The 2015 International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education will be held at Loyola University New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on June 14-17, 2015. The conference organizers invite the submission of proposals for papers on aspects of theory, philosophy, research and practice in the sociology of music education. The symposium welcomes research and scholarly investigations into a wide range of contexts, such as schools, universities, festivals, communities, the media, homes and the Internet. ‘Music education’ is understood to include all forms of teaching and learning music – formal, informal and non-formal. The deadline for proposals is December 15, 2014, and additional information can be found at the symposium website: www.issme2015.weebly.com