This article describes musicians' lifelong and lifewide learning as it was investigated through biographical research. Key developments in the professional lives of 32 musicians were examined, focusing on critical incidents and educational interventions in their life, educational and career span. The …

Paper presented at the 4th Conference on Research in Culture Education, Nijmegen, June 28, 2010. In this paper the first phase of a descriptive research project on musical preferences and music listening habits of first year’s conservatoire students is presented. The paper presents the background of …

In mijn literatuuronderzoek worden een aantal onderzoeken met elkaar vergeleken. Het gaat hier om onderzoeken waarin wordt beschreven wat de invloed is van achtergrondmuziek in een klas. De verschillende onderzoeken hebben plaats gevonden in diverse scholen, variërend van speciaal onderwijs, reguliere …

Keynote address

This thesis is written for an upcoming band in the Netherlands. Two Way Radio has existed for six years, but they still do not have a contract with a record label or management agency. Therefore I wrote this marketing plan to figure out which marketing actions they can best use to become successful in …

Stage fright among musicians and music students is a severe problem, and a problem moreover that is not easily talked about. This researchreport is a reflection of the project Peak Performance & Reducing Stage Fright, in which six students of the Prince Claus Conservatoire got the opportunity to take …

Book on the project 'Musicscape Groningen - Live!' which shows the variety of public music performances in the city of Groningen and the municipality of Appingedam in a two week period in 2010.

Purpose Worldwide, there are 30 million people with dementia (PWD) in 2009 and 100 million in 2050, respectively.These numbers show the need for a change in care for PWD. Leisure is one of these care aspects. Leisure activities can support PWD in several ways: meeting basic needs, providing comfort and …