MacDonald, R. and Wilson, G. (2020) The Art of Becoming: How Group Improvisation Works New York: Oxford University Press. (Link)
MacDonald, R.A.R , Burke, R.L. De Nora , T, Sappho Donohue, M. and Birrell, R. (2021) Our Virtual Tribe: Sustaining and Enhancing Community via Online Music Improvisation Frontiers in Psychology doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.623640 (Free dowload link)
MacDonald, R.A.R. and Birrell, R. (2020) Flattening the curve: Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra’s use of virtual improvising to maintain community during COVID-19 pandemic. Critical Studies in Improvisation Vol. 14 No. 2-3 (free download Link)
MacDonald R.A.R (2021) The Social Functions of Music: Communication, Wellbeing, Art, Ritual, Identity and Social Networks (C-WARIS) New York: Oxford University Press. In D. Hodges, A. Creech and S. Hallan EDS, Handbook of Music Psychology in Education and the Community, New York: Routledge
MacDonald R.A.R (2021) Improvisation. In G. MacPherson Eds The Oxford Handbook of Music Performance New York: Oxford University Press
Oakland, J., & MacDonald R.A.R (2021) Identity and the Performing Musician In G. MacPherson Eds The Oxford Handbook of Music Performance New York: Oxford University Press.
MacDonald R. A.R. Wilson, G. B., & Baker, F.A., & (in press) Musical Creativity and Wellbeing The Oxford Handbook of the Creative Process in Music New York: Oxford University Press.
MacDonald R.A.R, Miell D & Hargreaves D.J. EDS (In Press). The Oxford Handbook Of Musical Identities Oxford: Oxford University Press (Link)
MacDonald R.A.R &. Wilson, G.B. (2016). Billy Connolly, Daniel Barenboim, Willie Wonka, Jazz Bastards And The Universality Of Improvisation In G. Lewis & Ben Piekut (Eds.), Oxford Handbook Of Critical Improvisation Studies. New York: Oxford University Press (Link)
Wilson, G. B., & MacDonald, R. A. R. (2015). Musical Choices During Group Free Improvisation: A Qualitative Psychological Investigation. Psychology Of Music. Doi: 10.1177/0305735615606527 (Link)
MacDonald, R And Wilson, G. (2014) Improvisation, Health And Welling: A Review Psychology Of Well-Being Psychology Of Well-Being 4(20) Doi:10.1186/S13612-014-0020-9 (Link)