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 …

Wisdom of a different kind: a case study of experienced and novice music teachers learning from each other.

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 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.

Active ageing through music. Presentation ‘Active Ageing through Music’. Conference ‘Healthy Ageing, Practice and Innovation at the Four Universities of Applied Sciences in the Northern Netherlands’, Groningen, 8/11/2012.

The project Rhythm for Life has had a parallel project in Groningen, with the projects Learning to play an instrument at an elderly age and Creative workshops for the elderly. These were carried out in Groningen at the PCC in the framework of the research line HAMA of the research group LLMA. The second …

Presentation ‘Healthy Ageing through Music and the Arts’, EU Intensive Project Schools of Health Care/Social Studies, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, 1/2/2012

Onderzoek toont aan dat muziek en de kunsten het proces van gezond ouder worden in positieve zin beïnvloeden. Wat betekent werken in deze praktijk voor musici? Deze vraag wordt vanuit diverse invalshoeken onderzocht. en diversiteit aan onderzoeksprojecten maakt deel uit van deze onderzoekslijn: - Het …