On this page, you can catch up on recent stories, reports, and interviews by and about AMPS members and AMPS activities.
AMPS history project
Can you help? AMPS is looking to boost their records and we're looking for your help. Do you have any records you could share? We're looking for photos from conferences, talks, and other AMPS gatherings references/slides/advertisements for AMPS public talks...
Professor Roger Dean – Hook Lecture-Recital on Tuesday 24th Oct
Professor Roger Dean - Hook Lecture-Recital (at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, or online) on Tuesday 24th Oct Join the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, or online, for a Hook Lecture-Recital “Approaches to creativity in music and beyond” by Professor Roger Dean on...
GAPS2 Conference Overview
In mid-September, The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne, hosted 27 students, ECRs, and established academics from the fields the arts and psychology for the GAPS2 Conference. GAPS – the Global Arts and Psychology Seminar – prides itself on its...
ICMPC17-ASCOM7 Conference Reflection
By Hannah Taylor, Tam N. Nguyen and Sabrina McKenzie Warm, friendly faces greeted us without fail at the entrance door bright and early each morning, welcoming us into a room buzzing with activity, adventure, and anticipation. Despite the unrelenting 34-degree heat in...
Reflections on Completing a Music Psychology PhD during COVID
By Merrick Powell. Merrick is a recent PhD Graduate in the Music, Sound and Performance lab group at Macquarie University. Follow Merrick on twitter https://twitter.com/MerrickPowell. Only in the last couple of weeks, since receiving the confirmation of my PhD thesis...
Sabrina McKenzie on Music and Self Compassion
In this video blog we hear from Sabrina McKenzie on music and self compassion. https://youtu.be/AFGeEklP-PY Sabrina McKenzie is a PhD candidate in Music Psychology at the University of Melbourne, under the guidance of Dr Solange Glasser and Dr Margaret Osborne. Her...
Inclusion and sustainability at ICMPC17
Richard Parncutt has started a petition concerning the 17th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC17, Tokyo, August 24-28, 2023). Details can be found at: https://www.change.org/p/inclusion-and-sustainability-at-icmpc17.
Sing like nobody’s comparing!
Research by AMPS members Amanda Krause, Melissa Forbes and Xanthe Lowe-Brown was recently showcased on Brisbane's 4ZZZ Radio when Amanda was interviewed by investigate reporter Anita Diamond. Amanda discusses the results of a study conducted by the team as reported in...
SEMPRE 50th Anniversary Conference Reflection
By Stephanie MacArthur, Sabrina McKenzie, & Dianna Vidas In 1972, the Society for Education, Music, and Psychology Research (SEMPRE) was founded. In recognition of this milestone, SEMPRE organised a 50th Anniversary Conference, held online and in-person at the...
SMPC Conference Review
By Merrick Powell After a necessary couple of years off, the Society for Music Perception and Cognition held an in-person conference in Portland, Oregon in August 2022. Many researchers from all over the world were able to reconnect with old friends and colleagues;...