BJME是一份具有充分参考价值的国际期刊，它提供了关于世界范围内当代音乐教育研究的清晰、刺激和可读的描述，并提供了一个包含扩展书评的章节，进一步讨论了当前的争论。致力于加强研究与实践的联系，促进音乐教育领域的专业发展和实践改进。课程范围涵盖课堂、个人、团体及整班器乐及声乐教学、高等教育音乐、国际比较音乐教育、社区音乐及教师教育等正式及非正式的音乐教学及学习。
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.