This article focuses on a number of research projects produced by members of the Center for the Study of Education and the Musical Experience (CSEME). Written over a fifteen year span, the studies were linked by a common topic--music listening. Each study explores a distinctive aspect of music listening, and together, they have generated a more complete description of the listening experience. In 1984, the CSEME was created to provide several important features of an effective scientific research group. From the onset, music listening has been a key interest among CSEME faculty and students, for music listening is at the foundation of the musical experience. In the CSEME studies, a variety of research techniques were used to capture the listening experience. Here, the author provides brief summaries of the selected studies, describes research methodologies, and presents a series of conclusions about music listening.