The way we present music to our audiences is regulated by an implicit code of behavior. Characteristics of that code are a strict difference between performer and listener (exclusive entrance for performers, framing and elevation of the stage, lighting, and dress code).The hall is a consecrated area, …

PhD-presentation for Research Group Lifelong Learning in Music

Meaningful Music in Health Care (MiMiC) is een bijzonder samenwerkingsproject van een chirurgisch onderzoeksteam van het UMCG-ziekenhuis en het Lectoraat Lifelong Learning in Music van het Prins Claus Conservatorium. De Finse violiste Krista Pyykönen maakt als violiste én in het kader van haar promotieonderzoek …

In de jaren tachtig van de vorige eeuw trad de blaasmuziek uit de luwte van het dorpsplein en maakten veel blaasorkesten een stevige groei door. In het nieuwe millennium ziet de blaasmuzieksector er heel anders uit. Evenals in de rest van de cultuursector hebben zich in de wereld van de harmonieorkesten, …

of patients.

Brochure about the Meaningful Music in Health care (MiMiC) practice.

In this article I will address the changes and innovations in the music profession in Europe which are faced by our students and graduates, as well as new developments in their music careers. We will look into the question of what musicians’ changing needs are and will then show how conservatoires in …

BackgroundIn the coming decades the number of older people increases and correspondingly the number of people with chronic conditions. Chronic conditions can have a significant impact on the quality of life of elderly and their family caregivers. They face a lifelong challenge with the illnesses, treatments, …