OFF-CAMPUS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY AND TEACHING OF WOMEN AND MUSIC

PROPOSAL NARRATIVE

The purpose of this proposal is to request support from the Off-Campus Component of the Faculty Development Program to participate in the first Institute for the Study and Teaching of 'Women and Music" offered by The College Music Society at Mount Vernon College, Washington, D.C., from June 27 to July 2, 1993. The institute will examine research and repertoire related to women and music with implications for music instruction. The Director of the Institute, Barbara Maris, is Professor of Music at Catholic University of America. Professor Maris currently chairs the College Music Society Committee on the Status of Women. The core faculty will be: Jane Bowers, Associate Professor of Music History and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ellen Koskoff, Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music and Ruth Solie, Professor of Music at Smith College. All are active in women's studies and have published works on women and music.

As a member of the Music Department faculty at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, my responsibilities include teaching the following core courses for music majors and minors:

Introduction of music Literature I and II; Survey of Music History I and 11; History and Literature of Symphonic Music; History and Literature of Instrumental Chamber Music; History and Literature of Art Song; and Music Appreciation. As in other fields, the last two decades have witnessed an increase in the amount of attention given to the lives, positions and contributions of women in music's history. However, this attention has been minimal and slow to emerge. A cursory inspection of the first three letters of the alphabet in the index of a highly respected, nationally adopted music history text, shows 164 men listed, but only one woman. This enormous discrepancy is the norm, not the exception, for most standard texts on music literature and history.

The Institute for the Study and Teaching of "Women and Music" will focus on philo-sophical and practical issues related to mainstreaming music composed by women into the curriculum. I anticipate that the institute's proposed exploration of "gender-related issues that have influenced the composition, performance, study and consumption of music as well as the professional development of musicians" will help me to bring to all my courses a more representative and comprehensive view of the role of women in music through the ages. Eventually, I would like to develop a general studies course (perhaps an honors section of Music Appreciation) on the topic of women and music.

In addition to preparing me to incorporate the history of women in music into the curricula of all of my courses and supplying background material for the eventual development of a new course, the institute will provide the impetus for the exploration of a potential topic for a sabbatical proposal which I will submit in the Fall of 1993 or 1994. The topic is "Composers Whose Music Mirrors Feminist Culture At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century". Interaction with institute participants plus the materials that will be available in the institute's resource room (bibliographies, books, periodicals, musical scores, recordings, conference reports, etc.), will be invaluable in helping me research this topic.

Finally, my participation as a violist in reading sessions of instrumental chamber music by women composers will broaden my knowledge of this repertoire. This, too, will have practical application at UWO. I am an active performer (violist) in the Music Department, particularly in chamber music ensembles. As an example, during the 1992-93 academic year, I performed in all of the Faculty Chamber Music Series concerts, in four concerts for the Society of Composers, Inc. Region V Conference and as a member of the Collegium Chamber Players. Of the nine different works I performed at these concerts, all were by male composers. I have proposed that the 1993-94 Faculty Chamber Music Series include one concert devoted exclusively to the music of female composers. The concert committee is supportive of this proposal. The Institute's reading sessions will be a unique opportunity for me to become acquainted first-hand with chamber works by women composers that might be included in the Faculty Chamber Music Series and other concerts at UWO.

I believe the Institute for the Study and Teaching of "Women and Music" meets the criteria set forth by the Faculty Development Board for Off-Campus proposals. It is interactive (exercises in syllabus re-design, classes, special interest groups, chamber music reading sessions, etc.), focused, limited to seventy-five participants and has a clear relationship to my area of teaching and research. It would contribute in a significant way to my professional development and potential contributions to the University. The most immediate outcome would be the integration of the history of women and music into all of my courses and increased knowledge of chamber music repertoire by women composers. In addition, the seminar would provide the impetus for two longer-range projects, a sabbatical proposal and the development of a course on women and music.

BUDGET

Airfare: Appleton, Wisconsin - Washington, D.C. $214.00

Parking: To leave car at Outagamie Airport (6/26-7/2) $19.50

Ground Transportation Washington, D. C. (airport to Mount $35.00

Vernon College and back):

Tuition: $400.00

*Lodging (Mount Vernon College, 6/27-7/2): $275.00

**Lodging (Holiday Inn-Capitol, 6/26): $109.89

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TOTAL: $1053.39

*Lodging only, does not include meals.

**Reduced airfare requires staying over one Saturday - night (lodging at

Mount Vernon College is not available on 6/26).

THE COLLEGE MUSIC SOCIETY

Institute for the Study and Teaching of "Women and Music"

27 June-2 July 1993

Mount Vernon College

Washington, D.C.

The College Music Society will hold its 1993 Institute for the Study and Teaching of 'Women and Music" on the campus of Mount Vernon College in Washington, D.C. Programmed activities for the Institute will begin Sunday evening, 27 June, and end Friday evening, 2 July.

The week's schedule will include presentations by the core faculty and special guests, small group discussions, exploration of innovative teaching strategies, exercises in syllabus re-design, time for reflection and discussion, and opportunities for informal interactions with colleagues. Additional activities during die week will include a tour of The National Museum of Women in the Arts, a bus tour of "Washington By Night," performances and reading sessions devoted to musical compositions by women, and a concert of recent works by women composers.

The Institute will focus on philosophical and practical issues related to mainstreaming music composed by women. The curriculum is designed to enable college music faculty--both women and men-to bring to their students a wider variety of music composed by women. It is also designed to help teachers and students better understand the social, cultural, and musical phenomena that have shaped women's relationships to music throughout history and across different cultures. Participants will explore gender-related issues that have influenced the composition, performance, study, and consumption of music as well as the professional development of musicians.

The Institute will present material that is relevant for college classroom and studio teachers who work with undergraduate and graduate students, including both music majors and general university students.

The CMS Institute will close with a reception on Friday evening, 2 July. Check-out of Mount Vernon College's dormitory must be made by 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, 3 July. Participants may wish to stay over in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the Fourth of July in the Nation's Capital and to attend a portion of Smithsonian Institution's 27th Annual Festival of American Folklife.

Pre-registration is now open for the 1993 Summer Institute. Because enrollment will be limited to seventy-five persons, early pre-registration is recommended. Fifteen places, at a reduced tuition fee, will be reserved for graduate students who are members of The College Music Society.

"Women and Music"

In the past two decades there has been rapid growth of interest in studying music composed by women and incorporating that repertoire into the curricula for undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to questions regarding repertoire, however, new research raises many questions concerning the role of gender and social expectations in the history of music and musicians.

The Institute for the Study and Teaching of "Women and Music"

The Institute is designed to meet the needs and interests of women and men who teach undergraduate and graduate students in the following areas: Music in General Studies, Music History and Literature, Music Theory, Performance, Composition, Music Education, Ethnomusicology, and Women's Studies.

The Institute will focus on the following topics: (1) Women in Western Music History, (2) Music and Gender-Theory and Theoretical Issues, (3) Women in American Music, (4) Music and Gender-Social and Cultural Issues, and (5) Women in Music-Teaching Strategies.

The Institute faculty will review recent developments in feminist criticism and theory of music, as well as current issues in women's history, literary criticism, and feminist anthropology relevant to research and teaching about women's music and music-making. Guest lecturers will focus on African American women in music and women in contemporary popular music, and a feminist art historian will present a slide-lecture featuring works by women artists.

Institute participants will consider both philosophical and practical aspects of teaching. The Institute is designed to help teachers identify resources and explore strategies that will be appropriate to their own teaching situations. A resource room will be established at Mount Vernon College so that Institute participants can review and share materials related to women and music. These resources will include bibliographies, books, periodicals, musical scores, recordings, videotapes, conference reports, syllabi, and other materials. Institute participants are encouraged to share their own syllabi and other teaching materials.

We expect that experienced teachers will find the Institute valuable in helping them expand their awareness of available materials, strengthen their skills, and revitalize their enthusiasm for teaching. Graduate students who are preparing for careers in college teaching are also encouraged to attend the Institute. (Note that a reduced tuition fee is available to Student Members of The College Music Society.)

Evening sessions will include performances of music composed by women. In addition, the Institute personnel will facilitate opportunities for participants to be involved in informal music-making such as reading sessions of choral music and instrumental chamber music by women. Those interested in participating are encouraged to bring instruments and scores.

During the week there will be opportunities for Institute participants to share their own research and teaching activities that relate to the Study and Teaching of "Women and Music."

Following the opening reception on Sunday evening, 27 June, sessions will begin on Monday morning, 28 June, at 9:00 am. and conclude on Friday afternoon. 2 July, at 5:00 p.m.

- Wednesday, 30 June, in Washington, D.C. -

The schedule for Wednesday afternoon, 30 June, features a tour of The National Museum of Women in the Arts. Institute participants, before returning to the campus of Mount Vernon College, will have dinner together in the city and a special bus tour of "Washington's Monuments By Night." The cost of the tours and dinner is included in the registration fee for the Institute.

Faculty

The core faculty for the CMS Institute will be Professors Jane Bowers, Ellen Koskoff, and Ruth Solie. Other guest faculty will lecture on specialized topics related to "Women and Music," and Barbara English Maris will serve as Director of the Institute.

JANE BOWERS. Faculty Coordinator for the Institute, is an Associate Professor of Music History and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She teaches a broad range of courses in music history, including studies of women in music, and she also directs the university's Collegium Musicum. Professor Bowers received her Ph.D. in music history from the University of California, Berkeley. Her special areas of research include Italian women composers of the 16th and 17th centuries, the history of the flute and flute-playing. the Chicago blues singer Estelle ("Mama") Yancey, and women's traditional musical roles and repertoire. She co-edited Women Making Music (University of Illinois Press, 1986), and her articles on "Feminist Scholarship and the Field of Musicology' were published in College Music Symposium (1989 and 1990).

ELLEN KOSKOFF is an Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music where she teaches courses in ethnomusicology and world music, and is the director of the School's Balinese gamelan anklung. She received her Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Pittsburgh. She is the editor of Women and Music in Cross-Cultural Perspective (Greenwood Press, 1987) and the author of numerous articles on gender and music. Her other research interests include Jewish music in the United States, music and ethnicity, and music and cognition. Professor Koskoff is co-organizer of the conference on "Feminist Theory and Music II: A Continuing Dialogue" that will be held at the Eastman School of Music 17-20 June 1993.

RUTH SOLIE is a Professor of Music at Smith College where she also teaches in the Women's Studies Program. Professor Solie teaches music theory, a variety of undergraduate courses for the general student, and upper-level/graduate courses on specialized topics. She received a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Chicago. Her research, strongly influenced by an interest in feminist scholarship, has focused on intellectual and cultural history, historiography, aesthetics, and criticism. The author of many articles on musicology and on interdisciplinary issues, Professor Solie edited the collection of essays entitled Musicology and Difference: Gender and Sexuality in Music Scholarship (University of California Press, forthcoming).

BARBARA ENGLISH MARIS, Director of the Institute on the Study and Teaching of "Women and Music," is a Professor of Music at the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music of The Catholic University of America. She teaches piano performance and literature and coordinates the graduate degree programs in piano pedagogy. Her graduate degrees are from the University of Illinois the Ecole Normale de Musique (Paris), and the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Active as a pianist and clinician. Professor Matis often features works by women composers. It was during her term as president of The College Music Society (1981 and 1982) that CMS began sponsoring week-long summer institutes for college music teachers, originally focusing on Music in General Studies, Music Theory, and other specialized subject areas. The 1993 Summer Institute on "Women and Music" will be the first CMS institute on this topic. Professor Maris served as a contributing editor for the CMS Report #5: Women's Studies/Women's Status (1988), and she currently chairs the CMS Committee on the Status of Women.

Mount Vernon College

Mount Vernon College is located in a residential area of northwest Washington. Set among rolling green hills and wooded ravines, the college is minutes away from National Airport, Kennedy Center, Georgetown and the Mall.

Pre-Registration for the Institute

To pre-register for the Institute, complete the enclosed registration form and return it to The College Music Society. Here are three categories of tuition: CMS Members ($400). CMS Student Members ($200), and Other Participants ($500). Because the Institute will be limited to seventy-five participants, early pre-registration is encouraged. A $100 deposit (refundable until 1 April 1993) is required at the time of pre-registration. The balance of payment for tuition, housing, and meals will be due in the CMS National Office on 15 May 1993. Please make checks payable to The College Music Society.

Travel to Washington, D.C.

Air travel to the Nation's Capital is provided by many of the major airlines. There are three airports in the Washington area: Washington National, Dulles International, and Baltimore-Washington International. The closest airport to Mount Vernon College is Washington National. AMTRAK provides train service to Washington's Union Station. We encourage early booking of air travel with your travel agent to insure the best possible fare.

Transportation to Mount Vernon College

From Washington National Airport or from Union Station, the most convenient transportation to the campus of Mount Vernon College is by taxicab. Cabfare will be approximately $15, one-way. Mount Vernon College is located in the northwest quadrant of Washington, at 2100 Foxhall Road. (Please note that there is no public transportation that goes directly to the campus, and the nearest Metro station is approximately two miles from the college.)

For those who prefer to fly into Dulles International Airport or Baltimore-Washington International Airport ground transportation by Washington Flyer will take you to the Airports Terminal at 15th and K Streets in northwest Washington. From there, cabs are available for transportation to the campus of Mount Vernon College.

Lodging and Meals at Mount Vernon College

Housing and meals, in Reconditioned dormitories and dining facilities on the campus of Mount Vernon College, will be available to Institute participants and their families. Two housing and meal packages we offered. allowing participants the option of staying in the Mount Vernon College dormitories or obtaining their own accommodations in the area. Before making reservations for accommodations, please check travel schedules and special air fares that would require a Saturday night stay in Washington. Dormitory space at Mount Vernon College is not available prior to the opening of the Institute on Sunday, 27 June, or following the Institute. Check-in at Mount Vernon College will be on Sunday afternoon. 27 June, and check-out will be by 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, 3 July.

For reservations, please complete the housing section on the enclosed registration form and return it to The College Music Society. Payment for lodging and meals is to be made by 15 May 1993 to tire CNIS National Office. Cash, traveler's checks, and credit cards (VISA and MasterCard) will be accepted. The rates listed below include both lodging and meals.

Package I--Arrival on Sunday, 27 June, and departure on Saturday, 3 July. Meals begin with dinner on Sunday (27 June) and end with breakfast on Saturday (3 July). Single occupancy-$350, Double occupancy per person-$275. For children under the age of 7 years, if staying in their parent's room. the lodging and meals charge is $150.

Package II--Meals only, Monday, 28 June, through Friday, 2 July. This mal package is available to participants who live in the Washington area and plan to commute daily to the campus of Mount Vernon College, or for those staying off-campus. The package includes lunches and dinners from Monday noon. 28 June, through Friday noon. 2 July. $75 per person.

Recreation on Campus

Institute participants will have access to the recreational facilities of Mount Vernon College including in outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, and track. Times of availability will be posted daily.

Other Accommodations

Registrants preferring accommodations other than those offered by Mount Vernon College, or needing accommodations near Mount Vernon College prior to or following the institute, may call the Savoy Suites Hotel ((202) 337-9700) or the Georgetown Holiday Inn ((202) 338-4600). Both hotels are approximately two miles from the campus.

Parking

Parking space on the campus of Mount Vernon College will be available to Institute participants. Parking permits ($1 per day) will be issued at the time of registration on campus.

Institute Schedule

Registration for the Institute will be held on Sunday. 27 June, between 1:00-7:00 p.m. The Institute will open with an informal reception on Sunday evening, beginning at 7:30 a.m. Class sessions will begin Monday morning, 28 June, at 9:00 a.m. and will be held all day on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday morning sessions will be held on the campus of Mount Vernon College. The schedule for Wednesday afternoon includes a tour of The National Museum of Women in the Arts, dinner in Washington, and an evening bus tour of the Washington monuments. Class sessions will be held all day Thursday and Friday. The schedule for Monday. Tuesday, and Thursday evenings includes performances of works by women, choral and instrumental reading sessions, special interest groups. and other informal activities at Mount Vernon College. The CMS Institute will close with a reception on Friday evening, 2 July.

The families and guests of institute participants are invited, as guests of CMS, to attend the opening and closing receptions that will be held on Sunday, 27 June, and Friday, 2 July. On Wednesday, 30 June, families and guests are encourages to join the Institute participants for the tours and dinner on Capitol. Hill. For family members and guests, the cost for the Wednesday tours and dinner will be $35 Per person. The cost to Institute participants is included in their registration fee.

--Celebrations on the Mall--

Although the activities of the Institute will end on Friday evening, 2 July, participants may wish to stay in Washington, D.C., over the Fourth of July. Those who choose to delay their departure from Washington, D.C., will be able to attend Washington's Fourth of July celebrations on the Mall and Smithsonian Institution's 27th Annual Festival of American Folklife. There is no charge for these annual events. To obtain a list of recommended hotels in Washington. D.C., simply check the box on the registration form and information will be sent to you.

Weather and Attire

In June and July, Washington's weather is unpredictable; it can be pleasant and sunny or hot and humid. Come prepared for sunshine and for rain, and bring comfortable shoes for walking. Casual, informal dress will be appropriate. The classroom, dining, and dormitory facilities at Mount Vernon College are air-conditioned. During the summer months, for comfort inside Washington's air-conditioned buildings, jackets or light sweaters are often needed.

Registration in Washington

On Sunday, 27 June, between 1:00-7:00 p.m., participants may complete their Institute registration and dormitory check-in. The CMS Registration desk will be located in the lobby of Meriweather Hall, the residence hall where Institute Participants will be staying.

Special Announcement

Prior to the CMS Summer Institute on "Women and Music" (27 June-2 July 1993, in Washington, D.C.), the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester is sponsoring the conference "Feminist Theory and Music II: A Continuing Dialogue" (17-20 June 1993, in Rochester, New York). A primary goal of the Eastman conference is "to develop a critical language, common to all the subdisciplines of music, that I intersects with the insights or feminist theory," Proposals for papers and presentations are to be submitted by I January 1993. For further information write to- Professor Gretchen Wheelock, Department of Musicology, Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604-2599.

For Further Information or Assistance

For further information or assistance. please call or write to: The College Music Society, 202 West Spruce Street, Missoula, MT 59802. Phone (406) 721-9615.

Final Reminder

Registration for the CNS Institute on the Study and Teaching of "Women and Music" will be limited. To avoid disappointment please pre-register early. We look forward to seeing you in Washington, D.C., in June of 1993!

Faculty and Staff

Jane Bowers, Faculty Coordinator for the Institute, is an Associate Professor of Music History and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She teaches a broad range of courses in music history, including studies of women in music, and she also directs the university's Collegium Musicum. She coedited Women Making Music, and her articles on "Feminist Scholarship and the Field of Musicology' were published in College Music Symposium (1989 and 1990).

Ellen Koskoff is an Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music, where she teaches courses in ethnomusicology and world music, and is the director of the School's Balinese ganelan anklung. She is the editor of Women and Music in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Professor Koskoff is co-organizer of the conference on "Feminist Theory and Music II: A Continuing Dialogue," which will be held at the Eastman School of Music 17-20 June 1993.

Ruth Solie is a Professor of Music at Smith College where she also teaches in the Women's Studies Program. Professor Solie teaches music theory, a variety of undergraduate courses for the general student, and upper-level/graduate courses on specialized topics. The author of many articles on musicology and on interdisciplinary issues. Professor Solie edited the collection of essays entitled Musicology and Difference- Gender and Sexuality in Music Scholarship (University of California Press, forthcoming).

Barbara English Maris, Director of the Institute, is a Professor of Music at the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music of The Catholic University of America. She teaches piano performance and literature, and coordinates the graduate degree programs in piano pedagogy. Professor Maris served as a contributing editor for CMS Report #5: Woman Studies/Women's Status (1988), and she currently chairs the CMS Committee on the Status of Women.

May 14, 1993

TO: Faculty Development Board

FROM: James Kohn, Chair

Music Department

RE: Off-Campus Component Proposal submitted by

I heartily recommend approval of the attached proposal by -

Her interests in the issue of Women in Music is evident from her plans to pursue this study more fully in a sabbatical application in the near future and in her influence in promoting a program on next year's Faculty Chamber Music series which will be devoted to music by women composers. (I had also suggested such a program to the Department's planning committee for those concerts.)

is eminently qualified for this Institute. As both performer and musicologist, she will gain insights into the studies of Women in Music that will equip her to lead the Department's revision of its curriculum to include this issue. This, in turn, will enhance our reaccreditation process for the National Association of Schools of Music next year.