In this chapter we discuss the implications of our research in the wider context of current models of brain function, endeavoring to understand the consequences of score-dependence and improvisation in terms of the ‘predicting brain’, the dual-stream model of perception and action, the procedural-declarative …

Presentation about my PhD research for MMus students of the Prince Claus Conservatoire

An oral presentation on the practice of and research into the programme Music for Life

In ancient times, music education was an essential part of mathematics education: in the Quadrivium mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy formed a four-unit whole. In China, among others, Confucius emphasized the importance of music education and the connection between poetry, law and music.

Workshop on open data at the hanze Research Day 2019.

Introductie: Muziek heeft invloed op emoties, motoriek en sociale cohesie. Bekend is dat muziek een positieve invloed heeft tijdens een logopedische therapie, vandaar het aanbod van muziektherapie. Echter, er is nog geen informatie over de invloed van achtergrondmuziek tijdens logopedie. Zolang de achtergrondmuziek …

Bijdrage aan panel discussie 'BetaBeats' georganiseerd door BètaBreak van de Universiteit van Amsterdam.

In 2011, a loose group of “grumpy futurists” wrote up an extensive list of “Alternatives to the Singularity” in a collaborative Google Document. “The Singularity”, in popular culture and para-religious belief, refers to the point where machine intelligence leaves humans behind. Against the techno-utopian …

Prof. Dr. Rineke Smilde and René van Munster have been invited to present the music practices developed by the research group Lifelong Learning in Music in the field of music and health care to students and invited guests of the Royal Academy of Music Arhus (Denmark). Among the invited guests are policy …