Welcome to the AMPS Forum! Here you’ll find interesting news and events relating to music and psychology. The AMPS Forum is a fresh take on the long standing AMPS Newsletter (find past editions of the newsletter here). You can send news and events to us at amps.org.au@gmail.com. 

Invitation to ICMPC Business meeting

Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to the ICMPC business meeting that will take place 21 February 2024 at noon - 12.00 UTC (UK time). The meeting will take place via Zoom.  Agenda for the meeting:  12.00-12.05 1) welcome to the new committee and thanks to...

The Neurosciences and Music VIII Conference

The Neurosciences and Music VIII Conference

In mid-June 2024, Helsinki will host "The Neurosciences and Music VIII" Conference. It will be organized by the Mariani Foundation for Paediatric Neurology (Milan, Italy) in partnership with the Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain (MMBB), University of...

GAPS2 Conference

14-16 September 2023Hubs in: York, Graz, La Plata, and MelbourneMain conference website: https://sites.google.com/view/gaps2/home EOI: GAPS 2023 Student Committee Calling all undergraduate and postgraduate AMPS members! On the 14-16 September 2023, The Faculty of Fine...

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

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...