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Stephanie Pitts

Stephanie Pitts

@sparcsheffield.bsky.social

390 followers 260 following 42 posts

Director of Sheffield Performer and Audience Research Centre at University of Sheffield. Researcher of lifelong engagement in music. Teacher of music psychology. Lover of gardens and beaches.

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Stephanie Pitts @sparcsheffield.bsky.social · 12d

Excited to be part of this new journal, now welcoming original research on all aspects of live music, across genres, locations, methods and disciplines. Take a look, share with colleagues, and send us your brilliant research! www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-l...

Journal of Live Music Studies

Journal of Live Music Studies; The Journal of Live Music Studies (JLMS) is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to advancing knowledge of live music practices, performances, business, infrastructure ...

www.intellectbooks.com

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Psychology of Music @ Uni of Sheffield @musicpsychshef.bsky.social · 17d

Hearing about the diverse collaborative dissertations our MA students in Psychology of Music have completed in the last few years and some of the new collaborations and research problems students can engage in this academic year. Come join our MA Psychology of Music sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate...

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 29d

Save the date: the 2026 Sempre PGR/ECR Conference will be held on Thursday, 16 April 2026 at the University of Cambridge.

The conference is aimed at postgraduate and early career researchers (PGRs & ECRs) working in music psychology and music education.

Learn more: sempre.org.uk/conference/2...

2026 Sempre PGR/ECR Conference – Sempre

The 2026 Sempre PGR/ECR Conference will take place on Thursday, 16 April 2026, at the Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, with online participation avail

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Oliver Mantell @olivermantell.bsky.social · Oct 10

Nice to see two excellent academic collections on audiences, data and policy [including my only (!) academic article] in new (more affordable) editions:

www.routledge.com/A-Reader-on-...

www.routledge.com/Audience-Dat...

Credit to @sdjhadley.bsky.social for editing/making them happen…

Reposted by Dave O’Brien, Stephanie Pitts, Peter Campbell

Christiaan Monden @cmonden.bsky.social · Oct 10

Great (paid) PhD opportunity. Excellent environment, conditions, and supervisors. And a topic close to my heart. (Selfish reason for promoting this: I fear there won't be enough concerts for retired me to go to. Geen dag zonder Bach.) vacatures.knaw.nl/job/The-Hagu...

PhD position "Is the audience for classical music concerts fading out?"

PhD position "Is the audience for classical music concerts fading out?"

vacatures.knaw.nl

Stephanie Pitts @sparcsheffield.bsky.social · Oct 10

Quite right too - congratulations!

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Wigmore Hall @wigmore-hall.org.uk · Oct 8

We’re hiring 💡

We’re looking for a Project Manager (Families) to develop and manage events for families at Wigmore Hall ✨

Find out more and apply here: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/about-us/jobs/project-manager-families

Deadline: 9.00am on Tuesday 21 October

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ISM @ism-music.bsky.social · Oct 7

The ISM is deeply concerned about government's decision to scrap the music Initial Teacher Training bursary.

Bursaries are a lifeline for aspiring music teachers. If DfE are serious about hitting its recruitment targets, this is a huge step backwards ⬇️
www.ism.org/news/governm...

ISM labels music bursary decision ‘damaging’ - Independent Society of Musicians

Government has scrapped its financial support for trainee teachers in music and the arts

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Urban Institute @theurbaninstitute.bsky.social · Sep 29

Join our team - Research Project Administrator
The University of Sheffield is seeking to appoint a talented and highly motivated administrator to support a number of research projects and activities hosted by the Urban Institute.

sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit...

Join our team - Research Project Administrator

The University of Sheffield is seeking to appoint a talented and highly motivated administrator to support a number of research projects and activities hosted by the Urban Institute.

sheffield.ac.uk

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ALCS @alcs.co.uk · Sep 22

🥳 This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572!

Find out more:
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-di...

Your distribution questions answered

This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572. Get answers to your most pressing questions about our latest distribution.

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Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · Sep 22

Who do you know that would be excellent at this job. Please nudge them to apply, everyone needs a cheerleader!

Policy Engagement Lead @uniofbath.bsky.social

PART TIME - 0.6 FTE starting from £47,389 pro rata

#SciPol

www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

CC13048 Policy Engagement Lead - Jobs at Bath

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Ivan M @specwrites.bsky.social · Sep 22

Job opp - full-time Project Officer at U of Huddersfield. Support the admin needs of research staff and PGRs on the Amplification Project. Grade 6 (£32,363 - £39,132 per annum), fixed-term ending Jan 2030. Apply by 1st Oct here: vacancies.hud.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Fender amplifier-shaped shop front of the Guitar Store, Southampton, UK

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Australian Music & Psychology Society (AMPS) @ausmuspsysoc.bsky.social · Sep 22

🗣️ SEMPRE Student Study Day: sempre.org.uk/conference/s...

Wednesday, 26 November 2025
11.00am-2.00pm GMT
Room 938, Institute of Education, UCL and online

Proposals due Wed, 1 Oct 2025
Contact: Proposals to Eunice Tang (eunice.tang@ucl.ac.uk), cc Professor Graham F Welch (graham.welch@ucl.ac.uk)

SEMPRE Student Study Day – Sempre

The SEMPRE Autumn Conference will be a hybrid Student Study Day, taking place on Wednesday, 26th November 2025, from 11:00am to 2:00pm. The event will be held b

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Professor Lisa Johnson (known as Lisa Colton) @lisacolton.bsky.social · Sep 20

Apply to be a University Teacher in Music Technology! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT479/u...

University Teacher in Music Technology - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool

Discover an exciting academic career path as a University Teacher in Music Technology - Grade 7 at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

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English Folk Dance and Song Society @efdss.bsky.social · Sep 11

Applications for grants of £500 for folk artists to support anything that will help their professional career development.

Apply before midnight on 19 October.
bit.ly/4nm60RD
Image shows previous awardee Suntou Susso

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Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social · Sep 10

I am delighted to announce that we are recruiting to three new roles in the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk’s senior team.

Take a look if you want to help us grow our impact & develop our brilliant research (details of the Academy Director role will be up next week) 👇 micro.green-park.co.uk/ifg/

Institute for Government

micro.green-park.co.uk

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Arts Emergency @artsemergency.bsky.social · Aug 29

✨ Remember the first person who encouraged you when you were starting out?
You can be that person for a young person struggling to get access to opportunities that will help them pursue their creative ambitions.

Sign up to mentor in 2026 👉 www.arts-emergency.org/get-involved...

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Pam Thurschwell @pamthur.bsky.social · Aug 22

Fellowship from Bloomsbury for early career academics who are Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship 2025 - Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship scheme aims to help early career academics get their book idea into a form which is ready for publication.

www.bloomsbury.com

Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, Stephanie Pitts, Margot C. Finn , and 4 more Lesley A. Hall, Stephanie Pitts, Margot C. Finn, Michael H. Whitworth, Catriona Seth, Judith Jesch, Lisa Colton

Francesca Brooks @francescabrooks.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'd really recommend the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network (www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/early-career... ) - you don't need an affiliation to join, but you get access to free workshops & events (the network pays for travel to its own events), & to funding and grants!

Early Career Researcher Network

An inclusive, researcher-led network for UK-based early career researchers working in the humanities and social sciences

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · Aug 15

#JobFairy University of Birmingham is looking for a Director of Culture, Collections and Public Engagement - senior hire at Grade 10
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Director of Culture, Collections and Public Engagement - External Relations - 81775 - Grade 10

The Director of Culture, Collections and Public Engagement will provide strategic leadership and oversight of the University’s cultural and public engagement initiatives, supporting the University’s S...

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · Aug 13

🚨JOB KLAXON🚨

@kingsmusic.bsky.social is delighted to offer a permanent Lectureship/Senior Lectureship, starting ASAP, in the history of opera and/or music theatre (any timeframe) OR historically European music c. 1780 to1900.

SHORT DEADLINE – 31 AUGUST

APPLY HERE: tinyurl.com/2t34j665

SHARE!!!

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · Mar 11

Are you a creative or cultural freelancer based in South West England? Do you work in schools or education settings?

Apply for a grant to develop workshops or activities for children and young people 👇

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Mar 20

Take a blossom break at work, National Trust urges, as spring warms UK

Take a blossom break at work, National Trust urges, as spring warms UK

Charity’s poll finds 80% feel more positive after spending breaks outside, but only 10% do so Employees are being urged to step outside to take time to observe one of the wonders of the natural world: the fleeting but lovely spring blossom season.…

www.theguardian.com

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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · Apr 10

. @sparcsheffield.bsky.social, Investigating UK amateur choirs as sites of musical learning + ambition

-many members want to maintain (rather than develop) singing
-musical goals need to be achievable and negotiated (directors need to know members' ambitions)

#SEMPRE #MusicScience

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Jonathan (Jaytee) Tang @jayteetang.bsky.social · Apr 15

SEMPRE was a blast! 🎶 Huge thanks to the organisers for an inspiring conference. Grateful to receive the Aubrey Hickman Award & present my paper. Loved reconnecting with colleagues & meeting new peeps—so many great conversations! 🙌

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The Evelyn Glennie Foundation @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social · May 8

Celebrate Deaf Awareness Week with our founder Dame Evelyn Glennie, who is profoundly deaf herself. “Beyond Silence" shows us that deafness is a unique perspective, not a limitation. Let's feel, sense, and interpret sound in new ways. #DeafAwarenessWeek #BeyondSilence #TheEvelynGlennieFoundation

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Psychology of Music @ Uni of Sheffield @musicpsychshef.bsky.social · Jun 5

Congratulations Jenni MacRitchie, Justin Christensen and team on 4 years of the Music, Dementia, Technology project. Great to see so many partners celebrating the shared musical, technological life enhancing activities and learning from working together.

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Elizabeth MacGregor @ehmacgregor.bsky.social · Jun 25

Two articles published in one week! One on #singing with the wonderful @sparcsheffield.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social and one on #vulnerability from my recent research at @somervillecollege.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social.
🎵 doi.org/10.1386/ijcm...
✏️ doi.org/10.1177/1468...

Evaluating collaborative action ethnography as a means of co-constructing ‘pedagogies of vulnerability’ in the post-pandemic music classroom - Elizabeth H MacGregor, 2025

Following the lengthy period of isolation enforced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the imperative for qualitative researchers to re-engage in personal and participato...

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Music Venue Trust @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social · Jul 21

Big news.

The Royal Albert Hall has just become the first 5,000+ capacity arena to permanently adopt the £1 grassroots levy on all commercial rock and pop shows from October 2025 - a move that could raise £300,000 a year to support the foundations of the UK’s live music scene.

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Aidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social · Jul 21

2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department!

#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs

jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Jobs - The University of York

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