2026
Upcoming
In this Research Forum, you will hear more about the conference that IMV will be hosting 1-3 December 2027: The Third International Conference in AI Music Studies (AIMS). The theme for the conference is: ‘Human-AI collaboration: human agency and intentionality’.
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In this Research Forum, Professor Kofi Agawu raises a central issue for (mainly non-African) analysts of African music, namely the question of a regulative beat: does it exist, is it made manifest or merely assumed, and is there a single beat in ensemble performance, or are there multiple beats?
This second day of the Symposium on Digital and AI Musicology focuses mainly on music transcription and analysis, and the transformative potential of rich metadata.
How should we make use of the research potential of MishMash? This forum presents the opportunities and invites discussion on how we should use them.
In this seminar, Dr. Rasika Ajotikar (University of Hildesheim) explores the sonic legacies of German Indology and Orientalism, showing how racialised constructions of “Indian culture” continue to shape music, archives, and the wellness industry in contemporary Germany.
This forum is for anyone with a project in the making, but aims to be especially inspiring for those planning to apply for FRIPRO funding in 2026.
Doing research and writing papers, articles, and chapters can be solitary – but it does not have to be; it can also be social and collaborative.