Music and You

When music becomes identity.

by Kate Gee, Ph.D.

Dear Diary....How do we narrate our lives?

Diaries: A public and private exploration of the self? Read More

Music and the great outdoors

Can green soundscapes effect our emotional well-being? Read More

Stand in line for a true British musical experience

July and August sees London busier than normal, bustling with holidaying families, tourists, and the usual array of business suits. It is also the time for The Proms: eight weeks of exciting, inspiring, unusual, but always first class music-making, which takes place at least once every day at the Royal Albert Hall (RAH). Read More

All you need is love? (Or any other romantic tune)

A team of French social scientists have illustrated that simply listening to romantic song lyrics significantly increased the chances of getting a date, or at least a phone number! Read More

Kate Gee, Ph.D., is a social psychologist specializing in music psychology and elite performance research.

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About Music and You

This blog is used to express ideas about the relationship between music and psychology in our everyday lives. It is also a place where academic music psychology research is brought into the real world, discussed and evaluated for the non-psychologist.