This article explores the integration of a co-mentoring scheme within the participatory music practice of Meaningful Music in Healthcare (MiMiC) in Dutch medical hospitals. Building upon prior research that revealed a shared aspiration among MiMiC musicians and nurses to enhance collaborative efforts, …

Presentatie tijdens de International Conference for Research in Music Education

Voordracht bij Inspiratiesessie Drenthe School & Omgeving/Meer Muziek in de Klas19 maart 2025, Odeon Cultuurhuis, Tweede Exloërmond, 15-17.30 uur

Conference presentation on the ethical professionalism and decision-making of hospital musicians. A conference presentation at the CERC2025 conference on January 25th, 2025.

Te midden van veranderende landschappen en hedendaagse druk op zowel de kunst als het plattelandsleven, richten beleidsmakers en kunstenaars steeds meer aandacht op rurale en niet-stedelijke culturele praktijken. Participatieve kunstvormen, zoals muziek, bieden een uniek potentieel om mensen met elkaar …

A dissertation to obtain the degree of doctor at the University of Twente on 17 December 2024. This dissertation investigates how music can enrich the lives of people with dementia and how designers can better address their needs. Music aids in relaxation, activation, and maintaining identity, yet accessibility …

This paper highlights the use of State Space Grids (SSGs) for studying real-time classroom discourse in an intervention targeting professional development. State Space Grid analysis is both a powerful way to visualise patterns in interactional data, and a starting point for further quantitative analysis. …

Thinking about the music we use in our music teaching is crucial. The meaning of music is relational, arising from the entanglement between the music and the person, the ‘musicker’ as Christopher Small would say. The idea of entanglement gives rise to many interesting questions about musical repertoires, …

Keynote over verschillende perspectieven op kwaliteit van muziekonderwijs, voorgedragen tijdens het Gelders Muziekoverleg bij Cultuur Oost in Arnhem.

Keynote voor de conferentie 'Kunst in Onderwijs' in Amersfoort, georganiseerd door de Onderzoeksgroep Muziek in Onderwijs van Hogeschool Leiden, over idiocultureel muziek-/kunstonderwijs.