Philosophy of Music Education Review (ISSN 1063-5734, e-ISSN 1543-3412) features philosophical research in music education for an international community of scholars, artists, and teachers. It includes articles that address philosophical or theoretical issues relevant to education, including reflections on current practice, research issues or questions, reform initiatives, philosophical writings, theories, the nature and scope of education and its goals and purposes, and cross-disciplinary dialogue relevant to the interests of music educators.

To view current and past issues, visit Philosophy of Music Education Review on JSTOR and Project Muse.

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Call for "In Dialogue" Contributions

2026-07-09

PMER is inviting everyone who works on philosophy of music education and/or related areas of research to submit a contribution to our “In Dialogue” section with new rolling deadlines of July 1st and Dec. 1st for quick publication. 

Volume 34, no. 1 now available

2026-04-24

We are excited to announce that the spring 2026 issue of PMER is now available both in print and digitally through Project Muse!