Karen Burland
Biographic Data
| ID | 1758684 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Burland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Burland |
| SIGNATURE | BURLAND K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leeds |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0066-0132 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Exploring the Functions of Alumni Mentoring in Higher Education Music Contexts
This article explores the impact of alumni mentoring schemes on music students as they think about their future working lives. Research suggests that opportunities for career preview, working alongside more experienced musicians, can help support the transition into the professional world. We consider the functions of mentoring in this context and the potential of alumni mentoring as a strategy to support career preparation for music students. Th…
Investigating the health and wellbeing of music students: Perspectives from schools of music in Switzerland and the UK
It is a strange paradox that whilst music is increasingly considered an important part of health and wellbeing, musicians themselves endure physical and psychological challenges within a competitive industry. We compared music student wellbeing in two higher education schools of music; one in the UK, the other in Switzerland, to explore cultural similarities and differences. The study was completed in German (78%) and English (22%) via an online …
Towards a Multi-dimensional Understanding of the Performer–Audience Relationship
The performer–audience relationship is a powerful aspect of live performance, with performers’ strong emotional experiences with music frequently involving an audience response. Yet, despite the large body of research on audience experiences of live performance, there is limited work on the ways in which audiences influence the performer’s creative process during performance, as well as in its preparation and evaluation. This article explores mus…
Exploring the functions of music in the lives of young people on the autism spectrum
Current research investigating the functions of music in everyday life has identified cognitive, emotional, and social functions of music. However, previous research focuses almost exclusively on neurotypical people and rarely considers the musical experiences of autistic people. In addition, there is limited research which focuses explicitly on the musical experiences of young people on the autism spectrum. Current research exploring the functio…
Validation of the Musical Identity Measure: Exploring musical identity as a variable across multiple types of musicians
This article introduces the validation of a Musical Identity Measure (MIM), developed to support individuals’ self-conceptions in relation to their musical activities (e.g., performance, composition, music technology). Initial model validation was carried out using a principal axis factor analysis with a diverse and international sample of 336 musicians. The factor analysis revealed a four-factor measure: Musical Calling, Musical Self-Efficacy, E…
Understanding the musical identity and career thinking of postgraduate classical music performance students
The classical music sector faces an urgent challenge as increasing numbers of performance graduates struggle to establish themselves as full-time professional musicians. In part, this situation relates to narrow higher music education curricula that do not sufficiently prepare musicians for the precarious and nonlinear careers that characterize music work. The study reported here employed Version 1 of the Musical Identity Measure (MIMv1) together…
Employability ecosystems in music: (Re)navigating a life in music (in precarious times)
Preparing students to navigate a life in music involves understanding how they develop awareness of their personal and professional identities, build networks, and reflect on practice in order to sustain and develop work which is meaningful. In a complex, uncertain and rapidly changing world, particularly following the Covid-19 pandemic, we explore the ways in which HEIs might support music students as they prepare for their futures. We argue tha…
Understanding live coding events
As an arts practice, live coding has strong roots in musical performance, and the fact that its ‘liveness’ requires the performer to write and modify algorithms in real time [Collins, N., A. McLean, J. Rohrhuber, and A. Ward. 2003. “Live Coding in Laptop Performance.” Organised Sound 8 (3): 321–330] means that it is often treated as a kind of music improvisation. Organised live coding has now passed its tenth year [Magnusson, T. 2014. “Herding Ca…
Rules and expectations of jazz gigs
This paper explores the rules and expectations of jazz gigs using a case study of a weekly jazz club, The Spin. The paper considers the expectations that audience members have of live jazz performances in relation to the venues in which they are performed, the experience of collective listening and the impact of personal factors and musical identities on motivation and enjoyment. Questionnaires, diaries, follow-up interviews and observations were…
Understanding Jazz Audiences: Listening and Learning at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
This paper considers the ways in which jazz audiences participate in and contribute to musical events, and examines the roles that music plays in their lives and identities. Analysis of a large-scale survey and in-depth interviews, carried out at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival in 2007, reveals a sense of community and atmosphere within which audience members value the opportunity to be amongst like-minded jazz enthusiasts. The jazz festiva…
An Exploratory Study of the Use of Electronic Music Technologies in Clinical Music Therapy
In line with wider health and educational services, there is a growing demand for music therapists to apply electronic music technologies in clinical practice. Despite a handful of accounts indicating the benefits these tools offer, an objective assessment of their role in music therapy and guidelines for their application in therapy are lacking. A qualitative study collected data in semi–structured individual interviews from music therapists exp…
Becoming a Music Student Investigating the skills and attitudes of students beginning a Music degree
This article reports a project designed to foster first-year music students' academic study skills and to investigate their expectations and experiences of starting at university. Data gathered through questionnaires, diaries and in-class tasks reveal the change in learning strategies and musical identity the students experience in their first semester of the music degree course. Academic work and anxieties about workload and assessment challenge…
The social context of musical success: A developmental account
This paper brings together extensive data from 257 children to explore the relative importance of social-environmental factors during critical periods of children's musical development. The paper also presents preliminary findings from a follow-up of 20 of the most musically successful children 8 years later to determine which childhood factors predict differences in success as adult performers. Those children who continued to play an instrument …
An Exploratory Study of the Use of Electronic Music Technologies in Clinical Music Therapy
In line with wider health and educational services, there is a growing demand for music therapists to apply electronic music technologies in clinical practice. Despite a handful of accounts indicating the benefits these tools offer, an objective assessment of their role in music therapy and guidelines for their application in therapy are lacking. A qualitative study collected data in semi–structured individual interviews from music therapists exp…
Becoming a Music Student Investigating the skills and attitudes of students beginning a Music degree
This article reports a project designed to foster first-year music students' academic study skills and to investigate their expectations and experiences of starting at university. Data gathered through questionnaires, diaries and in-class tasks reveal the change in learning strategies and musical identity the students experience in their first semester of the music degree course. Academic work and anxieties about workload and assessment challenge…
The social context of musical success: A developmental account
This paper brings together extensive data from 257 children to explore the relative importance of social-environmental factors during critical periods of children's musical development. The paper also presents preliminary findings from a follow-up of 20 of the most musically successful children 8 years later to determine which childhood factors predict differences in success as adult performers. Those children who continued to play an instrument …
Understanding Jazz Audiences: Listening and Learning at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
This paper considers the ways in which jazz audiences participate in and contribute to musical events, and examines the roles that music plays in their lives and identities. Analysis of a large-scale survey and in-depth interviews, carried out at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival in 2007, reveals a sense of community and atmosphere within which audience members value the opportunity to be amongst like-minded jazz enthusiasts. The jazz festiva…
Employability ecosystems in music: (Re)navigating a life in music (in precarious times)
Preparing students to navigate a life in music involves understanding how they develop awareness of their personal and professional identities, build networks, and reflect on practice in order to sustain and develop work which is meaningful. In a complex, uncertain and rapidly changing world, particularly following the Covid-19 pandemic, we explore the ways in which HEIs might support music students as they prepare for their futures. We argue tha…
Rules and expectations of jazz gigs
This paper explores the rules and expectations of jazz gigs using a case study of a weekly jazz club, The Spin. The paper considers the expectations that audience members have of live jazz performances in relation to the venues in which they are performed, the experience of collective listening and the impact of personal factors and musical identities on motivation and enjoyment. Questionnaires, diaries, follow-up interviews and observations were…
The social context of musical success: A developmental account
This paper brings together extensive data from 257 children to explore the relative importance of social-environmental factors during critical periods of children's musical development. The paper also presents preliminary findings from a follow-up of 20 of the most musically successful children 8 years later to determine which childhood factors predict differences in success as adult performers. Those children who continued to play an instrument …
Becoming a Music Student Investigating the skills and attitudes of students beginning a Music degree
This article reports a project designed to foster first-year music students' academic study skills and to investigate their expectations and experiences of starting at university. Data gathered through questionnaires, diaries and in-class tasks reveal the change in learning strategies and musical identity the students experience in their first semester of the music degree course. Academic work and anxieties about workload and assessment challenge…
An Exploratory Study of the Use of Electronic Music Technologies in Clinical Music Therapy
In line with wider health and educational services, there is a growing demand for music therapists to apply electronic music technologies in clinical practice. Despite a handful of accounts indicating the benefits these tools offer, an objective assessment of their role in music therapy and guidelines for their application in therapy are lacking. A qualitative study collected data in semi–structured individual interviews from music therapists exp…
Understanding Jazz Audiences: Listening and Learning at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
This paper considers the ways in which jazz audiences participate in and contribute to musical events, and examines the roles that music plays in their lives and identities. Analysis of a large-scale survey and in-depth interviews, carried out at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival in 2007, reveals a sense of community and atmosphere within which audience members value the opportunity to be amongst like-minded jazz enthusiasts. The jazz festiva…
Rules and expectations of jazz gigs
This paper explores the rules and expectations of jazz gigs using a case study of a weekly jazz club, The Spin. The paper considers the expectations that audience members have of live jazz performances in relation to the venues in which they are performed, the experience of collective listening and the impact of personal factors and musical identities on motivation and enjoyment. Questionnaires, diaries, follow-up interviews and observations were…
Understanding live coding events
As an arts practice, live coding has strong roots in musical performance, and the fact that its ‘liveness’ requires the performer to write and modify algorithms in real time [Collins, N., A. McLean, J. Rohrhuber, and A. Ward. 2003. “Live Coding in Laptop Performance.” Organised Sound 8 (3): 321–330] means that it is often treated as a kind of music improvisation. Organised live coding has now passed its tenth year [Magnusson, T. 2014. “Herding Ca…
Exploring the functions of music in the lives of young people on the autism spectrum
Current research investigating the functions of music in everyday life has identified cognitive, emotional, and social functions of music. However, previous research focuses almost exclusively on neurotypical people and rarely considers the musical experiences of autistic people. In addition, there is limited research which focuses explicitly on the musical experiences of young people on the autism spectrum. Current research exploring the functio…
Validation of the Musical Identity Measure: Exploring musical identity as a variable across multiple types of musicians
This article introduces the validation of a Musical Identity Measure (MIM), developed to support individuals’ self-conceptions in relation to their musical activities (e.g., performance, composition, music technology). Initial model validation was carried out using a principal axis factor analysis with a diverse and international sample of 336 musicians. The factor analysis revealed a four-factor measure: Musical Calling, Musical Self-Efficacy, E…
Understanding the musical identity and career thinking of postgraduate classical music performance students
The classical music sector faces an urgent challenge as increasing numbers of performance graduates struggle to establish themselves as full-time professional musicians. In part, this situation relates to narrow higher music education curricula that do not sufficiently prepare musicians for the precarious and nonlinear careers that characterize music work. The study reported here employed Version 1 of the Musical Identity Measure (MIMv1) together…
Employability ecosystems in music: (Re)navigating a life in music (in precarious times)
Preparing students to navigate a life in music involves understanding how they develop awareness of their personal and professional identities, build networks, and reflect on practice in order to sustain and develop work which is meaningful. In a complex, uncertain and rapidly changing world, particularly following the Covid-19 pandemic, we explore the ways in which HEIs might support music students as they prepare for their futures. We argue tha…
Towards a Multi-dimensional Understanding of the Performer–Audience Relationship
The performer–audience relationship is a powerful aspect of live performance, with performers’ strong emotional experiences with music frequently involving an audience response. Yet, despite the large body of research on audience experiences of live performance, there is limited work on the ways in which audiences influence the performer’s creative process during performance, as well as in its preparation and evaluation. This article explores mus…
Exploring the Functions of Alumni Mentoring in Higher Education Music Contexts
This article explores the impact of alumni mentoring schemes on music students as they think about their future working lives. Research suggests that opportunities for career preview, working alongside more experienced musicians, can help support the transition into the professional world. We consider the functions of mentoring in this context and the potential of alumni mentoring as a strategy to support career preparation for music students. Th…
Investigating the health and wellbeing of music students: Perspectives from schools of music in Switzerland and the UK
It is a strange paradox that whilst music is increasingly considered an important part of health and wellbeing, musicians themselves endure physical and psychological challenges within a competitive industry. We compared music student wellbeing in two higher education schools of music; one in the UK, the other in Switzerland, to explore cultural similarities and differences. The study was completed in German (78%) and English (22%) via an online …
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