Research
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…
Research Shorts: Moving Beyond ‘Formal’ and ‘Informal’ Music Learning
This week I’m exploring informal musical learning with Prof Katy Ieong Cheng Ho Weatherly, based at the University of Macau. Katy spoke…
Research Shorts: Guest Blog on Nate Holder’s ‘If I Were a Racist’
This week I’m delighted that Professor Robert Mitchell is bringing you Research Shorts, sharing his thoughts on Nate Holder’s recent book publication…
Research Shorts: Using AI in contemporary composition
This week I’ve been talking to Zakiya Leeming about her work with artificial intelligence (AI) and music, and it’s great to be…
Research Shorts: Growing the future early childhood music education workforce
This week’s Research Shorts follows on from last week’s lovely research on playful learning, which I’d like to claim credit for but…
Research Shorts: Playful music learning for primary schools
Welcome back to Research Shorts, kicking off this September with Dr Rachael Byrne’s work on playful music. Her recent article presents a…
Research Roundups: Research considering music within the science curriculum
The main question: are there videos with Taylor Swift music to teach science as well as the times tables we covered last…
Research Shorts: Dominants or Diminished 7ths? Assessing Year 7 pupils’ prior knowledge
This week I’ve been chatting with Mark Phillips about his recent research supporting secondary schools delivering music education. His work has a…
