Professor Jane Davidson - Publications
BOOKS
Whole books
2007 J.W. Davidson & A.M. Trippett (eds.) Bringing the first Latin-American Opera to Life: Staging La pùrpura de la rosa in Sheffield. Durham: Durham Modern Languages Series.
2004 Davidson. J.W. (ed.) The Music Practitioner. Aldershot: Ashgate .
Chapters
In press Bailey, B. & Davidson, J.W. Psychological and physical benefit of participation
in vocal performance. In: J. Edwards (ed.) Music and Health. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars
Press. (Accepted November 2006)
In press Davidson, J.W. & Malloch, S. Expressive body movement in performance as
communicative musicality. In: C. Trevarthen & S. Malloch (eds.) Communicative Musicality. New York: Oxford University Press. (Accepted November 2005)
2007 Davidson, J.W. & Jordan, N. Private Teaching, Private Learning: An exploration of music instrument learning in the private studio, junior and senior conservatoires. In: L. Bresler, (ed.) International Handbook of Research in Arts Education. Vol 16., pp 729-744. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
2006 Davidson, J.W. `She´s the One´: Multiple Functions of Body Movement in a Stage Performance by Robbie Williams. In Gritten, A. & King, E. (eds.) Music and Gesture, pp 208-226. Aldershot: Ashgate.
2006 Davidson, J.W.& Burland, K. Musician identity formation. In G.E. McPherson (ed.) The Child as Musician, pp 475-490. New York: Oxford University Press.
2006 Davidson, J.W. & Coulam, A. Exploring jazz and classical solo singing performance behaviours: A preliminary step towards understanding performer creativity. In G. Wiggins & I. Deliege (eds.) Musical Creativity: Current research in theory and practice, pp181-199. New York, Oxford University Press.
2006 McPherson, G.E.& Davidson, J.W. Playing an instrument. In G.E. McPherson (ed.) The Child as Musician, pp 331-352. New York: Oxford University Press.
2006 Lehmann, A. & Davidson, J.W. Taking an acquired skills perspective on music performance. In R. Coldwell (ed.) MENC Handbook of Musical Cognition and Development, pp225-258. New York: Oxford University Press.
2006 Wong, P.W.Y. & Davidson, J.W. School mentoring scheme for professional development of student choral teachers. In M. Moore & B.W. Leung (eds.) School Music and Teacher Education: A Global Perspective in the New Century, pp164-174. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of education and International Society for Music Education.
2005 Davidson, J.W. Bodily communication in musical performance. In: D. Miell,. D.J. Hargreaves, & R. Macdonald (eds.) Musical Communication, pp 215-237. New York: Oxford University Press.
2005 Magee, W.L. & Davidson, J.W. Beeinflussung der Stimmung durch Musictherapie bei neurologishcen Patienten - Eine Pilotstudie. In S. Jochims (Ed.), Musiktherapie in der Neurologie / Neurorehabilitation. Erwachsener: Weltweite Konzepte, Forschung und Praxis, (pp. 355-363). Bad Honnef, Germany: Hippocampus Verlag KG.
2004 Burland, K. & Davidson, J.W. Tracing a musical life transition. In: J.W. Davidson, (ed.) The Music Practitioner: Exploring practices and research in the development of the expert music performer, teacher and listener, pp 225-249. Aldershot: Ashgate.
2004 Coimbra, D.C.C. & Davidson, J.W. Assessing vocal performance. In : J.W. Davidson, (ed.) The Music Practitioner: Exploring practices and research in the development of the expert music performer, teacher and listener, pp 201–213. Aldershot : Ashgate.
2004 Davidson, J.W. Making a Reflexive Turn: Practical Music as Research. In : J.W. Davidson, (ed.) The Music Practitioner: Exploring practices and research in the development of the expert music performer, teacher and listener, pp. 133 - 147. Aldershot: Ashgate.
2004 Davidson, J.W. What can the social psychology of music offer community music therapy? In M. Pavlicevic & G. Ansdell (eds.) Community Music Therapy, pp. 114-128. London: Jessica Kingsley.
2004 Davidson, J.W. Analysing music as social behaviour. In, E.F. Clarke & N. Cook (eds.) Empirical Musicology , pp. 57 – 75, New York: Oxford University Press.
2004 Davidson, J.W. & King, E. C. Strategies for ensemble practice. In A. Williamon (ed.) Musical Excellence, pp.105-122. New York: Oxford University Press.
2003 Howe, M.J.A. & Davidson, J.W. The early progress of able young musicians. In: R.J. Sternberg & E.L. Grigorenko (eds.) The Psychology of Abilities, Competencies and Expertise, pp186-212. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2002 Borthwick, S. J. and Davidson, J.W. (2002) Developing a child´s identity as a musician. In R. MacDonald, D. Miell and D.J. Hargreaves (eds.), Musical Identities, pp. 60-78. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2002 Davidson, J.W. Developing the ability to perform. In J. Rink (ed.) Musical Performance: A Guide to Understanding, pp. 89-101. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2002 Davidson, J.W. Communicating Performance. In J. Rink (ed.) Musical Performance: A Guide to Understanding, pp. 144-152. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2002 Davidson, J.W. The performer´s identity. In: R. MacDonald, D. Miell and D.J. Hargreaves (ed.), Musical Identities, pp. 97-116. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2002 Davidson, J.W. & Correia, J.S. Body movement in performance. In: R. Parncutt & G.E. McPherson (eds.) The Science and Psychology of Music Performance: Creative Strategies for Teaching and Learning, pp. 237-250. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2002 Gembris, H. & Davidson, J.W. Environmental influences on musical development. In: R. Parncutt & G.E. McPherson (eds.) The Science and Psychology of Music Performance: Creative Strategies for Teaching and Learning, pp. 17-30. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2002 Lehmann, A. C., & Davidson, J.W. Taking an acquired skills perspective on music performance. In R. Colwell & C. Richardson (eds.), Second Handbook on Music Teaching and Learning, pp. 542-562, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2002 Pitts, S.E. Davidson, J.W. and McPherson, G.E. Developing effective practice strategies. In: G. Spruce (ed.) Aspects of Teaching Secondary Music, pp. 140-155, London: Routledge/ Falmer.
2001 Davidson, J.W. and Pitts, S.E. Musik und geistige Fähigkeiten: Gembris, H.; Kraemer, R.-D. & Maas, G. (Eds.):Musikpädagogische Forschungsberichte: Transfereffekte musikalischer
Aktivitäten. Augsburg: Wissner Verlag, pp95-106.
2001 Davidson, J.W. (2001) Music and the Body, In: C. Blakemore, S. Jennett (Eds.)Oxford Companion to the Body, pp465-466. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
1998 Clarke, E. F. & Davidson, J. W. The body in music as mediator between knowledge
and action. In: W. Thomas (Ed.).Composition, Performance, Reception: Studies in the Creative Process in Music. Oxford University Press, 74-92.
1997 Davidson, J. W. The social psychology of performance. In D. J. Hargreaves & A. C. North (Eds.). The Social Psychology of Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 209-226.
1997 Davidson, J. W., Howe, M. J. A. & Sloboda, J. A. Environmental factors in the development of musical performance skill in the first twenty years of life. In: D. J. Hargreaves & A. C. North (Eds.). The Social Psychology of Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 188-203.
1996 Davidson, J. W.& Sloboda, J. A., The young performing musician. In: I. Deliege, & J. A. Sloboda (Eds.). The Origins and Development of Musical Competence. Oxford University Press, vol 127, 40-45.
1995 Davidson, J. W. What does the visual information contained in music performances offer the observer? Some preliminary thoughts. In R. Steinberg (Ed.). The Music Machine: Psychophysiology and Psychopathology of the Sense of Music. Springer Verlag, 105-113.
1995 Davidson, J. W. & Sloboda, J. A. L´ interprète en herbe. In I. Deliège, & J. A. Sloboda (Eds.). Naissance et développement du sens musical. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 199-221.
1994 Crichton, L. & Davidson, J. W.. Students with special needs and abilities in music. In A.E. Kemp (Ed), Principles and Processes of Music Teaching. University of Reading Academic Press, Incorporated Society of Musicians.
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
2007 Blank, M. & Davidson, J.W. An exploration of the effects of musical and social factors in piano duo collaborations. Psychology of Music, 35 (2), 213-230.
2007 Davidson, J.W. Qualitative insights into the use of expressive body movement in piano performance. Psychology of Music, 35 (3), 381-402.
2007 Davidson, J.W. The activity and artistry of solo vocal performance: insights from investigative observations and interviews with western classical singers Musicae Scientiae, Performance Matters Special Issue, 109-140.
2007 Davidson, J.W. & Lai, V. Shanghai Street: Art in and of a City. International Journal of Arts in Society, Vol 1., on-line.
2007 La, F. Davidson, J.W., Ledger, W, Howard, D, & Joanes, G. A case-study on the effects of the menstrual cycle and the use of a combined oral contraceptive pill on the performance of a western classical singer: An objective and subjective overview. Musicae Scientiae, Performance Matters Special Issue, 85-108.
2007 Liao, M. & Davidson, J.W. The use of gesture techniques in children´s singing, International Journal of Music Education, 25 (1), 82-96.
2006 Faulkner, R. & Davidson, J.W. (2006) Men in chorus: collaboration and competition in homo-social vocal behaviour. Psychology of Music. 34(2): 219-238.
2006 (online publication) Lã, F., Davidson, J.W., Ledger ,W., Howard, D.M.S., & Jones, G. Comparison of the effects of the normal and a synthetic hormonal cycle on the operatic singing voice: A pilot investigation. Journal of Voice. (Accepted August 2005, anticipated publication hardcopy, 2008.)
2006 Magee, W.L., Brumfitt, S.M., Freeman, M. & Davidson, J.W.
The role of music therapy in an interdisciplinary approach to address functional communication in complex neuro-communication disorders: a case report. Disability and Rehabilitation, 28(19), 1221-1229.
2005 Bailey, B. & Davidson J.W. (2005) Effects of group singing and performance on a group of middle class and marginalised singers. Psychology of Music. 33 (3): 269-303.
2005 Davidson, J.W. (2005) Before, during and after examinations in England. Asia-Pacific Journal for Arts Education. 3(1): 64-81.
2005 Davidson, J.W. A British Academician. Musicae Scientiae, 9 (2): 213-221.
2005 Kurosawa, K. & Davidson, J.W. (2005) Non-verbal interaction in popular performance: The Corrs. Musicae Scientiae. 9(1): 111-136.
2005 Lã, F. & Davidson, J.W. Investigating the Relationship between Sexual Hormones and Female Western Classical Singing. Research Studies in Music Education. 24: 75-87.
2004 Burland, K. & Davidson, J.W. Rôle des parents dans le dèveloppement du musicien classique professional. The International Journal of Sport Science and Physical Education, 64: 89-108.
2004 Faulkner, R. & Davidson, J. W. (2004) Men's vocal behaviour and the construction of self. Musicae Scientiae. 8 (2): 231-255.
2004 Magee, W.L., & Davidson, J.W. Singing In Therapy: Monitoring Disease Process In Chronic Degenerative Illness. British Journal of Music Therapy. 18 (2): 65-77.
2004 Magee, W.L., and Davidson, J.W. Music Therapy In Multiple Sclerosis: Results Of A Systematic Qualitative Analysis. Music Therapy Perspectives 22 (1): 39-51.
2003 Bailey, B. & Davidson, J.W. Amateur Group Singing as a Therapeutic Agent. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 12: 18-32.
2003 Davidson & Edgar Gender and race bias in the judgement of western art music performance. Music Education Research. 5: 169-182.
2003 Moore, D.G., Davidson, J.W. & Burland, K. The social context of musical success. British Journal of Psychology. 94: 529-549.
2003 Kokotsaki, D. & Davidson, J.W. Singers´ experiences of anxiety in mid-year examinations. Music Education Research. 5, 45-60.
2003 Ford, L. & Davidson, J.W. (2003) An investigation of members´ roles in wind quintets. Psychology of Music. 31: 53-74.
2002 Burland, K. & Davidson, J.W. Training the talented. Music Education Research, 4, 121-140.
2002 Coimbra, D.C.C., Davidson, J.W. and Kokotsaki, D. Student´s experiences of mid-year examinations. Music Education Research. 4: 168-181.
2002 Davidson, J.W. Understanding the expressive movements of a solo pianist. Musikpsychologie, 16:9-31.
2002 Davidson, J.W. & Borthwick, S.J. Parenting scripts: Exploring the roots of success and failure in children´s musical development. Psychology of Music. 30: 89-102.
2002 Davidson, J.W. & Good, J.M.M. Social and musical coordination between members of a string quartet: An exploratory study. Psychology of Music. 30: 186-201.
2002 Magee, W.L., and Davidson, J.W. The Effect Of Music Therapy On Mood States In Neurological Patients – A Pilot Study. Journal of Music Therapy, 39( 1), 20-29.
2002 McPherson, G.E. and Davidson, J.W. Musical Practice: Mother and child interactions during the first year of learning an instrument. Music Education Research. 4: 141-156.
2002 Williamon, R.A. & Davidson, J.W. Exploring co-performer communication. Musicae Scientiae, VI (1) 1-17.
2001 Davidson, J.W. & Correia J.S, Meaningful musical performance. Research Studies in Music Education, 17: 70-83.
2001 Davidson, J.W. The role of the body in the production and perception of solo vocal performance: A case study of Annie Lennox. Musicaie Scientiae, V (2): 235-256.
2001 Davidson, J.W. David Helfgott: A Psychologist's Perspective. Research Issues in Music Education, 16: 66-70.
2001 Davidson, J.W. and Coimbra, D.C.C. Investigating performance evaluation by assessors of singers in a music college setting. Musicae Scientiae, V (1): 33-54.
2001 Davidson, J. W. & Pitts, S. E. People have talents: a case study of musical behaviour in an adoptive family. British Journal of Music Education, 18 (2): 159-169.
2001 Davidson, J. W. & Pitts, S. E. Music and mental skill. In H. Gembris, R. D. Kraemer & G. Maas (Eds) Musikpädagogische Forschungsberichte: Transfereffekte musikalischer Aktivitäten. Augsburg: Wissner Verlag.
2001 Davidson, J.W., Pitts, S.E. & Correia, J.S. Reconciling technical and expressive elements
in young children´s musical instrument learning, Journal of Aesthetic Education, 35 (3): 51-62.
2001 Burland, K.& Davidson, J.W. Investigating social processes in group musical composition. Research Studies in Music Education, 16: 46-56.
2001 Kokotsaki, D. Davidson, J.W.& Coimbra, D. Investigating the assessment of singers in a music college setting: the students´ perspective. Research Studies in Music Education, 16: 15-33.
2000 Pitts, S.E. and Davidson, J.W. Supporting musical development in the primary school: an English perspective on the Australian band system. Research Issues in Music Education., 14, 76-84.
2000 Pitts, S.E., Davidson, J.W. & McPherson, G.E. Developing effective practice strategies: case studies of three young instrumentalists. Music Education Research, 2, 45-56.
1999 Davidson, J.W. Sketching a social psychology of music learning and performance.
Journal of Music Perception and Cognition, 5(1): 44-55.
1999 Davidson, J.W. Self and desire: A preliminary exploration of why students start and continue with music learning. Research Studies in Music Education, 12: 30-37.
1999 Davidson, J.W. & Scutt, S. Exam Interactions. Ensemble: The Journal of the Music Masters´ and Mistresses´ Association, 51: 10-17.
1999 Davidson, J.W. & Scutt, S. Researching Music Examinations. British Journal of Music Education, 16:1, 79-95.
1998 Howe, M. J. A., Davidson, J. W. & Sloboda, J. A. Innate gifts and talents: Reality or
myth? Behavioural and Brain Sciences. 21 (3): 399-407.
1998 Howe, M. J. A., Davidson, J. W. & Sloboda, J. A. Natural Born Talents Undiscovered. Behavioural and Brain Sciences. 21 (3): 432-442.
1998 Davidson, J. W., Howe, M. J. A., Moore, D. M., & Sloboda, J. A. The role of teachers in the development of musical ability. Journal of Research in Music Education, v46(1), 141-160.
1997 Davidson, J.W. Themes and Discussions in Musical Development Research. Polish Journal of Developmental Psychology. Spring Issue, 7, 34-42.
1997 Davidson, J.W. & Smith, J.A. A Case Study of Newer Practices in Music Education at Conservatoire Level. British Journal of Music Education, 14, 3, 251-269.
1996 Sloboda, J. A., Davidson, J. W., Howe, M. J. A., & Moore, D. M. The role of practice in the development of expert musical performance British Journal of Psychology), 87, 287-309.
1996 Davidson, J. W., Howe, M. J. A., Moore, D. M., & Sloboda, J. A. The Role of Parental Influences in the Development of Musical Ability. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 14, 399-412
1995/6 Davidson, J. W., Howe, M. J. A. & Sloboda, J. A. The role of parents and teachers in the success and failure of instrumental learners. Bulletin for the Council of Research in Music Education. 127, 40-45.
1995 Howe, M. J. A., Davidson, J. W., Moore, D. M., & Sloboda, J. A. Are there early signs of musical excellence? Psychology of Music, 23, 162-176.
1994 Davidson, J. W. What type of information is conveyed in the body movements of solo musician performers? Journal of Human Movement Studies, 6, 279-301.
1994 Sloboda, J. A., Davidson, J. W. & Howe, M. J. A., Is everyone musical? The Psychologist, 7 (7), 349-354.
1994 Sloboda, J. A., Davidson, J. W. & Howe, M. J. A., Musicians: Experts not geniuses. The Psychologist , 7(7), 363-365.
1993 Davidson, J.W. Visual perception of performance manner in the movements of solo musicians, Psychology of Music, 21, 103-13.
1993 Howe, M.J.A., Sloboda, J.A. & Davidson, J.W. What makes a musician? Upbeat, 16: 8-9.
