to contribute original or adapted analyses by November 20, 2025. In other news, the HarMA Week 2026 will take place at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, offering music theory educators a platform to explore and exchange innovative pedagogical approaches.

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AEC contributes to the Music4D Conference

The AEC contributed to the Music4D international conference, "Extended Partnerships: From State of the Art to Strategies for the Future," held on October 21-22, 2025, at the Conservatorio A. Scarlatti in Palermo.

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