Presentations of the results of research by students of the bachelor Music in Education (year 3) in a poster and demo session. The research was conducted by the students as part of their weekly moLab course. In this course, students innovate music education through or based on technology or in a setting with technology. Students […]
Workshop “Music & Subject Integration: six ways to transform the curriculum” at the EAS Conference 2024 in Dublin. I do this workshop together with Johan Sterken (NHL Stenden University) and Vivian Knols (Maastricht Conservatory). This workshop is like the sessions we did in The Netherlands at at the royal palace Noordeinde (The Hague) and at […]
Together with colleagues from Germany, I will be part of the symposium “Navigating at the interface of digitalization, sustainability, and music education: Four perspectives for a sustainable post-digital music education” at the EAS Conference in Dublin. The symposium starts off with 5-minutes pitches. Then all participants have the opportunity to discuss the topics presented in […]
Together with other NCs from different European countries I am part of the Symposium of EAS National Coordinators (NCs). In the symposium we reflect on the formation of the European Day for Music in Schools (EuDaMuS) and its impact on music education. The abstract for tis symposium: The European Day for Music in Schools (EuDaMuS), […]
In 2000, all primary education teacher training institutions and all music conservatoires in The Netherlands signed a convenant for 12 years. In this convenant they agree to collaborate in improving music education in schools. The Day of the Music Educators’ Agreement is an annual celebration of the establishment of this convenant. During the day, students […]
Four years ago, as part of the European Day of Music in Schools, together with LUCA School of Arts and the Dutch music teacher association VLS voor muziekdocenten we started a tradition of organizing an online get-together for music teachers and (music) teacher trainers in Belgium and the Netherlands. After inspiring presentations from highly respected colleagues […]
The fourth European Day of Music in Schools (EuDaMuS) will be held online on March 14, 2025. EuDaMuS is an initiative of the national coordinators for the European Association of Music in Schools (EAS) and European music teacher associations and is celebrated yearly at 15 March. Because March 15, 2025 is a Saturday, the online […]
Workshop for music teachers in Luxembourg on Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) in music education. The workshop is part of the MuTechLab series, organized by the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences of the University of Luxembourg.
This workshop is about formative assessment in teacher training in music. This workshop especially focuses on immediate, in-action feedback delivery and how this works when supported by interaction technology. The workshop is part of the study days of the Dutch network of teacher trainers in music.
Together with Johan Sterken, Vivian Knols and others, I am involved in a national working group—set up by Dutch conservatoires and teacher training colleges through the MuziekOpleidersAkkoord. We have been exploring how teachers and partners in education can approach this theme. Since 2020, the working group has initiated various activities to develop and share knowledge […]