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Notes 63.3 (2007) 655-662

New Periodicals
Erin Mayhood
This semiannual column selectively lists newly issued periodicals; describes their objectives, formats, and contents; and provides information about special issues, title and format changes, mergers, and cessations. The following resources were frequently consulted when assembling this column: International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP; http://music.chadwyck.com), Music Index (MI; http://www.hppmusicindex.com), RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (RILM; http://www.RILM.org), OCLC WorldCat and Ulrich's Periodical Directory (http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb). All Web sites were accessed on 22 November 2006 unless otherwise specified.

New Titles

Classical Music Today. Edited by Robert Ardini. Ardini and Associates. Quarterly. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Spring 2006). Print format. Subscription or inquiries: Ardini and Associates, 331 West 57th Street, No. 541, New York, NY 10019. E-mail: robert@classicalmusictoday.com. $30.

Juilliard-trained Robert Ardini is the primary contributor to, and publisher of, this newsletter that focuses on orchestra, ensemble and performer news, festivals, concert reviews, new recordings, new compositions and profiles of current composers and conductors of primarily American orchestras. Primary sources of information include orchestra information officers and PR Newswire.

Empirical Musicology Review (EMR). Edited by Dr. David Butler. Ohio State University Library. Bimonthly. Vol. 1, no. 1 (January 2006). ISSN 1559-5749. Online format (PDF). Access: http://emusicology.org. Subscription or inquiries: dbutler@ esedona.net. Free.

Founded by David Huron and David Butler in 2004, EMR is distributed by Ohio State University's institutional repository, OSU Knowledge Bank. The journal publishes articles, commentaries, editorials, book reviews, interviews, letters and data-sets focusing on systematic and empirical study of music using methods such as "hypothesis-testing, modeling, and controlled observation." (http://emusicology.org/terciary_about_emr.html) Topical areas include music history, performance, theory, education, culture and composition.

Beginning with volume 1, number 3 (July 2006), EMR includes audio examples in Ogg Vorbis (.ogg) format. While this audio format is playable on most recent systems, many will require a downloadable player, freely available along with more information at http://www.vorbis.com.

EMR is a public peer-reviewed journal, a publishing model growing in popularity with the growth of online publishing. Public peer-review's goal is to publish articles within "a context of scholarly discussion and debate rather than as isolated contributions." ( http://emusicology.org/terciary_editorial_info.html) To this end, EMR publishes articles in tandem with commentaries, which are commissioned and always signed.

International Journal of Performance Arts & Digital Media (IJPADM). Edited by David Collins. School of Intermedia and Performance Arts at Doncaster College. Triannual. Vol. 1, no. 1 (April 2005). Print and online (PDF) format. ISSN 1479-4713. Subscriptions: Intellect, PO Box 862, Bristol BS99 1DE, U.K.; online subscription form at http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals.php?issn=14794713. E-mail: orders@intellectbooks.com. £210 institutional (print and electronic access), £30 individuals. For more information (including tables of contents and abstracts), see publisher's Web site above. Sample issues are available from the publisher: electronic versions are free of charge, print versions are £10 each issue (including postage). [End Page 655]

This interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal "encourages debate and cross-disciplinary exchange of a broad range of approaches surrounding the use of new media and information technologies in the creation and implementation of performances." ( http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals.appx.php?issn=14794713) The editorial board is largely comprised of scholars from the United States and the

U.K. Contributors include lecturers, researchers and students in performance-based arts in higher education, practitioners and educators in music, theater, dance and performance, and researchers and software developers with an interest in the performance arts. The journal features full-length articles, shorter debate essays on current issues, and performance and book reviews. Topics include performance with new media (e.g., live with interactive systems, Web-based, distributed non-linear, virtual spaces, interactive, online/disc, HCI and live performance), new media (e.g., motion capture, audience-performer, interactive installations, real-time music control, robotics), assessment of digital performance, education, interdisciplinary, and practice-based research.

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