Another milestone done, feeling very grateful to be part of a supportive music research community 🙂

In my new column for Psychologies I write about reframing the singing experience to focus on the process rather than the product - the joy of singing for the sake of it. There’s quotes from @tomvanderbilt, Philippa_Perry, Kate Valentine Singing Mamas CIC and Rumi! Out now!

Calling all music listeners! 🎵🎧 How do you rate the music you stream? We want to know how well Spotify tags their music! We have a fun 30-minute online survey, all you have to do is listen to music excerpts and rate it on 5 dimensions! bit.ly/SpotifyMusicRa…

and we are about to zoom into ESCOM12 so getting our official melbourne welcome from Dr Solange Glasser and Dr Margaret Osborne. AMPS #AMPS2024

Thrilled to be attending the AMPS #AMPS2024 co located with ESCOM12 conferences at the Melbourne Hub this evening!! 🧠🎶

Watching Sabrina McKenzie share her fascinating work on music and self-compassion in the first talk at the Melbourne Hub! ESCOM12 @ausmuspsysoc #AMPS2024

Listening to Research Listening share fascinating work using IPT to explore musical identities in singing teachers ESCOM12 AMPS #AMPS2024

Student keynote Xanthe Lowe-Brown starting Thursday’s sessions off with a bang at AMPS #AMPS2024 ESCOM12

Curious to see what Dr Dianna Vidas has to share about the validity of some of Spotify’s audio features for use in music psychology research… AMPS #AMPS2024 ESCOM12

Great to hear Sabrina McKenzie speak to music listening’s influence on self-compassion AMPS #AMPS2024 ESCOM12

Enjoying learning about the fascinating collaborative work happening between Research Listening and Sabrina McKenzie on emotions and everyday music listening

Sandra Garrido offering some resources for practical applications of music listening programs in dementia care AMPS #AMPS2024 ESCOM12

day two of #escom12 and #AMPS2024 comes to a close. such great #MusicScience and trivia was great. AMPS

. Kate Stevens sharing insights from her wealth of experience ESCOM12 AMPS #AMPS2024

. Kaila Putter speaking to stereotypes in rap music AMPS ESCOM12 #AMPS2024

Following on from Kaila Putter ‘s fantastic work is a fascinating talk by Merrick Powell on the attraction to violent themes in music AMPS ESCOM12 #AMPS2024

Jane Davidson speaking eloquently to singing and the resilient self… AMPS ESCOM12 #AMPS2024

Today’s #MusicScience #PubChat article: MacArthur, Davidson & Research Listening (2024). Interpreting 7-year-old beginner cellists’ experiences of practice. Research Studies in Music Education, 46(1), 114-133. doi.org/10.1177/132110…

Congratulations to Sabrina McKenzie (Sabrina McKenzie) for winning 2nd place at the University of Melbourne Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Grand Final competition! Pictured next to Sabrina is one of her supervisors, Dr Solange Glasser. Well deserved! 🎉 Photo from Kayla Morgan. 📸