Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research Conference Schedule
Autumn 2020 SEMPRE Conference
The role of music psychology research in a complex world:
Implications, applications and debates
Conference schedule
Day 1: Wednesday 9 September
13:00–13:15 Welcome
13:15–14:45 Session 1: Social Justice
Still we rise: Racial discriminatory resilience and Black American musicians
Clarke Randolph (Royal College of Music)
Social justice and the orchestra industry
Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey (University of Oxford)
Can music psychology research help us to address the climate crisis?
Helen Prior (University of Hull)
14:45–15:15 Break
15:15–16:15 Music for social change: Evidence from social neuroscience, cultural conflict, and big data
David Greenberg (Bar-Ilan University)
A model of psychological mechanisms of inclusive music-making: Empowerment of marginalised young people
Maruša Levstek (University of Sussex)
16:15–16:45 Break
16:45–17:45 Session 2: Education
Capturing children’s social connections: A new method to examine the relationship between music tuition and social experiences
Kate Cameron (University of Leeds)
How do we motivate young musicians to persist in musical learning despite current educational pressures?
Samantha Caffull (University of York)
Day 2: Thursday 10 September
13:00–14:00 Session 3: Methods in Applied Contexts (1)
Mapping music for wellbeing in Sheffield
Ioanna Filippidi, Nicola Pennill, and Renee Timmers (University of Sheffield)
How participatory music engagement supports mental health: Reflecting on the process and findings from a meta-ethnography
Rosie Perkins (Royal College of Music / Imperial College London),
Adele Mason-Bertrand (Royal College of Music / Imperial College London),
Daisy Fancourt (University College London), L Baxter (University College London),
Aaron Williamon (Royal College of Music / Imperial College London).
14:00–14:30 Break
14:30–15:30 Session 4: Technology
Development of augmented reality environments for addressing musical performance anxiety
Nery Borges and Mário Vairinhos (University of Aveiro)
Virtually together: Concerts during the coronavirus
Dana Swarbrick, Beate Seibt, and Jonna Vuoskoski (University of Oslo)
15:30–16:00 Break
16:00–17:00 Session 5: Covid-19
Music as a tool for socio-emotional coping during Covid-19 pandemic lockdown
Lauren Fink (Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics),
Claire Howlin (University College Dublin),
Will Randell (University of Jyväskylä),
Lindsay Warrenburg (University College Dublin),
Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann (Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics),
Niels C. Hansen (Aarhus University).
17:00–17:30 Break
17:30–18:30 Invited speaker: Alexandra Lamont (Keele University)
Day 3: Friday 11 September
13:00–14:00 Session 6: Health and wellbeing
Health and wellbeing in higher education: Challenges for music and sport
Elena Alessandri (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts),
Dawn Rose (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts),
David Wasely (Cardiff University).
Understanding ‘musical vulnerability’ as a lens on music’s role in education, health, and wellbeing
Elizabeth H. MacGregor (University of Sheffield)
14:00–14:30 Break
14:30–15:30 Session 7: Methods in Applied Contexts (2)
Building musical lives: An ecological model for music intervention and support with autistic children and their families
Caitlin Shaughnessy (University of Roehampton)
The illusion of choice can increase pain threshold: Isolating the role of agency in music listening interventions
Claire Howlin and Brendan Rooney (University College Dublin)
15:30–16:00 Break
16:00–17:30 Session 8: Musical training
Tosca or Tesco: Exploring the career-building process for conservatoire graduates
Kate Blackstone (University of Leeds)
Associations between musical sophistication and personality: Evidence from three countries
Nicolas Ruth (Goldsmiths, University of London),
Elina Tsigeman (Sirius University of Science and Technology, Sochi),
Maxim Likhanov (Sirius University of Science and Technology, Sochi),
Yulia Kovas Sirius (Goldsmiths, University of London / University of Science and Technology, Sochi),
Daniel Müllensiefen (Goldsmiths, University of London).
Applying music psychology to address engagement issues in entrepreneurship
Sylvia Jen (University of Salford)
17:30–17:45 Plenary wrap-up