Mission Statement

The core subject of the study group is research of sound and/or movement using multidisciplinary approaches incorporating the wide spectrum of different sciences in combination with ethnomusicology and/or ethnochoreology. These include, but are not limited to, fields such as biology, physics, mathematics, statistics, medical sciences, engineering science, computer sciences, and cognitive sciences. Ethnographic methods remain an important part of the research and lie at the core of respective projects.

The aim of the study group is the promotion, support and dissemination of research that uses such approaches within ethnomusicology and ethnochoreology. Furthermore, we hope to bridge gaps between ethnography based research and methods applied in the sciences. This will be achieved through the presentation of ongoing and new research, reflective discussions on theories and methodologies, and conversations on the challenges and possibilities raised.

Symposia and Proceedings

• First Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Sound, Movement, and the Sciences
  28-30 September 2020, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (held online)
  Proceedings
• Second Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Sound, Movement, and the Sciences
  26-28 October 2022, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  Proceedings
• Third Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Sound, Movement, and the Sciences
  18-20 September 2024, RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
  Proceedings
• Fourth Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Sound, Movement, and the Sciences
  23-25 September 2026, Instituto de Etnomusicologia – Centro de Estudos em Música e Dança at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
  Website

Projects by Members

• Bonini Baraldi, Filippo
  The Healing and Emotional Power of Music and Dance (HELP-MD)
• Caro Repetto, Rafael
  Musical Bridges
• Clayton, Martin
  Interpersonal Entrainment in Music Performance
  Experience and Meaning in Music Performance
• Grupe, Gerd
  Virtual Gamelan Graz: Disclosing Implicit Musical Knowledge
• Pearson, Lara
  Musical motion: the experience and aesthetics of movement in South Indian raga performance
• Phyfferoen, Dominik
  Dagbon music and the Hiplife Zone in Ghana
• Polak, Rainer
  DjembeDance – Multimodal rhythm in music and dance from West Africa
• Stepputat, Kendra
  Tango-Danceability of Music in European Perspective

Become a Member

All ICTMD-members that work with the described approaches are welcome to the study group. There is no restriction on the field of music/dance or sound/movement under research.

To become a member please write a message to the chair (Kendra Stepputat), vice-chair (Lara Pearson) or secretary (Rafael Caro Repetto). You will then receive further information.

Executive Committee

Chair: Kendra Stepputat

E-Mail: kendra-iris.stepputat@kug.ac.at
Website: Kendra Stepputat - KUG

Vice-Chair: Lara Pearson

E-Mail: lara.pearson@ae.mpg.de
Website: Lara Pearson - AE

Secretary: Rafael Caro Repetto

E-Mail: rafael.caro@uab.cat
Website: Rafael Caro Repetto - UAB

Mailing list

Mailing list of the ICTMD Study Group on Sound, Movement, and the Sciences (SoMoS)
stg-somos@ictmusic.org

This mailing list is used as the main channel for communication and discussion about all topics relevant for the group. Everyone working in our field or interested in these topics is welcome to subscribe to it. Please send your request to the secretary of the study group.

Online Presence

Facebook

ICTMD Study Group on Sound, Movement and the Sciences
https://www.facebook.com/ICTM.SoMoS/

This facebook group is an informal platform, open to anyone on facebook who wants to be a member.