Publications

Edited books

• D’Amario, S., Bishop, L. & Jensenius, R. A. (Eds, under contract). Live Concert Research: Exploratory Concepts, Methods and Findings. Routledge.

Peer-reviewed book chapters

• D’Amario, S. & Bailes, F. (2021). Ensemble timing and synchronization, in R. Timmers, F. Bailes, & H. Daffern (Eds.), Together in Music: Coordination, expression, participation (139-147), Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198860761.001.0001

• Daffern, H. & D’Amario, S. (2021). Understanding expressive ensemble singing through acoustics, in R. Timmers, F. Bailes, & H. Daffern (Eds.), Together in Music: Coordination, expression, participation (129-138), Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198860761.001.0001.

Peer-reviewed journal articles

• D’Amario, S. & Jensenius, A. R. (2025). Cardiac coherence among musicians and audiences during orchestra performances. Music and Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043251370977
• D’Amario, S. & Bishop, L. (2025). Self-reported experiences of togetherness in music ensembles. Psychology of Music. https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356251381808
• D’Amario, S, Ternström, S., Goebl, W. & Bishop, L (2023). Body motion of choral singers. Frontiers in Psychology. ISSN 1664-1078. 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1220904
• D’Amario, S., Schmidbauer, H, Roesch, A., Goebl, W., Niemand A. & Bishop, L. (2023). Interperformer coordination in piano-singing duo performances: Metrical structure and empathy impact. Psychological Research. Psychological Research 87, 2559–2582. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-023-01818-8
• D’Amario, S., Goebl, W. & Bishop, L (2022). Judgment of togetherness in performances by musical duos. Frontiers in Psychology: Performance Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.997752
• D’Amario, S., Daffern, H., & Bailes, F. (2019). Perception of synchronization in singing ensembles. PLoSONE 14(6): e0218162. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218162
• D’Amario, S., Daffern, H., & Bailes, F. (2018). Synchronization in singing duo performances: The roles of visual contact and leadership instruction. Frontiers in Psychology: Performance Science, 9(1208). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01208
• D’Amario, S., Daffern, H., & Bailes, F. (2018). A longitudinal study investigating synchronization in singing quintet performances. Journal of Voice, 34(1),159.e1-159.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.06.011
• D’Amario, S., Howard, D., Daffern, H., & Pennill, N. (2018). A longitudinal study of intonation in a cappella quintet singing. Journal of Voice, 34(1), 159.e13-159.e27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.07.015
• D’Amario, S., Daffern, H., & Bailes, F. (2018). A new method for onset and offset detection in ensemble singing. Logopedics, Phoniatrics and Vocology, 44(4), 143-158. https://doi.org/10.1080/14015439.2018.1452977
• Ternström, S., D’Amario, S., & Selamtzis A. (2018). Effects of the lung volume on the electroglottographic waveform in some trained female singers. Journal of Voice, 34(3), 485.e1-485.e21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.09.006
• D’Amario, S. & Daffern, H. (2017). Using electrolaryngography and electroglottography to assess the singing voice: A systematic review. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain, 26(4), 229-243. https://doi.org/10.1037/pmu0000184

Selected conference presentations

• D’Amario S. (2025). Well-being experiences of professional women musicians during live concert performances. Oral paper presented at Fifth International Conference on  Women’s Work in Music 2025: Brave New Worlds, 29 – 31 August 2025, London, UK.
• D’Amario, S., Løve, A., Foldal, M. D., & Jensenius, R. A. (2025). Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) responses of professional violinists during orchestra performances. Oral paper presented at the 18th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC), 21 – 25 July 2025, São Paulo, Brazil.
• D’Amario, S. Sabharwal, S. R., Volpe, G., Keller, P., Camurri, A., & Jensenius, R. A. (2025). Differences in head motion in a professional piano duo before, after, and during concert performances. Poster presented at the Joint Action Meeting X, 9 – 12 July 2025, Turin, Italy.
• D’Amario, S. (2024). La coerenza cardiaca tra musicisti e pubblico durante le esecuzioni orchestrali. Oral paper presented at II Meeting ESCOM Italy, 5 October 2024, Frosinone, Italy.
• D’Amario, S. (2024). Cardiac coupling of orchestral musicians and audience members during orchestra performances. Oral paper presented at the workshop on Live Concert Research, 11 September 2024, Oslo, Norway.
• D’Amario, S., & Bishop, L. (2024). Judging togetherness in point-light displays of professional duo performances. Oral paper presented at the 12th Triennal Conference of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (ESCOM2024), 3 – 6 July 2024, York, UK.
• D’Amario, S., Schmidbauer, H, Roesch, A., Goebl, W. & Bishop, L. (2022). Empathy affects body coordination in piano-singing duo performance. Oral paper presented at the Musical Togetherness Symposium,13 – 15 July 2022, Vienna, Austria.
• D’Amario, S., Schmidbauer, H, Roesch, A., Goebl, W. & Bishop, L. (2022). Impact of the empathic trait of piano-singing duos on inter-performer interactions. Oral paper presented at the 7th International Physiology and Acoustics of Singing Conference (PAS7),5 – 7 May 2022, Brasil.
• D’Amario, S., Niemand, A., Goebl, W. & Bishop, L. (2021). Judging togetherness in professional duo performances: Eye-gaze behaviour and sound intensity effects. Oral paper presented at Togetherness Table of the International  Symposium on Performance Science (ISPS 2021), 27 – 30 October 2021, Montreal, Canada.
• D’Amario, S., Bishop, L., Goebl, W. & Niemand, A. (2021). Judging togetherness in point-light displays of professional duo performances. Oral paper presented at the 16th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC) and European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (ESCOM2021), 28 – 31 July 2021, Sheffield, UK.
• D’Amario, S., Niemand, A., Goebl, W. & Bishop, L. (2021). Changes in rhythmic body motion in highly-trained piano-singing duos. Poster presented at the Rhythm Production and Perception Workshop, 22 – 25 June 2021, Oslo, Norway.
• D’Amario, S. & Pennill, N. (2019). Leadership in singing ensemble performances: A longitudinal study of auditory cues and verbal debates. Poster presented at the Joint Action Meeting VIII (JAM VIII), 10 – 13 July 2021, Genoa, Italy.
• D’Amario, S., Daffern, H., & Bailes, F. (2018). Synchronization in singing ensembles: Do performed asynchronies bear a relationship to the synchrony that listeners with a variety of levels of musical experience can perceive? Oral paper presented at 15th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition – 10th Triennial Conference of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music, 23 – 28 July 2018, Graz, Austria.
• D’Amario, S., Daffern, H., & Bailes, F. (2018). A longitudinal study investigating synchronization in singing quintet performances. Oral paper presented at The Voice Foundation’s 47th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, 30 May – 3 June 2018, Philadelphia, USA.
• D’Amario, S., Howard, D., & Daffern, H. (2018). A longitudinal study of intonation in a cappella quintet singing. Oral paper presented at The Voice Foundation’s 47th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, 30 May – 3 June 2018, Philadelphia, USA.
• D’Amario, S., Daffern, H., & Bailes, F. (2018). A study of the effects of music training and performance experience on perceptions of singing ensemble synchronization. Oral paper presented at the Together in Music conference (TiM), 12 – 14 April 2018, York, UK.
• D’Amario, S., Daffern, H., & Bailes, F. (2017). Synchronization in singing duet performances: The roles of leadership and visual contact. Paper presented at The Voice Foundation’s 46th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, 31 May – 4 June 2017, Philadelphia, USA.
• D’Amario, S., Kirkbride, R., & Pennill, N. (2016). A preliminary observational study of vocal quartets in a masterclass setting. Oral paper presented at White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities Conference, 6 October 2016, York, UK.
• D’Amario, S. & Daffern, H. (2016). Does a masterclass improve group cohesion? A pilot study of temporal synchronization between singers during vocal quartet performances. Oral paper presented at the Music Education and Music Psychology Student Conference, 23 June 2016, Department of Music, University of York, York, UK.
• D’Amario, S. & Daffern, H. (2016). Electrolaryngography and electroglottography in the assessment of singing voice: a systematic literature review. Poster session presented at 9th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology (SYSMUS), 8 – 10 June 2016, Department of Music, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
• D’Amario, S. & Daffern, H. (2016). Understanding singing performances through the lens of empirical acoustics research. Poster session presented at the Performing Knowledge Conference, 25 – 26 April 2016, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK.