Research
Research Shorts: Collaborative Composition and Choral Repertoire for Post-Pandemic Well-Being
This week I have been chatting with Canadian academic, Dr Fiona Evison, about her practice-led research. Fiona describes herself as ‘a transplanted…
Research Shorts: Generative AI in school music education
This week, I’ve been talking to Dr Lee Cheng, Associate Prof at Anglia Ruskin University, about his recent research on the role…
Research Shorts: Culturally Responsive Teaching in Musical Theatre Production
This week I’ve been talking about musical theatre teaching with U.S. academic, Dr Apinporn Chaiwanichsiri, and her recent work on culturally responsive…
Research Shorts: Creativity as a transferable concept
This week I’m featuring some brand new research, a recent article by Kevin Gormley at Dublin City University, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha…
Research Shorts: ‘Musical voice’ and ‘learner voice’ in instrumental classical music education
This week I’m absolutely delighted to be talking to Anna Bull, author of the award-winning book Class, Control, and Classical Music (Oxford…
Research Roundups: Music Education Research in 2024, Part 2
Welcome back to this two-part Research Roundup for 2024. Let’s jump right in! If you remember from last week, the green ticks…
Research Roundups: Music Education Research in 2024, Part 1
Last year was a packed year for music education research journals, books and edited collections. Settle in, over the next two weeks…
Research Shorts: ‘Joining alone’ Factors that influence the musical participation of young adults after leaving school
This week I’m talking to Emma White and Professor Stephanie Pitts about their work exploring what happens to young people and their…
Research Shorts: Rethinking ‘musical excellence’ from a decolonial perspective
This week I spoke to Professor David G. Hebert about a collaborative research article, ‘Rethinking ‘musical excellence’ from a decolonial perspective: Disruptive…
Research Shorts: Working Together Well – Amplifying Group Agency and Motivation in Higher Music Education
This week I’m talking to Jacob Thompson-Bell at the University of Lincoln about his research in supportive group work in higher music…
Research Shorts: Professional Development in Music Education for Generalist Teaching Staff
This week I’m talking with Ruth Atkinson, author of Mastering Primary Music (Bloomsbury, 2018). Ruth has recently published a journal article ‘Incidental…
Research Shorts: Inclusive and meaningful post-school music education for learning disabled students
This week I’m really excited to be sharing the emerging research project from doctoral student, Beth Black at Leeds Beckett. I was…
