(Ed.). The child as musician: A handbook of musical development. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Hardcover); 0-19-853032-3 (Softcover). Tafuri, J. & McPherson, G. E. (Eds.), (2007). Orientamenti per la didattica strumentale Dall’esperienza alla ricerca. Lucca: Libreria Musicale Italiana. McPherson, G. E., & Welch, G. W. (Eds.), (2012). The Oxford handbook of music education. New York: Oxford University Press. Two volumes involving 156 authors (24 countries) and 118 contributions (1,671 pages). McPherson, G. E. (Ed.), (2016). The child as musician: A handbook of musical development. Second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Update and expansion of 2006 volume from 24 to 45 chapters. McPherson, G. E. (Ed.), (2016). Musical prodigies: Interpretations from psychology, education, musicology and ethnomusicology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Involves 34 chapters by leading experts in psychology, music education, musicology and ethnomusicology. McPherson, G. E., & Welch, G. W. (Eds.), (2018). Creativities, technologies, and media in music learning and teaching: An Oxford handbook of music education. Volume 5. New York: Oxford University Press. McPherson, G. E., & Welch, G. W. (Eds.), (2018). Special needs, adult learning, and community music: An Oxford handbook of music education. Volume 4. New York: Oxford University Press. McPherson, G. E., & Welch, G. W. (Eds.), (2018). Vocal, instrumental, and ensemble learning and teaching: An Oxford handbook of music education. Volume 3. New York: Oxford University Press. McPherson, G. E., & Welch, G. W. (Eds.), (2018). Music learning and teaching in infancy, childhood, and adolescence: An Oxford handbook of music education. Volume 2. New York: Oxford University Press. McPherson, G. E., & Welch, G. W. (Eds.), (2018). Music and music education in people’s lives: An Oxford handbook of music education. Volume 1. New York: Oxford University Press. McPherson, G. E. (2022). The Oxford handbook of music performance. New York: Oxford University Press. 2 Volumes. Books McPherson, G. E., Davidson, J. W., & Faulkner, R. (2012). Music in our lives: Rethinking musical ability, development and identity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Notable refereed articles McPherson, G. E. (2005). From child to musician: Skill development during the beginning stages of learning an instrument. Psychology of Music, 33(1), 5–35. McPherson, G. E., & McCormick, J. (2006). Self-efficacy and performing music. Psychology of Music, 34(3), 321–336. McPherson, G. E., O’Neill, S. (2010). Students’ motivation to study music as compared to other school subjects: a comparison of eight countries. Research Studies in Music Education, 32(2), 101–137. McPherson, G. E., Osborne, M., Davidson, J.