Dr Tania Lisboa

Tania Lisboa joined the Royal College of Music in September 2001 and she is currently a Reader in Performance Science and Digital Learning. Dr Lisboa has acted as a commissioner to the International Society for Music Education’s Commission for the Education of the Professional Musician from 2016-2020 and she was elected an Honorary Member of the Royal College of Music in 2018. She is also an honorary Research Fellow in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London. Her current research focuses on expert practice and memory of music, digital learning, and music in health and SEND.

Her doctoral research at Sheffield University employed longitudinal studies with young cellists to investigate the relationship between musical understanding and a multi-modal approach to teaching and learning. Since 2003, Tania has also managed the H漫画’s videoconferencing programme. Recent activities in this area include links with international conservatoires and universities in the USA, Europe and Asia.

In parallel with her academic research, Tania pursues an active career as a solo cellist. A native of Brazil, where she also trained as a pianist, her concert engagements encompass Europe, Asia, and North and South America. In addition to the standard repertoire, she has recorded the complete works for cello and piano by C Guarnieri and by H Villa-Lobos for Meridian Records, the latter in three volumes.

Tania is a LAHP (London Arts & Humanities Partnership) doctoral student supervisor, currently supervising the work of Patrick Avery, Dainora Daugvilaite and Lydia Ballam.

Selected publications

Fonte V, Pipa L, Williamon A, & Lisboa T (2022), Memorising contemporary piano music as described by professional pianists, Music and Science, 5, 1-15 [].

Lisboa T, Jonasson P, & Johnson C (2022), Synchronous online learning, teaching, and performing, in GE McPherson (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Music Performance, Volume 2 (pp. 499-527), Oxford University Press [].

Lisboa T, Shaugnessy C, Voyajolu A, & Ockelford A (2021), Promoting the musical engagement of autistic children in the early years through a program of parental support: An ecological research study, Music & Science, 4, 1-24 [].

Demos AP, Lisboa T, & Chaffin R (2018), A longitudinal study of the development of expressive timing, Psychology of Music, 48, 50-66 [].

Lisboa T, Chaffin R, & Demos AP (2015), Recording thoughts while memorizing music: a case study, Frontiers in Psychology, 5 (1561), 1-13 [].

Cervino A, Laws C, Lettberg M, & Lisboa T (eds.) (2011), The Practice of Practising, University Press Leuven [].

Chaffin R, Lisboa T, Logan T, & Begosh K (2010), Preparing for memorized cello performance: the role of performance cues, Psychology of Music, 38, 3-30 [].

Lisboa T (2008), Action and thought in cello playing: an investigation of children’s practice and performance, International Journal of Music Education, 26, 243-267 [].

Faculties / departments: Research, Academic staff

Research

Latest Publications

Shaughnessy, C. and Santiago, D. and Donoso, P. P. and Perkins, R. and Lisboa, T. (2024) Perspectives in Public Health, 144 (5) ISSN 1757-9139 (print) 1757-9147 (online)

Lisboa, T. and Santiago, D. and Fonte, V. and Shaughnessy, C. and Perkins, R. (2024) In: Music and Parental Mental Wellbeing. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 262-280. ISBN 9780192863287 (paperback) 9780191954191 (online)

Thompson, G. and Lisboa, T. and Ockelford, A. (2023) In: The Oxford Handbook of Early Childhood Learning and Development in Music. Oxford Handbooks . Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 949-966. ISBN 9780190927523 (print) 9780190927554 (online)

Fonte, V. and Pipa, L. and Williamon, A. and Lisboa, T. (2022) Music & Science, 5 pp. 1-15. ISSN 2059-2043

Lisboa, T. and J贸nasson, P. and Johnson, C. (2022) In: The Oxford Handbook of Music Performance, Volume 2. Oxford Handbooks . Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 9780190058869 (hardback) 9780190058876 (e-book) 9780190058883 (e-book)

Lisboa, T. and Santiago, D. and Perkins, R. and Silva, K. J. (2022) Project Report. Royal College of Music and Federal University of Bahia, Brazil.

Lisboa, T. and Shaughnessy, C. and Voyajolu, A. and Ockelford, A. (2021) Music & Science, 4 ISSN 2059-2043 (online)

Camlin, D. A. and Lisboa, T. (2021) Music Education Research, 23 (2) pp. 129-138. ISSN 1461-3808 (print) 1469-9893 (online)

Lisboa, T. and J贸nasson, P. and Johnson, C. and Waddell, G. and Williamon, A. (2020) [Video]

Demos, A. P. and Lisboa, T. and Begosh, K. T. and Logan, T. and Chaffin, R. (2020) Psychology of Music, 48 (1) pp. 50-66. ISSN 0305-7356 (print) 1741-3087 (online)

J贸nasson, P. and Lisboa, T. (2019) In: Leadership of Pedagogy and Curriculum in Higher Music Education. ISME Global Perspectives in Music Education (2). Routledge, Abingdon. ISBN 9780367077327

Lisboa, T. and Demos, A. P. and Chaffin, R. (2018) Musicae Scientiae, 22 (4) pp. 519-538. ISSN 1029-8649 (print) 2045-4147 (online)

Demos, A. P. and Lisboa, T. and Chaffin, R. (2016) Frontiers in Psychology, 7 (1490). ISSN 1664-1078

Lisboa, T. and Demos, A. P. and Chaffin, R. (2015) In: International Symposium on Performance Science, 2-5 September 2015, Kyoto, Japan.

Lisboa, T. and Chaffin, R. and Demos, A. P. (2015) Frontiers in Psychology, 5 (1561). ISSN 1664-1078

Clark, T. and Lisboa, T. and Williamon, A. (2014) In: Advanced Musical Performance: Investigations in Higher Education Learning. SEMPRE Studies in the Psychology of Music . Ashgate, London, pp. 287-300. ISBN 9781409436898

Clark, T. and Lisboa, T. and Williamon, A. (2014) Research Studies in Music Education, 36 (1) pp. 19-37. ISSN 1321-103X (print) 1834-5530 (online)

Clark, T. and Lisboa, T. (2013) Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 28 pp. 159-168. ISSN 0885-1158

Lisboa, T. and Chaffin, R. and Demos, A. P. (2013) In: International Symposium on Performance Science 2013, 23-31 August 2013, Austria.

Lisboa, T. and Chaffin, R. and Demos, A. P. and Gerling, C. (2013) In: International Symposium on Performance Science 2013, 23-31 August 2013, Austria.

Lisboa, T. and Chaffin, R. and Logan, T. (2011) In: International Symposium on Performance Science 2011, 24-27 August 2011, Canada.

Chaffin, R. and Lisboa, T. and Logan, T. and Begosh, K. T. (2010) Psychology of Music, 38 (1) pp. 3-30. ISSN 0305-7356 (print) 1741-3087 (online)

Lisboa, T. and Chaffin, R. and Logan, T. (2009) In: International Symposium on Performance Science 2009, 15-18 December 2009, New Zealand.

Lisboa, T. and Gualda, F. (2009) In: International Symposium on Performance Science 2009, 15-18 December 2009, New Zealand.

Chaffin, R. and Lisboa, T. (2009) ICTUS Music Journal, 9 (2) pp. 115-142.

Lisboa, T. (2008) International Journal of Music Education, 26 (3) pp. 243-267. ISSN 0255-7614 (print) 1744-795X (online)

Lisboa, T. (2008) British Journal of Music Education, 25 (1) pp. 103-115. ISSN 0265-0517 (print) 1469-2104 (online)

Lisboa, T. and Chaffin, R. and Logan, T. and Begosh, K. T. (2007) In: International Symposium on Performance Science 2007, 22-23 November 2007, Portugal.

Clark, T. and Williamon, A. and Lisboa, T. (2007) In: International Symposium on Performance Science 2007, 22-23 November 2007, Portugal.

Williamon, A. and Thompson, S. and Lisboa, T. and Wiffen, C. (2006) In: Musical Creativity: Multidisciplinary Research in Theory and Practice. Psychology Press, London, pp. 161-180. ISBN 978-1841695082

Lisboa, T. and Williamon, A. and Zicari, M. and Eiholzer, H. (2005) Musicae Scientiae, 9 (1) pp. 75-110. ISSN 1029-8649 (print) 2045-4147 (online)

Lisboa, T. (2003) M煤sica Hodie, 3 pp. 44-51. ISSN 1676-3939 (print) 2317-6776 (online)