Paper presented at international symposium ‘Dementia and Music. Research and Practice’. University of Vechta, Vechta, Germany, 21/9/2013. Paper argues that working with dementia for musicians and music students is important because it demands them to focus on the 'other' rather then on themselves and …

Warum die Arbeit mit dementen Menschen so wichtig ist für Musiker.Presentation on International symposium ‘Dementia and Music', Vechta University, Vechta DE, 21/9/2013.

People’s stories lie at the heart of this paper – stories about how people with vision and creative energy use the arts to address some of the challenges arising from feelings of isolation and dislocation in society. People have to be given the opportunity to speak, to be listened to, so that their observations …

Next to the manifestation of sensori-motor transformations such as singing and dancing, the ability to play an instrument by ear must rely on a unique convergence of cerebral functions involving motor preparation and auditory perception. In this study, we aimed to gain insight into the extent to which …

Music moves us, literally. We tend to move the body in synchrony with the beat. Individuals without any professional music training are capable of singing or humming along with an unfamiliar melody or indicating the melodic contour by means of hand gestures. Musicians who play by ear are able to do the …

Wij hebben de fantastische kans gekregen om 3 maanden lang onderzoek te doen in Zuid Afrika. Het onderzoek is tot stand gekomen door een vraag van Sylvia Roozen, ontwikkelingspsychologe en projectleidster van Project ADEMT (Alcohol Disorder Executive function Music Therapy). Dit project richt zich in …

Presentation on the doctoral research project 'Musicking in Groningen' for the course 'Research Skills for University Lecturers' of Hanzehogeschool Groningen, 1/7/2013.

Presentatie in Management Team over proefschrift en de gevolgen daarvan voor het conservatorium.

Presentation on the doctoral research project 'Musicking in Groningen' for the course 'Research Skills for University Lecturers' of Hanzehogeschool Groningen, 30/06/2015.

Creatieve muziekworkshops voor (van, met) ouderen. Presentatie op het symposium ‘Healthy Lifestyle: Kunst en Cultuur. Creatief en Gezond Ondernemen!' Healthy Ageing Netwerk Noord Nederland, Nooitgedacht, 25/6/2013