After 20 years - almost to the day - since starting, I have left Trinity Laban. I have had an absolute blast, now moving on to new challenges. Photos here with two fabulous music education colleagues, Janet Munro and Eunice Tang.

📣 Call for Papers – SEMPRE Student Study Day
26 Nov 2025 | UCL IOE + online
A supportive space for postgrad/doctoral students in #MusicPsychology & #MusicEducation to share work + connect. Submit by 1 Oct 2025
For details: sempre.org.uk/conference/s...
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The survivors at #sempre! Grateful to those who hung on until the very last session to hear my presentation on collaborative action ethnography, and to @eunice-tang.bsky.social for the photographs!

Grateful to present my PhD study at SEMPRE Spring Conference 2025 at RNCM! My talk on autism and inclusion in UK higher music education was warmly received. Thanks to my supervisors Prof Graham Welch and Dr Austin Griffiths and all brilliant scholars I connected with for the inspiring conversations!

Proud to be part of this important study! 🎵 Our research on the experiences of professionals with visual impairment in the UK music industry is now published.

Huge thanks to the wonderful team Claire Castle, David Baker, Stephanie Hoi-Ying Chan. Check this out:

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ZQHJR...

IT'S OUT! Action, Criticism & Theory has long been my favourite music ed journal, and I am delighted to have an article published today, co-written with the amazing Pamela Burnard & David Burke. 'Inviting a (Re)Orientation to “Musicking-as-Play”' act.maydaygroup.org/current-issue/

Applications are now open for the MEd Music Education (Online) at Trinity Laban! Feel free to get in touch with us if you want to learn more about the programme!

www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/courses/med-...

It’s great to have you in our iMerc Seminar, Elizabeth! All the best to you and the upcoming
book launch event!

It was a joy to visit @ioe.bsky.social yesterday to present my current research on musical vulnerability to iMerc with @eunice-tang.bsky.social.

It’s our absolute pleasure to have you speaking with us! Thanks Jess!

Very pleased to share my mycelial thinking about music and very young children at iMerc hybrid seminar today with the super organised welcoming @eunice-tang.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social great to hear about Christie Haddad's research and philosophical ideas from Prof David Elliott