Research
Call For Papers: Higher Education Conference
When MusicHE was disbanded in October 2024, Music Mark took on responsibility for Higher Education members as a Subject Association for all stages of…
Research Shorts: Musical Development and Social Inclusion in Small-Group Instrumental Teaching
This week, I spoke with Dr Ida Knutsson about her article ‘The relationship between musical development and social inclusion in small-group instrumental…
Research Shorts: How Digital Technologies Can Shape Instrumental and Vocal Lessons
This week, I am speaking to Helen Hines about her doctoral project ‘Investigating how digital technologies shape teaching and learning in instrumental…
Research Shorts: Learning and Participation Managers in Orchestras
This week, I am speaking with Dr Axel Petri-Preis about his article: “‘That’s what we actually should be doing’: learning and participation…
Research Shorts: Young Men, Music and Mental Health
This week I met Alex Theophilus to talk about his doctoral project entitled ‘Young men and their use of music in coastal…
Research Short: Melodic Minds and Rhythm Sticks
This week, I’m speaking to Nathaniel Ford-Francis about his doctoral project ‘Melodic minds and rhythm sticks: the stories of disabled musicians’. His…
Research Short: Women Transforming Classical Music
Today I am speaking with Laura Hamer about her new free, online, 6-hour course, produced by The Open University, Women Transforming Classical…
Environmental sustainability practices in Music Hubs & Services
In response to the climate crisis and a growing need for sustainable practices in music education, Music Mark commissioned a research project…
Research Shorts: Musical Vulnerability in Music Education
Today I’m talking with Elizabeth MacGregor about her recent book, Musical vulnerability: Receptivity, susceptibility, and care in the music classroom (Routledge, 2025)….
Research Shorts: Advancing Excellence in Teaching
This week I’m talking to Dr Lilian Simones about her work in developing a new model called Echoes for Excellence, an approach…
Research Shorts: Do you ‘tell’ or ‘talk with’ your students?
This week, I’m chatting with James Poole, who is a piano and woodwind teacher in the middle of his doctoral research on…
Research Shorts: The Smile Project (Strategies for Music in Learning-difficulties Education)
This week I’ve been talking to Dr Caroline Waddington-Jones about her work with the Smile Project. This vital work aims to improve…
