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Prof

Jane Davidson

Head, Faculty Research Centre
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
music psychology
adaptation
ageing
lifespan
wellbeing
creativity
opera
voice
intercultural
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Prof

Jane Davidson

 
Division
Fine Arts and Music
 
Primary Interest
social psychology of music
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Projects

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Physical musicality: Optimising lived experience among older adults

2021 - 2024
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Social cohesion and resilience through intercultural music engagement

This project aims to identify, evaluate and develop theoretical and practical ways in which intercultural music engagement can facilitate so..

2019 - 2023
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ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE HISTORY OF EMOTIONS - MATCHING CONTRIBUTION

Emotions change over time; yet the long-term causes and consequences of changing emotional experiences and expressions remain largely unknow..

2011 - 2021
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ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE HISTORY OF EMOTIONS - MATCHING CONTRIBUTION

2011 - 2021
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Evaluation of Music Connects: Culture as a driver for social innovation in former Yugoslavia

2019 - 2020
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ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE HISTORY OF EMOTIONS - MATCHING CONTRIBUTION

2011 - 2018
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ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE HISTORY OF EMOTIONS

2011 - 2018
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ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE HISTORY OF EMOTIONS

2014 - 2018
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ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE HISTORY OF EMOTIONS

2011 - 2018
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MUSICAL INVESTMENT: ASSESSING AND ENABLING MUSICAL PARTICIPATION FOR WELL BEING IMPACT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

This project tests a growing belief that by investing in opportunity for musical participation we may develop the capacity to improve indivi..

2014 - 2018
Completed

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Projects

Project Types

8

Research Grant

4

Research Contracts

1

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

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Rich Intercultural Music Engagement Enhances Cultural Understanding: The Impact of Learning a Musical Instrument Outside of One's Lived Experience.

Marjorie G Li, Kirk N Olsen, Jane W Davidson, William Forde Thompson

Journal article  |  2023  |  Int J Environ Res Public Health

Rich intercultural music engagement (RIME) is an embodied form of engagement whereby individuals immerse themselves in foreign mus..

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Music, social cohesion, and intercultural understanding: A conceptual framework for intercultural music engagement

AHD Crooke, WF Thompson, T Fraser, J Davidson

Journal article  |  2023  |  Musicae Scientiae

Regional conflict, growing technological developments, and climate change have seen high migration rates, which are likely to rise..

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How Can Music Engagement Address Loneliness? A Qualitative Study and Thematic Framework in the Context of Australia's COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns

Frederic Kiernan, Jane W Davidson

Journal article  |  2023  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Social isolation and loneliness are serious public health concerns. Music engagement can strengthen social connections and reduce ..

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Creativity in lockdown: Understanding how music and the arts supported mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic by age group

Anthony Chmiel, Frederic Kiernan, Sandra Garrido, Sarah Lensen, Martha Hickey, Jane W Davidson

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Recent research has indicated that many people around the world turned to artistic creative activities (ACAs) to support their men..

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Emotion and Performance Practices

Stephanie Rocke, Jane W Davidson, Frederic Kiernan

Book Chapter  |  2022

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Emotion and Performance Practices

Stephanie Rocke, Jane Davidson, Frederic Kiernan

Book Chapter  |  2022

This chapter discusses various aspects of emotion relevant to performers. While the primary focus is upon the music-emotion relati..

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Editorial: Social Convergence in Times of Spatial Distancing: The Role of Music During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Niels Chr Hansen, Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann, Jane W Davidson

Journal article  |  2022  |  Front Psychol

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Adela and transformative learning: A Freirean perspective on a community music education project in Melbourne, Australia

HJ English, JW Davidson

Journal article  |  2022  |  International Journal of Music Education

In what ways can a community music education project based on historical re-enactment be a vehicle for transformational learning, ..

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The role of artistic creative activities in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

Frederic Kiernan, Anthony Chmiel, Sandra GARRIDO, Martha Hickey, Jane Davidson

Book Chapter  |  2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic some Australians turned to artistic creative activities (ACAs) as a way of managing their own mental ..

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EMOTION AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICES

S Rocke, JW Davidson, F Kiernan

Book Chapter  |  2022

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Keyword Analysis

Arts
Music
Allied Health and Rehabilitation Science
Performing Arts
Expanding Knowledge
Other Creative Arts and Writing
Understanding Past Societies
Other Psychology
Cognitive and Computational Psychology
Applied and Developmental Psychology

News

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Building intercultural engagement through music

Alexander Crooke, Trisnasari Fraser, Jane Davidson

On 30 January 2023, the Australian Government launched its much-awaited cultural policy, Revive, which aims to support and enhance the role..

February 13, 2023
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5 ways singing helps humanity

Jane Davidson

We all know that singing is fun – just think back to the last time you belted out a rock tune on a family road trip, or sang along with fri..

February 8, 2023
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The arts and Australia’s mental wellbeing

Jane Davidson

For millennia, humans have engaged in creative artistic activities, often through rituals that express people’s individual identity and soc..

December 2, 2021
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What art are you engaging with in lockdown? Australians are mostly watching TV — but music, singing and dancing do more for your mood

Frederic Kiernan, Anthony Chmiel, Jane Davidson

How have you been passing the time during lockdown? Have you been taking an online drawing class, or did you join an online choir? Perhaps ..

September 1, 2021
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Giving peace a chance? Music can drive us apart as much as it unites

Samantha Dieckmann, Jane Davidson

September 21 is International Day of Peace, the UN’s annual call for a global ceasefire. This year, in the lead-up, celebrities have curate..

September 20, 2017
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Manchester, ritual emotion and the healing power of song

Samantha Dieckmann, Jane Davidson

On Sunday, Ariana Grande played to a packed house of 60,000 fans at Manchester’s Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in tribute to the 22 people k..

June 5, 2017
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Voyage to the moon, opera and the voyage of human emotion

Jane Davidson, Frederic Kiernan

It seems obvious to say that opera “moves” people – if it didn’t engage our emotions, quite simply, it wouldn’t exist, and certainly wouldn..

February 14, 2016
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An emotional journey through pasticcio opera

Jane Davidson

Voyage to the Moon, a collaboration between Victorian Opera and Musica Viva in partnership with the Australian Research Council’s Centre of..

January 14, 2016
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Music is the soundtrack to your life – what's on your playlist?

Jane Davidson, Sandra Garrido

We all know music can move us emotionally. But how does it impact on our behaviour? That relationship’s not immediately clear. A YouTube..

May 19, 2014
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2021

FAHA - Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities

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Credentials

Positions

Head, Faculty Research Centre

Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

Education

MA in Contemporary Arts (Dance Choreography)

University of Leeds

Graduate Certificate in Counselling

Keele University

PhD in Music Psychology

City University

Master of Arts in Music Performance Studies (Distinction)

City University

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