In leaving the more traditional territories of the concert performance for broader societal contexts, professional musicians increasingly devise music in closer collaboration with their audience rather than present it on a stage. Although the interest for such forms of devising co-creative musicking …

Lezing/discussie op het congres van de Europese conservatoriumvereniging AEC over publieksbereik van musici, Zagreb 10-11-2017

Research about equity through Musical Engagement with People with Dementia

The goal of this study was (1) to determine whether and how nursing home residents with dementia respond to the interactive art installation in general and (2) to identify whether responses change when the content type and, therefore, the nature of the interaction with the artwork changes. The interactive …

Paper voor het Pop en Jazz Platform 2017 van de European Association of Conservatoires AEC, London, 18-2-2017

Presentatie op uitnodiging ‘Audience and Performer Relations - On Musicians and Audiences’ tijdens het Pop and Jazz Platform 2017van de European Association of Conservatoires AEC, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London, UK, 18/2/2017

Music as an effective self-regulative tool for emotions and behavioural adaptation for adolescents might enhance emotion-related skills when applied as a therapeutic school intervention. This study investigated Rap & Sing Music Therapy in a school-based programme, to support self-regulative abilities …

This essay addresses the relationship of improvisation and identity. Biographical research that was conducted by the author into professional musicians’ lifelong learning showed the huge importance of improvisation for personal expression. Musically, the concept of sound appeared to serve as a strong …