Psychology of Music
Psychology of Music publishes peer-reviewed papers directed at increasing the scientific understanding of any psychological aspect of music. These include studies on listening, performing, creating, memorising, analysing, describing, learning, and teaching, as well as applied social, developmental, attitudinal and therapeutic studies. Special emphasis is placed on studies, which address the interface between music psychology and music education.
"Without doubt, Psychology of Music is the pre-eminent journal in the field. Its reputation as the source of some of the most sophisticated and elegant research in music psychology has long been unparalleled." Professor Robert Walker
"... absorbing, well-researched and tidily presented, frequently thought-provoking and stimulating. The range of topics and educational levels covered is wide and varied. Journals like this serve an admirable purpose to make readily available reliable up-to-date research to support and encourage all musicians and teachers in their joint pursuits." Colin Touchin
"It is my considered opinion that Psychology of Music is now the premier journal of its kind in the world." Edward P. Asmus
Psychology of Music and SEMPRE provide an international forum for researchers working in the fields of psychology of music and music education, to encourage the exchange of ideas and to disseminate research findings.
View the institutional subscription rates: An institutional subscription to Psychology of Music includes a subscription to Research Studies in Music Education (two issues a year, also published by SAGE on behalf of SEMPRE). Subscriptions are available in the usual three ways: combined print and online, print only and e-access only. Please contact the customer services department to subscribe. Individual subscribers can purchase the journals separately in print only.
If you are interested in becoming a member of SEMPRE and receiving a subscription to Psychology of Music as part of your membership dues please contact the SEMPRE membership secretary at: membership@sempre.org.uk
This journal accepts supplementary materials, e.g. audio/video files, datasets, additional images etc. For more information please see our guidelines
All issues of Psychology of Music are available to browse online.
Psychology of Music provides collections of free to access articles from the archive, centred around key topics and themes. The collections are collated by individuals across the field, and include an introduction to the topic or theme. Read them here.
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Psychology of Music publishes peer-reviewed papers directed at increasing the scientific understanding of any psychological aspect of music. These include studies on listening, performing, creating, memorising, analysing, describing, learning, and teaching, as well as applied social, developmental, attitudinal and therapeutic studies. Special emphasis is placed on studies, which address the interface between music psychology and music education.
Published by the Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research (SEMPRE), the journal aims to increase the scientific understanding of all psychological aspects of music and music education. This includes studies on listening, performing, creating, memorizing, analyzing, describing, learning and teaching as well as applied social, developmental, attitudinal and therapeutic studies.
Submissions may be: theoretical critical papers or original empirical investigations containing systematic qualitative or quantitative analyses of relevant data; short research reports and notes which Substantially confirm or extend existing knowledge but which do not justify a full-length paper; or reviews of books, DVDs, CD Roms or online materials. Special emphasis is placed on studies carried out in naturalistic settings, especially those which address the interface between music psychology and music education.
Psychology of Music provides collections of free to access articles from the archive, centred around key topics and themes. The collections are collated by individuals across the field, and include an introduction to the topic or theme. Read them here.
| Nikki Moran | Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, UK |
| Michelle Phillips | Royal Northern College of Music, UK |
| Alexandra Lamont | Independent Scholar, UK |
| Karen Wise | Guildhall School of Music & Drama, UK |
| Katerina Drakoulaki | Mount Holyoke College, MA, USA |
| Mayumi Adachi | Hokkaido University, Japan |
| Paolo Ammirante | Ryerson University, Canada |
| Richard Ashley | Northwestern University, USA |
| Arielle Bonneville-Roussy | Université de Québec à Montreal, Canada |
| Warren Brodsky | Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel |
| Dan Cameron | McMaster University, Canada |
| Hugo Cogo-Moreira | Østfold University College, Norway |
| Annabel J. Cohen | University of Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Jane Davidson | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Genevieve Dingle | University of Queensland, Australia |
| Tuomas Eerola | University of Durham, UK |
| Karen Goodman | Monclair State University, USA |
| Alinka Greasley | University of Leeds, UK |
| Martin Hartmann | University of Jyväskylä, Finland |
| Allan Hewitt | University of Strathclyde, UK |
| Beatriz Ilari | Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California, USA |
| Jennifer Blackwell | Northwestern University, USA |
| Elaine King | University of Hull, UK |
| Amanda Krause | James Cook University, Australia |
| Gunter Kreutz | Carl von Ossietzky Universitat Oldenburg, Germany |
| Raymond MacDonald | University of Edinburgh, UK |
| Kathryn Marsh | University of Sydney, Australia |
| Adrian C. North | Curtin University, Australia |
| Susan O'Neill | Institute of Education, University College London, UK |
| Adam Ockelford | University of Roehampton, UK |
| Ioulia Papageorgi | University of Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Michelle Phillips | Royal Northern College of Music, UK |
| Dawn Rose | Lucerne University of Applied Arts and Sciences, Switzerland |
| E. Glenn Schellenberg | University of Toronto, Canada |
| Emery Schubert | The University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Neta Spiro | Royal College of Music, UK |
| Jonna Vuoskoski | University of Oslo, Norway |
| Graham Welch | University College London, UK |
| Clemens Wöllner | University of Music Freiburg |
| Margaret S. Barrett | Monash University, Australia |
| Pamela Burnard | University of Cambridge, UK |
| Eugenia Costa-Giomi | Ohio State University, USA |
| Ian Cross | University of Cambridge, UK |
| Jane Ginsborg | Royal Northern College of Music, UK |
| David J. Hargreaves | Roehampton University, UK |
| Patrik N. Juslin | Uppsala University, Sweden |
| Don Knox | Glasgow Caledonian University, UK |
| Mats Küssner | Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany |
| Siw Graabræk Nielsen | Norwegian Academy of Music, Norway |
| Mark Reybrouck | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium |
| Renee Timmers | University of Sheffield, UK |
Manuscript submission guidelines can be accessed on Sage Journals.