As a scientific discipline, music psychology can now look back on a history of over 140 years. The Annals of Music Psychology combine musicological, psychological, sociological, pedagogical, and media-scientific research with works from related disciplines and thus bundle the different perspectives on the phenomenon of 'music'.
In this sense, the Annals of Music Psychology, as an open publication forum between psychology and musicology, not only address specialists from the individual sub-disciplines but also a broad readership beyond the boundaries of the disciplines who are interested in empirical music research and fundamental questions of access to music.

Volume 30 is edited by Timo Fischinger and Christoph Louven. Editorial assistants are Nina Düvel and Diana Kayser.

The work on volume 30 is finished. Together with additional reviews and conference reports, the contributions already published online will be published as a book by Waxmann-Verlag, Münster.

The importance of the music-immanent phenomena of movement and gesture is evident both in historical and music-psychological contexts. The field of research has recently gained new impetus through the discovery of mirror neurons, computer-based analysis methods such as eye-tracking and motion-capture systems, and the embodiment concept. Music moves people both physically and emotionally. Based on facial and vocal expressions, one can reliably deduce certain basic emotions. At the same time, music-making and singing are always accompanied by physical activity, and even listening to music can compel involuntary co-movement or encourage conscious dancing. On the basis of physical gestures in the solo performance, playing in the ensemble, and conducting one can gain information on eg. interpretation and metrics. Furthermore, some musical movements are more efficient and physiologically more adequate than others.

Volume 28 was edited by Wolfgang Auhagen, Claudia Bullerjahn and Christoph Louven. Editorial Assistants were Fabian Greb und Jochen Steffens.

The contributions have been published as a printed book by Waxmann Verlag (Münster, Germany). The printed version contains additional book reviews and conference reports.

As a scientific discipline, music psychology can now look back on a history of over 140 years. The Yearbook of Music Psychology combines musicological, psychological, sociological, pedagogical, and media-scientific  research with works from related disciplines and thus bundles the different perspectives on the phenomenon of 'music'.

In this sense, the Yearbook of Music Psychology, as an open publication forum between psychology and musicology, not only addresses specialists from the individual sub-disciplines but also a broad readership beyond the boundaries of the disciplines who are interested in empirical music research and fundamental questions of access to music.

Volume 31 is edited by Reinhard Kopiez. Editorial assistants are Nina Düvel and Kilian Sander.

The work on volume 31 is finished. Together with additional reviews and conference
reports, the contributions already published online have now been published as a book by
Waxmann, Münster.

Volume 29 of the Yearbook of Music Psychology focuses on various aspects of listening to 'music in audiovisual contexts, one of the most common forms of music reception in modern times. The spectrum of topics ranges from the theoretical foundations of audiovisual perception to classic thematic areas, such as the reception of music in films and commercials, up to the very latest fields of application, such as the usage behavior of music streaming services on the Internet.

In addition to the thematic contributions, the volume also contains numerous free research reports from other research areas of music psychology and thus reflects the thematic diversity of the discipline.

Volume 29 is edited by Timo Fischinger and Christoph Louven. The editorial support is provided by Ann-Kristin Herget and Esther Ptasczynski.

The work on volume 29 is completed. The contributions will soon be published as a printed book by Waxmann Verlag (Münster, Germany). The printed version contains additional book reviews and conference reports.

As a scientific discipline, music psychology can now look back on a history of over 140 years. The Yearbook of Music Psychology combines musicological, psychological, sociological, pedagogical, and media-scientific  research with works from related disciplines and thus bundles the different perspectives on the phenomenon of 'music'.

In this sense, the Yearbook of Music Psychology, as an open publication forum between psychology and musicology, not only addresses specialists from the individual sub-disciplines but also a broad readership beyond the boundaries of the disciplines who are interested in empirical music research and fundamental questions of access to music.

Volume 32 is edited by Reinhard Kopiez. Editorial assistants are Nina Düvel and Kilian Sander.