The Journal of the Royal Musical Association was established in 1986 (replacing the Associations Proceedings) and is now one of the major international refereed journals in its field. Its editorial policy is to publish outstanding work in the field of music studies, broadly conceived including historical and critical musicology, theory and analysis, ethnomusicology, popular music studies, music pedagogy, audiovisual media, and practice-led research.The journal is committed to disseminating knowledge within the discipline and conveying expert perspectives to a wide range of readers, while maintaining the highest academic standards. Authors need to obtain permission for copyrighted materials and respect their moral rights. The journal requires authors to provide clear permission for copyrighted materials when submitting articles, and to clear the copyright of copyrighted materials if necessary.