In primary music education a key question is what teachers can do to stimulate students’ musical creativity. For the answer, delving into teacher-student interaction during the creative processes in the naturalistic setting of primary music lessons is required. Twenty-six music lessons from thirteen …

As a Jazz and Classical Saxophone player, I sought to combine both worlds in my own compositions. As an admirer of Bach, I chose to combine the fugue as a form and compositional tool with Jazz to create an own original Jazz-fugue. This thesis seeks to find ways how to incorporate the form of Classical …

This chapter focuses on some of the opportunities and challenges of shifting power relations for musicians, through the particular lens of western classical musicians engaged in researching a participatory music practice in a hospital in the Netherlands. It provides some context to power relations in …

Due to considerable occupational challenges and stressors, classical musicians might face increased risk for mental health issues, compared to the general population. As such, scholars have highlighted the importance of developing psychological resilience in musicians. Nevertheless, this important psychological …

This artistic research report explores the functional possibilities of three extended instrumental techniques for the saxophone, uncovering and applying discovered conceptual principals for their use in composition, performance and improvisation which allow for saxophonists to occupy non-traditional …

Afstudeerportfolio waarin wordt onderzocht hoe de online profilering van studenten van de master Classical Music van het Prins Claus Conservatorium verbeterd kan worden om conversie (het aantal potentiële werkgevers dat contact zoekt) te verhogen. Het project werd geïnitieerd met als doel het creëren …

This book seeks to communicate what we learned, what I learned, in the hope that readers (particularly musicians in training) can find ways to learn for themselves as they challenge themselves to try new, and different, things.