On this page you will find information about upcoming events, conferences, and activities associated with music psychology.
SysMus23 Call for papers
The International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology (SysMus23) is coming up in October and there is currently an active call for papers until the 1st of May. SysMus conferences provide a friendly atmosphere to meet other students and discuss your...
AMPlify 2023 June seminar: Applying for an ARC DECRA
4 pm AEST Wednesday 7 June 2023 via Zoom Register here. Join our panel of DECRA fellows to discuss to get the inside scoop on the process of applying for a DECRA award. Our presenters Steffen Herff graduated in Psychology at the Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf...
AMPlify2023 October seminar: Careers in music psychology
Wednesday 4 October 2023 4 pm AEST via Zoom Register here Our presenters Margaret Osborne holds an interdisciplinary appointment with both the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Her desire to support the mental and...
AMPlify2023 April Seminar: Getting published in music psychology with Kate Stevens
When: Wednesday 5 April 4pm AEST via Zoom Register here This our second session for 2023 designed to support HDRs and ECRs to navigate their careers in music psychology. Overview When is the right time to be thinking about publishing your work? How to select the most...
AMPlify23 March seminar: All about post-docs
When: Wednesday 8 March 4 pm AEST via Zoom Watch here This will be the first of our sessions for 2023 designed to support HDRs and ECRs to navigate their careers in music psychology. This session will be a round table discussion about the experiences of applying for...
ESCOM Webinar on Academic Careers
Our friends at ESCOM are offering this fantastic webinar on academic careers featuring some wonderful speakers - and students can register for free! Click on the image below to learn more and register.
AMPlify2023 Series
Our AMPlify series aims to provide engaging professional development seminars for our early career researchers. At the 2022 AMPS conference, we held a co-design session with interested members to plan for our 2023 series. Thank you to all who participated for your...
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...
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.
Co-Design at the 2022 AMPS Conference
The 2022 AMPS conference will begin with an informal co-design session where all AMPS members will have the opportunity to shape AMPS’ ECR development program for 2023. After a successful inaugural offering of “AMPlify Your Research 2022”, we are keen to co-design...
MARCS July Seminar recording out now!
The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development, Western Sydney University, is pleased to share the recording form the latest seminar given by Dr. Amanda Krause and Ms. Rachel McClymont. This seminar was recorded on June 9, 2022. Watch it here:...
MARCS August Seminar recording out now!
The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development, Western Sydney University, is pleased to share the recording form the latest seminar given by Dr. Anthony Chmiel. This seminar was recorded on August 9, 2022. Watch it here:...
MARCS July Seminar recording out now!
The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development, Western Sydney University, is pleased to share the recording form the latest seminar given by Dr. Sandra Garrido. This seminar was recorded on July 19, 2022. Watch it here:...
AMPS’ Amplifying Your Research Career Series 2022: November Seminar
Registrations are now closed. See seminar resources below. When: Wednesday 9 November 2022 4 pm AEST via Zoom Dr Somoray will be talking about some general tips on conducting meta-analysis and how to combine meta-analysis with structural equation modelling. Our...
AMPS’ Amplifying Your Research Career Series 2022: October Seminar
Registrations have closed. Link to recording under "Resources" below. When: Wednesday 5 October, 4 pm AEST Leaning on songwriting: Music research design with and for CALD communities Oftentimes doing research in a way that is not extractive is a huge challenge....
AMPS’ Amplifying Your Research Career Series 2022: August Seminar
Registrations closed. When: Wednesday 3 August, 4 pm AEST Thanks for the feedback! Responding constructively to critique How do you respond to feedback, particularly when it is critical of your work? Our response to feedback is reflective of our attitude to learning,...
AMPS 2022 Conference Gatherings
The Australian Music & Psychology Society would like to support the community to gather around the date of the AMPS 2022 conference. Support will be provided in the form of financial contribution towards catering. Gatherings will be organised in the...
AMPS 2022 Conference keynote announced
AMPS2022 keynote will be delivered by Dr Margaret Osborne, Senior Lecturer In Psychology And Music, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences. Dr Osborne will speak on the topic of "New directions in music performance science". Visit the AMPS conference site for more...
ECRs: Build your cheer squad
Early career research can be lonely, especially for those with a foot more in the music field than psychology. ECRs in the arts don't tend to belong to labs and we aren't surrounded by teams of researchers. Often, we are flying solo. This can be particularly...
AMPS’ Amplifying Your Research Career Series 2022 : June Seminar
Media engagement for ECRs with Gemma Perry Registrations are closed When: Wednesday 1 June 4 pm AEST Summary: This media skills session is designed to prepare early career researchers for sharing research with a wide audience. We will discuss communication skills for...
AMPS’ Amplifying Your Research Career 2022 Series: May Seminar
Hot on the heels of our April seminar, comes our May AMPlify Your Research Career seminar, the third in our series for 2022. Considering Plan D: Data Science after Academia Registrations are closed When: Wednesday 4 May, 4 pm AEST Where: Via Zoom Summary: Dave Baker...
MARCS April Seminar recording out now!
The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development, Western Sydney University, is pleased to share the recording form the latest seminar given by Dr Alison Short. This seminar was recorded on April 12, 2022. Watch it here:...
45th National Conference of the Musicological Society of Australia 2022
The Musicological Society of Australia is now calling for papers for their 2022 Conference. See the conference website here for details. The 2022 MSA conference will be held online from December 1 - 3 and will take place concurrently with the 1st Symposium of the ICTM...
Announcing the AMPS 2022 Conference.
Conference Date: 28th September, 2022 We are excited to share the news of the 2022 AMPS conference! AMPS is pleased to invite papers at all stages, including: Works in progress (e.g., PhD students, post-confirmation, reporting on work underway)Completed projects...
AMPS’ Amplifying Your Research Career 2022 Series: April Seminar
We are excited to announce our April AMPlify seminar, the second seminar in our AMPlify Your Research series. This seminar is presented by Dr Rebecca Gelding, Project Officer, Life Course Centre, University of Sydney. Follow Rebecca on Twitter: @RebeccaGelding...
Watch the February MARCS Seminar now!
The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development, Western Sydney University, is pleased to share the recording form the latest seminar given by Professor Roger Dean. This seminar was recorded on February 8, 2022. Watch it here:...
The Society for Music Perception and Cognition 2022 Conference
Save the date! The Society for Music Perception and Cognition has announced their 2022 conference. Anticipated location and dates: Portland, OR; August 4-7, 2022 Conference Chair: Zachary Wallmark Abstracts submission deadline: February 15 , 2022. Submit your...
AMPlify Your Research Series Kicks Off
We are excited to launch our AMPlify Your Research series with our first session by AMPS President, Dr Amanda Krause from James Cook University. Your (online) scholarly identity REGISTRATIONS NOW CLOSED Wednesday 9 February, 4 pm AEST See below for a video of the...
MARCS Afternoon Colloquium
**Stay Tuned! The AMPS Forum will update you on recent and upcoming presentations as the information becomes available!** The following video presentations are supplied by the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, at Western Sydney University. The...
AMPS’ Amplifying Your Research Career 2022 Series
The AMPS society looks forward to bringing you a series of zoom sessions open to all AMPS members. Join us for one or all of these sessions designed to amplify your career. 09 February - Your (online) scholarly identity, presenter: Amanda Krause. Click here for more...
Don’t miss “Your Brain on Jazz”
Don't miss this event with Music Science researchers at the Melbourne international Jazz Festival! Paul Barclay is in conversation with several members of our Australian Music Psychology community, including Professor Sarah Wilson and Dr. Margaret Osborne. 1pm |...
Upcoming Seminar: “Mapping music: Digital tools and collaborative communities”
This seminar is held my the Melbourne Data Analytics Platform, University of Melbourne. More details and register here: https://mdap.unimelb.edu.au/2021/11/09/november-mdap-seminar-mapping-music-digital-tools-and-collaborative-communities/ Speaker Professor Richard...
16th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC)
Jointly organised with the 11th triennial conference of ESCOMDate: 28-31 July 2021Main Organising Hub: The University of Sheffield, UK Co-organising hub (Virtual Australian hub): Western Sydney University | AMPS Conference website:...
Music & Psychology Research Conference: Virtually Together – 9 October, 2020
We invite you to attend a one-day virtual conference hosted by the Australian Music & Psychology Society on 9 October 2020. The event will run 10:00-16:30, AEDT. The vision of this meeting is to present a cutting-edge forum for those wishing to share ideas and...
Music Neuroscience Symposium 2020 – How Music Sculpts the Brain
Keynote address by recently appointed Professorial Fellow (The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences) in the MSPS, Dr Isabelle Peretz, from the University of Montreal. When: Monday 24 February, 5 – 7PM...
International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology (SysMus) – 2020
The International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology (SysMus) will take place at the Department of Music at the University of York from 15 – 17 September 2020 in York, England. Please click here to see the Call for Contributions and find more information...
Music listening, technology, and well-being in older age
A live streaming event presented by AMPS and UNSW Empirical Musicology Research Group Seminar When: Friday November 1, at 1200-1300 Where: Physical venue: The University of New South Wales, K-G14-139. Virtual Venue: The link for the streamed seminar is now...
AMPS AGM 2019
The Australian Music & Psychology Society (AMPS) AGM will take place during the International Symposium on Performance Science (ISPS) in Melbourne, Australia this week. The agenda and accompanying documents can be accessed by clicking this link. Date:...