The music practitioner: research for the music performer, teacher, and listener

pt. 1. The practitioner and research. Psychology and the music practitioner / Aaron Williamon and Sam Thompson

What and why do we need to know about music psychology research to improve music instrument teaching? / Kacper Miklaszewski

The state of play in performance studies / John Rink

A case study of a practical research environment : Sibelius Academy, Helsinki / Kari Kurkela.

pt. 2. Theory and experimentation : understanding pitches, tuning and rhythms. From acoustics to psychology : pitch strength of sounds / Andrzej Rakowski

'Expressive intonation' in string performance : problems of analysis and interpretation / Peter Johnson

Do compositions reveal information about historical tuning? / Bernhard Billeter

Enrichment of music theory pedagogy by computer-based repertoire analyses and perceptual-cognitive theory / Richard Parncutt

The perceptual space between and within musical rhythm categories / George Papadelis and George Papanikolaou.

pt. 3. Practitioners investigating their daily work. Making a reflexive turn : practical music-making becomes conventional research / Jane W. Davidson

Singing by heart : memorization strategies for the words and music of songs / Jane Ginsborg

Formal and non-formal music learning amongst rock musicians / Anna-Karin Gullberg and Sture Brändström

Priorities in voice training : carrying power or tone quality / Allan Vurma and Jaan Ross.

pt. 4. Researching musician identity and perception. Rethinking voice evaluation in singing / António G. Salgado

Assessing vocal performance / Daniela Coimbra and Jane W. Davidson

Starting a music degree at university / Stephanie E. Pitts

Tracing a musical life transition / Karen Burland and Jane W. Davidson

Flawed expertise : exploring the need to overcome the discrepancy between instrumental training and orchestral work, the case of string players / Daina Langner.

pt. 5. Adopting innovative research approaches. A new method for analysing and representing singing / Stefanie Stadler Elmer and Franz-Josef Elmer

The fears and joys of new forms of investigation into teaching : student evaluation of instrumental teaching / Ingrid Maria Hanken

A role for action research projects in developing new pedagogical approaches to aural and musicianship education / Nicholas Bannan

A new approach to pursuing the professional development of recent graduates from German music academies : the alumni project / Heiner Gembris

What music psychology is telling us about emotion and why it can't yet tell us more : a need for empirical and theoretical innovation / Matthew M. Lavy.

pt. 6. A final note. Musical chills and other delights of music / Jerrold Levinson.