International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance

A Non-Governmental Organization in Formal Consultative Relations with UNESCO

ICTMD Study Group on Musical Instruments

The Study Group on Musical Instruments is an informal association of scholars, instrument makers and musicians who share interests in studying all aspects of traditional musical instruments. The study group was founded in 1962 by Erich Stockmann within the framework of the International Folk Musical Council / International Council for Traditional Music.

Executive Committee

Chair: Gisa Jähnichen
Shanghai Conservatory of Music  [Ecomusicology/Southeast Asian Music Practices] 
20 Fenyang Lu, Xuhui District
Shanghai 200031
China
mobile: +4915733873008/+8618717954865
email: gisajaehnichen@web.de
Germany: Mühsamstr. 64, 10249 Berlin, Germany 
 
Vice Chair: Rastko Jakovljević
New York Institute of the Humanities and Social Studies
www.nyihss.org
info@nyihss.org
Office: +1 332 217 6600
Address:  115 East 116th Street, Suite 5A
New York, NY 10029
USA

Secretary: Chinthaka P. Meddegoda
University of the Visual and Performing Arts
22/6 Albert Crescent
Colombo 00700
Sri Lanka
email: chinthaka.pm@vpa.ac.lk
phone: +947178086967

Membership Management: Rinko Fujita  
Dittegasse 16/3
A-1180 Vienna
Austria
phone: +43 664 5345 281
email: rinko.fujita@gmail.com

Webmaster: Margita Matúšková
email: margita.matuskova@gmail.com

 

Call for papers: 25th symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Musical Instruments

The 25th symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Musical Instruments will take place from 9 to 12 April, 2025, at the New York Institute for the Humanities and Social Studies. This year, we hope to have an in-person symposium again with many people coming and staying for some time in this exciting city. We are looking forward to work together face to face.

Report on 18th Meeting of the ICTM Study Group on Folk Musical Instruments (13th – 17th April 2011, Stubičke Toplice, Croatia)

The 18th Meeting of the ICTM Study Group on Folk Musical Instruments took place in Stubičke Toplice, a small spa town 30 km north of Zagreb. About 60 participants from 15 countries gathered in the hotel MatijaGubec for the 2011 meeting, held from 13th -17th April. Main organiser was our Study Group member Irena Miholicsupported by the Institut za etnologiju I folkloristiku and other local institutions.

18th Meeting of the ICTM Study Group on Folk Musical Instruments will be held in Stubicke toplice, Croatia 13 – 16 April, 2011

Dear members of the ICTM Study Group on Folk Musical Instruments,

The 18th Meeting of the ICTM Study Group on Folk Musical Instruments will be held in Stubicke toplice, Croatia, from 13 – 16 April 2011.

 Meeting place

new Chair of the ICTM Study Group for FOLK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Dear members of the ICTM Study Group for FOLK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,

On behalf of the election committee, I would once again thank you for all your active participation in electing the new Chair of the ICTM Study Group for FOLK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS via e-mail.

From 47 registered members, I received the ballots of 27 members (1 member gave two votes instead of only 1 and is therefore omitted in the final list of result). This is almost 2/3 of the total list of members, and this is a legal proportion to call it a formal and correct election.

Call for papers, Erkner, Gemany, 1-4 April, 2009

Call for papers for 2009 meeting and announcement of new website:

After a fruitful business meeting at the World Conference in Vienna the plans for our next meeting had to be changed: We will have the 17th meeting of our group from April 1-4, 2009 in the little town of Erkner outside of Berlin, Germany.

There will be three topics:
1) Percussion
2) Migration of musical instruments and
3) Current research

Meeting Vilnius, Lithuania, April 5-8, 2006

Study Group on Folk Musical Instruments – Upcoming Meeting and New Publication

The Study Group on Folk Musical Instruments will hold its next meeting on 5-8 April 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Local arranger will be the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore (see www.llti.lt).

The meeting will have following topics:
1. “Classical” instruments in folk music and folk musical instruments in “classical” music
2. Folk musical instruments as symbols
3. Folk musical instruments around the Baltic Sea