Keynote lezing op uitnodiging op 10th International Conference for Research in Music Education RIME , Bath (UK), 24-27/472017

Classical musicians dream of an international performance career, a ‘Musotopia’ , in which they are able to make a living only by playing concerts. Reality tells us that 77% of performers earn over half of their income from teaching, and that 90% have a secondary occupation. Is there still work for performers? …

The way we present music to our audiences is regulated by an implicit code of behavior. Characteristics of that code are a strict difference between performer and listener (exclusive entrance for performers, framing and elevation of the stage, lighting, and dress code).The hall is a consecrated area, …

The goal of this study was (1) to determine whether and how nursing home residents with dementia respond to the interactive art installation in general and (2) to identify whether responses change when the content type and, therefore, the nature of the interaction with the artwork changes. The interactive …

PhD-presentation for Research Group Lifelong Learning in Music

While improvisation is considered to be an art form, particularly in jazz, but also in eighteenth-century music, it may also be seen as an didactic instrument which can be used to develop implicit knowledge of music syntax. Two types of syntax may be distinguished: finite state grammars and hierarchical …

Presentatie op uitnodiging ‘Audience and Performer Relations - On Musicians and Audiences’ tijdens het Pop and Jazz Platform 2017van de European Association of Conservatoires AEC, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London, UK, 18/2/2017

Slotreflectie ‘Leaving the Bubble’ tijdens Pop and Jazz Platform 2017 van European Association of Conservatoires AEC, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London, UK

The realization of one’s musical ideas at the keyboard is dependent on the ability to transform sound into movement, a process called audiomotor transformation. Using fMRI, we investigated cerebral activations while classically-trained improvising and non-improvising musicians imagined playing along …

In this article I will address the changes and innovations in the music profession in Europe which are faced by our students and graduates, as well as new developments in their music careers. We will look into the question of what musicians’ changing needs are and will then show how conservatoires in …