Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education

About

The Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education provides a forum where contemporary research is made accessible to all with interest in music education. The Bulletin contains current research, and reviews of interest to the international music education profession.

Dr. Janet R. Barrett is editor and works with an advisory committee of music education's most prestigious researchers. The Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education provides an outlet for scholarly publication and is one of music education's leading publications.

Outstanding Dissertation Award: Call for Nominations

The Council for Research in Music Education announces the reinstatement of the Outstanding Dissertation Award (ODA), which recognizes excellence in research by doctoral students. Learn more at: https://bcrme.press.uillinois.edu/ODA/

Indexes

ArticleFirst, Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Arts and Humanities Search, Biography Index, Book Review Digest Plus, Chemical Abstracts, Current Contents, Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, Education Abstracts, Education Full Text, Education Index, Education Index Retrospective, Education Research Complete, Education Research Index, International Index to Music Periodicals, Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur, Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen Geistes - und Sozialwissenschaftlicher Literatur, MLA International Bibliography, Music Index (Online), Personal Alert (E-mail), PIO - Periodicals Index Online, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, Scopus, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Online), TOC Premier, Web of Science, Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition

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Editors

Editor
Janet R. Barrett

BULLETIN ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• Joseph Abramo, University of Connecticut
• Randall Allsup, Teachers College Columbia University
• Mark R. Campbell, SUNY Potsdam
• Kenneth Elpus, University of Maryland, College Park
• Juliet Hess, Michigan State University
• Maud Hickey, Northwestern University
• Roger Mantie, Arizona State University
• Koji Matsunobu, The Education University of Hong Kong
• Peter Miksza, Indiana University
• Mark Montemayor, University of Northern Colorado
• David E. Myers, University of Minnesota
• Alison M. Reynolds, Temple University
• Lauren Kapalka Richerme, Indiana University
• David Rickels, University of Colorado at Boulder
• Kathryn Roulston, University of Georgia
• Patrick Schmidt, University of Western Ontario
• Bridget Sweet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Brent C. Talbot, Gettysburg College
• David Teachout, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Matthew Thibeault, The Education University of Hong Kong
• Jackie Wiggins, Oakland University
• Paul G. Woodford, University of Western Ontario

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Instructions to Contributors

All submissions should be well written with minimal grammatical, sentence structure, or organization problems and contain unambiguous, relevant, and supported content. Manuscript should follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition, 2020). Please write in clear and readable English, limit the use of passive voice, and avoid excessive words. Manuscripts should be approximately 20 pages, including abstract, figures, drawings, tables, and references. In accordance with the Code of Ethics, submitting a manuscript indicates that it has not been published previously and is not currently submitted for publication elsewhere, either in its entirety or in part.
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Reports of Original Research

Authors should be especially clear in reporting their purpose, procedures, and conclusions. They should suggest implications for and applications to the profession. It is expected that original research will serve as models of well-executed methodology rooted in a rigorous adherence to a stated research paradigm. All submitted research articles must conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition, 2020).

Articles that Synthesize and Discuss Issues Pertaining to a Research Topic Relevant to and that will Enhance Knowledge of Music Teaching and Learning

Manuscripts should concern timely and significant topics. These papers will be evaluated for whether the author has contributed to the profession's knowledge by providing new insights, drawing inferences and/or developing a synthesis, in contrast to simply providing a summary of extant research.

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