BJME是一份具有充分參考價值的國際期刊，它提供了關于世界范圍內當代音樂教育研究的清晰、刺激和可讀的描述，并提供了一個包含擴展書評的章節，進一步討論了當前的爭論。致力于加強研究與實踐的聯系，促進音樂教育領域的專業發展和實踐改進。課程范圍涵蓋課堂、個人、團體及整班器樂及聲樂教學、高等教育音樂、國際比較音樂教育、社區音樂及教師教育等正式及非正式的音樂教學及學習。

BJME is a fully refereed international journal, which provides clear, stimulating and readable accounts of contemporary research in music education worldwide, and a section containing extended book reviews which further current debates. The journal strives to strengthen connections between research and practice, so enhancing professional development and improving practice within the field of music education. The range of subjects covers music teaching and learning in formal and informal contexts including classroom, individual, group and whole class instrumental and vocal teaching, music in higher education, international comparative music education, music in community settings, and teacher education.