• The transformation of traditional folk song singing in Higher music education
  PhD research

• England ‘Sing-up’ national singing programme
  Survey data operator

• Survival & inheritance: National music ICH in Xi’an
  Deputy project manager

• Indigenous music education in the development of cultural identity: A comparative perspective of China and Australia
  Project leader:

• Pre-service music teachers’ professional identity development in China
  Project leader

• Motivational factors that influence non-music undergraduates’ enrolment in general music courses

• MOOC for UNESCO music ICH in China
  

• Mapping music education research in China

Publications

Journal Articles

Yang, Y., (2013). Cultural Diversity as a Challenge to School-based Music Education in China: Reflections on the 2012 UK National Music Plan. People’s Music [人民音乐], (12), 54–57. (Chinese)

Yang, Y., (2015). Pros and Cons of Using a MOOC Model for General Music Education Courses in Higher Education – A Case Study of Shaanxi Normal University. People’s Music [人民音乐], (06), 56–59. (Chinese)

Yang, Y., & Welch, G. F. (2014). Contemporary challenges in learning and teaching folk music in a higher education context: a case study of Hua'er music. Music Education Research, 16(2), 193–219.

Yang, Y., Welch, G. F., Sundberg, J., & Himonides, E. (2015). Tuning features of Chinese folk song singing: a case study of Hua'er music. Journal of Voice, 29(4), 426–432.

Yang, Y., & Welch, G. F. (2016). Pedagogical challenges in folk music teaching in higher education: A case study of Hua’er music in China. British Journal of Music Education,33(1), 61–79.

Book chapters

Yang, Y., Carter-Enyi, A., Radhakrishnan, N., Grimmer, S., & Nix, J. (2014). Vocal Music and Pedagogy of Chinese, African, and Indian Genres. In G. F. Welch, D. M. Howard, & J. Nix (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Singing. Oxford University Press.

Yang, Y. (2015). Music performance in a ‘transitional era' of education: a case study of folk song performance in China. In I. Papageorgi & G. F. Welch (Eds.), Advanced Musical Performance: Investigations in Higher Education Learning (1st ed., pp. 77–95). London: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Translations (Chinese)

Psychology of Music & Research Study in Music Education, SAGE Publishing. (Official translator of article abstracts 2005-2016)

Bowman, W. D., & Frega, A. L. (2012). The Oxford handbook of philosophy in music education. Oxford; New York; Oxford University Press. (Translation editor, 2017)

McPherson, G. E., & Welch, G. F. (2012). The Oxford Handbook of Music Education. Oxford University Press. (Translation editor, 2018)

Presentations

Pedagogical strategies for ensuring the continued survival for China’s musical folksong heritage: Historical review and methodology (Paper presentation)
The 6th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Music Education Research Bangkok, Thailand 2007

The musical challenges inherent in promoting traditional folksong performance in Chinese higher education: Vocal features of authentic folk singing (Paper presentation)
The British Voice Association: Choice of Voice 2008 London, UK 2008

Pedagogical strategies for ensuring the continued survival for China’s musical folksong heritage: Qualitative & Quantitative analyses of authentic folk performance (Presentation)
International Society for Music Education Conference Bologna, Italy 2008

The musical challenges inherent in promoting traditional folksong performance in Chinese higher education: Pedagogy & Teaching/Learning Evaluation (Presentation)
International Society for Music Education Conference Beijing, China 2010