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Description: The Music Ensemble is a multilab, multisite empirical study that investigated individual differences between musicians and nonmusicians. Participating laboratories collected data in person, in lab using a common research protocol. The project provides the digital materials used for collecting the data and the data collected. The database stores data on musical, cognitive, personality, and demographic variables from 1,438 participants aged 18–30, collected across 16 countries (35 research sites). The standardized test battery includes tests of verbal, visuospatial, and musical short-term memory, executive functions, reasoning, verbal comprehension, and music perception, along with self-reports on music sophistication, music reward, personality, SES, and demographics. The dataset also includes a subsample of 678 musician–nonmusician pairs matched for age, gender, and education. The dataset enables robust analyses on the relationship between musical expertise and individual differences.