When an institution wishes to develop a Masters programme that combines relevance to the profession with preparation for possible 3rd cycle study, there are many things to consider: curriculum design and content, facilities, stakeholder opinion, assessment, likely student intake, etc. But at least as …

Het lectoraat Lifelong Learning in Music doet onderzoek naar de blaasmuzieksector, ook wel HaFaBra-sector genoemd. Verschillende actoren in de blaasmuzieksector signaleren dat de sector het moeilijk heeft, ondanks dat er ook orkesten zijn die het goed doen. In het deelonderzoek 'Focus op de dirigent' …

In de HaFaBra-sector wordt al langere tijd gesproken over ‘de problematiek’ in de sector maar uit datzelfde veld komen verschillende berichten over de stand van zaken. Veel muziekverenigingen kennen dalende ledenaantallen, maar er zijn ook orkesten die het heel goed doen. Wat is er nu precies aan de …

“In-Between” is the title of this conference. If I am right, it focuses on the role of the artist as a middle-man, or middle-woman, between art and learner. It focuses, maybe, on the way artists are capable to transfer knowledge, skills, attitudes, insights, emotions of an artistic nature. And it focuses, …

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?