Music plays an important role in all our lives, and is a channel through which we can express emotions, thoughts, political statements, and social relationships

Music is a tremendously powerful channel through which people develop their personal and social identities. Music is used to communicate emotions, thoughts, pol

Research studies in social and developmental psychology are beginning to chart the various ways in which music can influence our identity, values and beliefs, f

Raymond MacDonald is Professor of Music Psychology and Improvisation and Head of The School of Music at University of Edinburgh. He runs music workshops and lec

Music is a powerful process and resource that can shape and support who we are and wish to be. The interaction between musical identities and learning music hig