When an institution wishes to develop a Masters programme that combines relevance to the profession with preparation for possible 3rd cycle study, there are many things to consider: curriculum design and content, facilities, stakeholder opinion, assessment, likely student intake, etc. But at least as …

Het lectoraat Lifelong Learning in Music doet onderzoek naar de blaasmuzieksector, ook wel HaFaBra-sector genoemd. Verschillende actoren in de blaasmuzieksector signaleren dat de sector het moeilijk heeft, ondanks dat er ook orkesten zijn die het goed doen. In het deelonderzoek 'Focus op de dirigent' …

In de HaFaBra-sector wordt al langere tijd gesproken over ‘de problematiek’ in de sector maar uit datzelfde veld komen verschillende berichten over de stand van zaken. Veel muziekverenigingen kennen dalende ledenaantallen, maar er zijn ook orkesten die het heel goed doen. Wat is er nu precies aan de …

Article (Dutch) in Kunstzone, 14/4 (2015), pp. 52-53, on idiocultural music education.

“In-Between” is the title of this conference. If I am right, it focuses on the role of the artist as a middle-man, or middle-woman, between art and learner. It focuses, maybe, on the way artists are capable to transfer knowledge, skills, attitudes, insights, emotions of an artistic nature. And it focuses, …

Veränderungen in Musikberufen. Es ist nicht neu, dass unsere Gesellschaft und ihrem kulturellen Umfeld sich rasch verändern; wir sind uns dessen bewusst, und es hat große Auswirkungen auf unsere Arbeit als professionellen Musikern. Heutige Musiker haben keine „lebenslangen Stellen“ mehr, sondern flexible …

Author version of opiniating article (Dutch) in national newspaper Trouw, appeared under the title 'Zingen, dat is beter dan muziekonderwijs'. Plea for singing in primary schools.

Article (Dutch) in newspaper Friesch Dagblad on the relationship between musicians and their audiences.

Social research on the arts is a wonderful experience. Speech on the celebration of 10 years “Lifelong Learning in Music”.Social research is usually focused on social problems and difficulties, looking how societal dilemmas could be solved. However, turning our view to the arts and particularly to music, …

What’s up in town this week? Which live music is available for the inhabitants of the city of Groningen/Utrecht in two ‘ordinary’ weeks?