The Louisiana Music Educators Association is pleased to announce a call for research for presentation at a Research Poster Session at the LMEA Conference. Posters will be on display during the conference with special presentation session (January 15-18, 2027).
Research studies exemplifying qualitative, quantitative, philosophical and historical methodologies will be considered for this session. Submissions of “Graduate Research” and “Action Research” completed by music educators in his or her classroom/rehearsal hall are also encouraged.
Research on Advocacy, Band, Classroom Music (Elementary, Middle or High School), Choral,
Curriculum Development/Assessment, Early Childhood, Guitar, Higher Education, Jazz, Leadership/Mentoring, Music Theory, Orchestra/Strings, Special Learners, SMTE ASPA Research, Technology, Urban/World Music, Music Pedagogy, and Music and Music Education Research will be accepted.
Displays / Presentations
Authors whose reports are selected will present their research during a research poster session in which interested music educators can learn about the research and discuss applications to music teaching and learning with the authors. Further information will be shared in the notice of proposal acceptance.
To Submit a Proposal:
1. Using the online submission portal, please include the following information:
(a) the author’s or authors’; names, (b) current position(s) and institutional affiliation(s), (c) mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address (submitter only), (d) the report’s title, and (e) the abstract.
• Attach one file containing an abstract not to exceed 250 words, with no title page. The report should contain no clues as to author identity or institutional affiliation. Label the file with title or partial title of the study.
• The file should be in Word Document (.doc; .docx) or Portable Document Format (.pdf). Other formats will not be accepted.
• Submissions may be reports of completed or in-progress research.
Send Questions Regarding Proposals To:
Dr. Edward McClellan
Louisiana Music Educators Association
[email protected]
Deadline
The submission deadline is September 11, 2026.
Submit Proposal
Review of submissions
A qualified panel will review all submissions. Notification will be made by October 15, 2026. Submissions will not be returned.