Author version of opiniating article (Dutch) in national newspaper Trouw, appeared under the title 'Zingen, dat is beter dan muziekonderwijs'. Plea for singing in primary schools.

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

It will be hard to find a Dutchmen under 50 years old who is not able to understand and speak English. Dutch pupils in secondary education spend about 4 hours a week studying grammar, reading texts, listening to conversations and giving presentations, all in English and that for four to six years. They …

Spoken Column – Opening of the Academic Year 2014-15 of Prince Claus Conservatoire, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, September 1 2014.

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

What’s up in town this week? Which live music is available for the inhabitants of the city of Groningen/Utrecht in two ‘ordinary’ weeks?

Paper over het belang van etnografie voor muziekonderwijs.

Learning by elderly people. A contextual and biographical view on how elderly people learn in music and its consequences for arts participation. Presentation April 8, 2014 – International conference Grundtvig ‘Art-Age!’, Utrecht

Improvising around the world.Presentation April 7, 2014 – International Project Week ‘Improvisation’ Dept. Music Education, Prince Claus Conservatoire, Hanze University Groningen.

Guest lecture in entrepreneurship course of bachelor of Music, Prince Claus Conservatoire, Groningen.