Conference report ´The Musician as Creative Entrepreneur´, Polifonia 3, The Hague (NL), 19-20/9/2014.

Article (Dutch) in newspaper Friesch Dagblad on the relationship between musicians and their audiences.

The present study attempts to explore the field of creative music workshops with the elderly. A growing amount of research has been carried out into running (creative) workshops, and besides we know a lot about the elderly and ageing. The aim of this research is to gather knowledge on the merging of …

Report on the current state of affairs on ethnomusicology in the Netherlands for international association ICTM

Dit essay werd uitgegeven ter gelegenheid van de installatie op 25 juni 2014 van Evert Bisschop Boele als lector ‘New Audiences’ van het lectoraat Lifelong Learning in Music, Kenniscentrum Kunst & Samenleving/Prins Claus Conservatorium, Hanzehogeschool Groningen.

This essay is published for the occasion of the inauguration of Evert Bisschop Boele on June 25, 2014 as professor ‘New Audiences’ of the research group Lifelong Learning in Music, Centre of Applied Research and Innovation Art & Society/Prince Claus Conservatoire, Hanze University of Applied Sciences …

Paper presented at international symposium ‘Dementia and Music. Research and Practice’. University of Vechta, Vechta, Germany, 21/9/2013. Paper argues that working with dementia for musicians and music students is important because it demands them to focus on the 'other' rather then on themselves and …

Music makes a difference?! The values of music.Music and culture play a significant role in the political and societal development of a peaceful and integrative Europe. Music and its diverse expressions are extremely relevant for social cohesion, wellbeing and economic growth. What kind of an impact …

This study aims to find answers to what kind of skills, qualities and understandings are needed for a musician working with elderly people with dementia, and what kinds of challenges they might encounter.

This study focuses on the uses and functions of music in the life of individuals in the province of Groningen at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The study is an ethnomusicological study representing the sub-discipline of ethnomusicology-at-home. It uses Andreas Reckwitz’ formulation of practice …