In Leading to engage Karolien Dons explores the ways in which musicians and elderly participants of a collaborative music activity experience and contribute to the sense of inclusion. Through qualitative research strategies involving a theory-generating ethnographic exploration of existing practices …

Chapter in a book. Discusses the concept of idiocultural music education.

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

Musicians in the 21st century – changing perspectives. Keynote to be held in Krakow, december 2014 I would like to take the opportunity to talk about the changes and innovations in the music profession in Europe which are faced by our students and graduates and about new developments in the music careers. …

Veränderungen in Musikberufen. Es ist nicht neu, dass unsere Gesellschaft und ihrem kulturellen Umfeld sich rasch verändern; wir sind uns dessen bewusst, und es hat große Auswirkungen auf unsere Arbeit als professionellen Musikern. Heutige Musiker haben keine „lebenslangen Stellen“ mehr, sondern flexible …

Guest lecture in Master Kunsteducatie, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, Groningen (NL), 20-10-2014.

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

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