In the past years, professional musicians of participatory music practices in healthcare contexts have increasingly worked as artistic allies for care. The musicians shaping these practices have developed ways of engaging with patients and their families, collaborating with healthcare professionals, …

Bijdrage tijdens de netwerkbijeenkomst 'Hoe maken we toekomstmuziek?' georganiseerd door het Prins Claus Conservatorium voor partners uit het muziekeducatieve werkveld waarin gesproken wordt over de inrichting van het de talentontwikkelingsketen in de regio.

Despite a renewed political and academic interest in the topic, there is still a general lack of knowledge and understanding when it comes to rurality and rural lives. At the same time, the knowledge that we do have is often distorted through a predominantly urban lens. These facts make it difficult …

This article explores the integration of a co-mentoring scheme within the participatory music practice of Meaningful Music in Healthcare (MiMiC) in Dutch medical hospitals. Building upon prior research that revealed a shared aspiration among MiMiC musicians and nurses to enhance collaborative efforts, …

Teacher-student interaction is built out of numerous micro-interactions that shape learning and teaching processes. This presentation highlights the use of State Space Grids (SSGs) for visualizing and studying real-time classroom discourse in an intervention targeting professional development. State …

Presentatie tijdens de International Conference for Research in Music Education

Voordracht bij Inspiratiesessie Drenthe School & Omgeving/Meer Muziek in de Klas19 maart 2025, Odeon Cultuurhuis, Tweede Exloërmond, 15-17.30 uur

Conference presentation on the ethical professionalism and decision-making of hospital musicians. A conference presentation at the CERC2025 conference on January 25th, 2025.

Te midden van veranderende landschappen en hedendaagse druk op zowel de kunst als het plattelandsleven, richten beleidsmakers en kunstenaars steeds meer aandacht op rurale en niet-stedelijke culturele praktijken. Participatieve kunstvormen, zoals muziek, bieden een uniek potentieel om mensen met elkaar …

A dissertation to obtain the degree of doctor at the University of Twente on 17 December 2024. This dissertation investigates how music can enrich the lives of people with dementia and how designers can better address their needs. Music aids in relaxation, activation, and maintaining identity, yet accessibility …