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, …

Traditionally, composers create music individually and autonomously. The egalitarian relationships in inclusive music ensembles, with their blend of conventional and technological music instruments and their focus on collaborative composing processes, however, might challenge professional composers to …

Het hoofddoel van dit onderzoek was om een methode te ontwikkelen en ontwerpen met behulp van een parametrische script om een bouwtechnisch uitvoerbare gevel vanuit muzikale patronen met 3D-geprint beton te realisea­ren. De vertaling naar een ruimtelijke vorm wordt in dit onderzoek gerealiseerd door …

Research Problem: Teaching composition has evolved from focusing on traditional craftsmanship to a more open approach. The shift in teaching methodology emphasises developing personal musical language alongside technical skills, challenging the traditional notion of mastering specific techniques first. …

Male bodies in opera were given a new, daring dimension with the composition of the role of Oberon for countertenor in Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. While male altos had existed in different forms for centuries, this opera marks the first time a countertenor was specifically acknowledged …

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 …

Co-curating Shifting Boundaries and facilitating panel on 'In Harmony? How the co-creative wave inspires musical collectives'