《音樂教育研究》雜志包含了與音樂教學相關的原創研究報告。廣泛的主題包括音樂教育學、歷史和哲學的各個方面，并涉及從幼兒到成人各個層次的聲樂、器樂和普通音樂。定性方法和定量方法都用于審查這些領域，例如這些以前發表的文章的標題所代表的領域:模型表演對音樂技能習得和一夜記憶鞏固的影響嬰兒對唱歌和說話刺激的優先注意評估《不讓一個孩子掉隊》對美國音樂課程入學率的影響獲得和保留本科音樂教育學位課程的邊緣人群在小學音樂課堂上的即興表演高中弦樂室內樂團的合作作曲全納學校背景下的音樂研究:1975年至2013年英語學習者地位與音樂合奏參與的關系評價和行為與高中樂隊的內部成就相關青少年高中合唱歌手的社會認同發展過程:一個扎根理論

Journal of Research in Music Education comprises reports of peer-reviewed original research related to music teaching and learning. The wide range of topics includes various aspects of music pedagogy, history, and philosophy, and addresses vocal, instrumental, and general music at all levels, from early childhood through adult. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are used to examine areas such as those represented by the titles of these previously published articles: Effects of model performances on music skill acquisition and overnight memory consolidation Infants’ preferential attention to sung and spoken stimuli Evaluating the effect of No Child Left Behind on US music course enrollments Access and retention of marginalized populations within undergraduate music education degree programs Improvisational practices in elementary general music classrooms Collaborative composing in high school string chamber music ensembles Music research in inclusive school settings: 1975 to 2013 The relationship between English language learner status and music ensemble participation Evaluative and behavioral correlates to intrarehearsal achievement in high school bands The process of social identity development in adolescent high school choral singers: A grounded theory