Edinburgh Napier University

The worst is yet to come: the psychological impact of COVID-19 on Hong Kong music teachers

Journal Article

Cheng, L., & Lam, C. Y. (2021)

The worst is yet to come: the psychological impact of COVID-19 on Hong Kong music teachers. Music Education Research, 23(2), 211-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/14613808.2021.1906215

The COVID-19 pandemic has made online and distance learning the new normal at all levels of education. Music as a school subject that relies heavily on multimodal sensory and ...

Low-latency Networked Music Collaborations: Does ‘good enough’ do enough good?

Journal Article

Dylan Smith, G., Moir, Z., Ferguson, P., & Davies, G. (2020)

Low-latency Networked Music Collaborations: Does ‘good enough’ do enough good?. Journal of Network Music and Arts, 2(1),

LoLa is a cutting-edge technology that enables low latency, real-time collaborations across vast distances using high-bandwidth, low-jitter networks. It has the capacity to tr...

Learner autonomy in music performance practices

Journal Article

Cheng, L., Wong, P. W. Y., & Lam, C. Y. (2020)

Learner autonomy in music performance practices. British Journal of Music Education, 37(3), 234-246. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0265051720000170

The language of music shares a number of basic processing mechanisms with natural languages, yet studies of learner autonomy in music education are rare. This study aims to as...

Islay Jazz Festival

Journal Article

Medboe, H., & Maclean, D. (2020)

Islay Jazz Festival. Jazz Research Journal, 12(2), https://doi.org/10.1558/jazz.40304

This article considers the ecologies and stakeholder interests that overlap in the staging of an annual jazz festival on a small Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides. Through...

Popular Music and the Anthropocene

Journal Article

Ribac, F., & Harkins, P. (2020)

Popular Music and the Anthropocene. Popular Music, 39(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0261143019000539

Ribac, F., & Harkins, P. (2020). Popular Music and the Anthropocene. Popular Music, 39(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0261143019000539

Piloting ‘Creative Musicianship’ in Scotland: An analysis of the experiences of students and teachers

Journal Article

Moir, Z., & Stillie, B. (in press)

Piloting ‘Creative Musicianship’ in Scotland: An analysis of the experiences of students and teachers. Journal of Popular Music Education,

Moir, Z., & Stillie, B. (in press). Piloting ‘Creative Musicianship’ in Scotland: An analysis of the experiences of students and teachers. Journal of Popular Music Education.

Cult Sound Studies: hand claps, orchestra hits, and the production of popular music

Journal Article

Harkins, P. (2019)

Cult Sound Studies: hand claps, orchestra hits, and the production of popular music. Sound Studies, 5(2), 213-216. https://doi.org/10.1080/20551940.2019.1648029

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The Absent Presence of Progressive Rock in the British Music Press, 1968-1974

Journal Article

Anderton, C., & Atton, C. (2020)

The Absent Presence of Progressive Rock in the British Music Press, 1968-1974. Rock Music Studies, 7(1), 8-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/19401159.2019.1651521

The upsurge of academic interest in the genre known as progressive rock has taken much for granted. In particular, little account has been taken of how discourses surrounding...

Challenging authenticity: fakes and forgeries in rock music

Journal Article

Atton, C. (2019)

Challenging authenticity: fakes and forgeries in rock music. Popular Music, 38(2), 204-218. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261143019000084

Authenticity is a key concept in the evaluation of rock music by critics and fans. The production of fakes challenges the means by which listeners evaluate the authentic, by ...

Teaching Live Coding of Electronic Dance Music: A Case Study

Journal Article

Cheng, L. (2018)

Teaching Live Coding of Electronic Dance Music: A Case Study. Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.12801/1947-5403.2018.10.01.10

Live coding is a relatively new performance practice that emphasizes the expressive possibilities afforded by computer programming. Live coding has often been associated with ...