Dr Anne-Marie Czajkowski

Profile

I gained my MMus in Applied Psychology of Music (Distinction) in 2013 at the Univeristy of Leeds.

I gained a scholarship at to continue my studies at Leeds to PhD level in 2015 and completed in 2018. I was the DARE Academic Post-Doctoral Research Assistant working with Proessor Karen Burland on a collaborative study between the University and Opera North (2018- ).

I have currently published two articles on the effects of teaching mindfulness to singers and instrumentalists and a third is in progress.

I lecture part-time at the University in music psychology, music theatre studies, and performance studies and do marking and assessment on Music Psychology and Performance Studies modules. I am currently a book reviewer on the British Journal of Music Education, lecturer on a Vocal Rehabilitation Course, and teach voice at Leeds Conservatoire, Garforth Academy and privately at home.

Research interests

My primary area of interest is music psychology and my specialism is the effects of teaching mindulness to musicians in which I gained my PhD. Other interests and teaching have resided within the areas of musicians’ identity, historical and contextual studies in the field of music theatre, and practical performance studies.

Qualifications

• PhD in Applied Psychology of Music
• MMus in Applied Psychology of Music
• BA(Hons) in Music
• ARCM(PG)
• AHRC

Professional memberships

• MISM
• AOTOS

Student education

I teach part-time on Music Psychology, Music Theatre, and Performance Study modules.