Journals & Magazines
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AES: the journal of the Audio Engineering Society
From 2024 to present
The official publication of the AES; it is the only peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to audio technology.
BBC Music Magazine
From November 2012 to present
BBC Music Magazine brings the world of classical music to life, from interviews with the greatest artists, features on fascinating subjects to all the latest news and opinions from around the music world.
British Journal of Music Education
From 1999 to present
Provides clear and readable accounts of contemporary research in music education worldwide, covering subjects including music teaching and learning in formal and informal contexts including classroom, individual, group and whole class instrumental and vocal teaching, music in higher education, international comparative music education, music in community settings, and teacher education.
British Journal of Music Therapy
From 1999 to present
A peer-reviewed journal for music therapists and other professionals interested in all aspects of music therapy, which includes original articles or essays that have direct relevance to the field of music therapy, including research studies, theoretical papers, assessment and treatment programmes, case studies, and training, employment and ethical issues.
Drama & Theatre
From January 2012 to present
An invaluable resource written for teachers by teachers, playwrights and practitioners, Drama & Theatre brings you practical strategies, lesson plans, and inspiration to enhance your teaching. Includes news, reviews, workshop listings, plays and more. Every issue includes plans for drama games, strategies and individual workshops, covering all aspects of theatre education from Brecht to lighting design.
Gramophone
April 1923 to present
Classical music reviews, news, playlists, features and blogs from the world’s leading classical music magazine.
Guitarist
January 2017 to present
The longest-established European guitar magazine, each issue covers three areas: reviews, interview and technique. This may include reviews of newly released guitars, amplifiers and other equipment; interviews with famous and up-and-coming guitar players; and features on the guitar industry, news articles, playing technique with tablature.
International Journal of Community Music
From 2013 to present
Concerned with all aspects of community music practice and theory, the peer-reviewed journal aims to provide opportunities to explore international dimensions of community music practice, developing conceptual and philosophical perspectives of participatory music making.
Jazzwise
April 1997 to present
The UK’s biggest-selling jazz monthly and the leading English language jazz magazine in Europe.
Journal of Class and Culture
From 2023 to present
Aims to provide a provocative theoretical and empirical exploration of the concepts of class and culture.
Journal of Marketing
From 1999 to present
Develops and disseminates knowledge about real-world marketing questions relevant to scholars, educators, managers, consumers, policy makers and other societal stakeholders
Journal of Music Technology and Education
From October 2008 to present
Explores the issues concerning the use of technology in music education at all levels and across genres such as composition, musicology, performance and music production. Peer-reviewed, it includes articles from a broad community of educators, researchers and practitioners who are working closely with new technologies in the fields of music education and music technology education.
Mojo
Most recent year’s issues
Recognized as the definitive magazine for music fans the world over, Mojo covers music from a multitude of genres and eras, made by icons and valiant young upstarts; readers can reconnect with their heroes, and discover a wealth of new artists who are re-imagining musical tradition in dynamic new ways.
Music Education Research
From 1997 to present
Provides an international forum for cross-cultural investigations and discussions relating to all areas of music education, including articles which report on and discuss research and methodological issues from the point of view of philosophy, sociology, psychology and comparative studies.
Education is interpreted in a broad sense including teaching and learning; formal and informal contexts; musical development; musical creativity and perception; instrumental/vocal studies; technologies; special needs, community settings; socio-cultural issues; policy; curriculum design and assessment.
Music Educators Journal
Most recent 5 years’ issues
From 1999 to present
Offers peer-reviewed scholarly and practical articles on music teaching approaches and philosophies, instructional techniques, and current trends and issues in music education in schools and communities and the latest in products and services.
Music Teacher
From January 202 to present
The essential resource for music education practitioners, covering class music and peripatetic/private instrumental teaching, it provides ideas for teaching, with online lesson materials and a range of practical features. Contains reviews, news, comment and debate, as well as the latest jobs and professional development opportunities.
Music Week
From issue 313, 2016 to present
The premier music industry magazine, Music Week is essential reading for anybody involved in the music business. It features the latest news, covers topics such as live music and music festivals, gives details of the financial situation music in the UK faces with comprehensive stats and numbers, all the latest rumours and gossip from the business and news of exciting new talent, as well as interviews, business analysis, retail news, and features on different aspects of the music business..
Musicae Scientiae
From 1999 to present
Peer-reviewed empirical, theoretical and critical articles directed at increasing the understanding of how music is perceived, represented and generated..
MusicWorks
From Autumn 1989 to present
Musicworks connects readers with curious ears to the world’s most adventurous music and sound art in a lively triannual magazine packed with mind-expanding stories, photos, and tracks you won’t find anywhere else.
Organised Sound
All content
Focuses on the rapidly developing methods and issues arising from the use of technology in music, the impact which the application of technology is having upon music in a variety of genres and provides a sharing forum for anyone interested in electroacoustic music studies.
Performance Research
From 1997 to present
Covers all areas of performance research, practice and scholarship from artists, scholars, curators and critics.
Perspectives of New Music
All content
Directed at composers, performers, scholars, and all others interested in any kind of contemporary music, the journal includes theoretical research, analyses, technical reports, position papers by composers, sociological and philosophical articles, interviews, reviews, and, for special purposes, short musical scores or other creative productions.
Popular Music
From 2000 to present
An international multi-disciplinary journal covering all aspects of the subject, from the formation of social group identities through popular music, to the workings of the global music industry, to how particular pieces of music are put together. The journal includes all kinds of popular music, whether rap or rai, jazz or rock, from any historical era and any geographical location.
Psychology of Music
Most recent 2 years’ issues
From 1999 to present
Includes studies on listening, performing, creating, memorising, analysing, describing, learning, and teaching – as well as applied social, developmental, attitudinal and therapeutic studies.
Research Studies in Music Education
Most recent 2 years’ issues
From 1999 to present
Promotes the dissemination and discussion of high quality research in music and music education, and encourages the interrogation and development of a range of research methodologies and their application to diverse topics in music education theory and practice.
Songlines
From Spring 1999 to present
Covers music from traditional and popular to contemporary and fusion, featuring well-known artists and newcomers; includes CD reviews, artist interviews, guides to burgeoning scenes and up-and-coming stars, travel adventures, frontline reports and live music listings.
Sound on Sound (UK)
Most recent 2 years’ issues
All content
Music recording technology magazine, which includes product tests of electronic musical performance and recording devices, and interviews with industry professionals.
Studies in Musical Theatre
From 2021 to present
A refereed journal which considers areas of live performance that use vocal and instrumental music in conjunction with theatrical performance as a principal part of their expressive language.
Tempo: a quarterly review of modern music
From 2004 to present
Covers the new music scene in all its complexity, featuring discussions of compositional trends, performance practices, listening practices, new music contexts and reception histories, including writing about new forms of creative practice (electronic, interdisciplinary, performance-based) and to writing that employs innovative methods of enquiry that differ from the aims of traditional musicology.
The Stage
From January 2018 to present
Provides news and services for the UK theatre, entertainment and performing arts industry for those with an involvement or interest in the performing arts industry. The Stage is an essential resource for actors and performers, backstage workers, creative teams and those in training and education.
The Wire
From Summer 1982 to present
The Wire is a British avant garde music magazine, founded in 1982, which initially concentrated on contemporary jazz and improvised music, but branched out in the early 1990s to various types of experimental music. Since then it has covered hip hop, modern classical, free improvisation, post-rock, and various forms of electronic music.
Theatre Dance and Performance Training
From 1997 to present
Publishes research on performance training by practitioners, academics, creative artists and pedagogues, including training processes and performance making.
Twentieth Century Music
All content
Covers all kinds of musical practice, including folk and popular music, media and film music, as well as art music and sound art, ethnomusicology, archival research, cultural studies, and analytical work which engages with broad historical arguments.