Music Psychology

  • Music Psychology

    Performance – the hidden power of the visual

    Hello Dear Reader, One of the things I enjoy about the world of music psychology is the sense of community. We are \ a relatively small discipline so you tend to see similar faces at conferences and social events, and I very often bump into colleagues and ex-students either in person or when perusing the literature. Recently I came across a fellow music psychology academic who I have known since we completed our MAs in the Psychology of Music at the University of Sheffield in 2005. Dr Noola Griffiths is a charming and bubbly person, always smiling and full of enthusiastic energy for her work. I once interviewed Noola for…

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  • Congenital amusia,  Music Psychology

    Can tone deafness occur in typical listeners?

    Hello Dear Reader, I am just returned from ICMPC 2018 in Graz, Austria. It was a difficult trip on a personal level as it was my first time I have been away from my little girl for more than a day. I decided to compromise on a 3-day trip (half the event) to combine the joys that come with meeting colleagues at a conference while minimising the discomfort that is natural for me when I am away from my little Penelope.   It was wonderful to spend time with my colleagues and friends. We get together so rarely and the social times we spent together in this pretty southern Austrian…

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