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 […]
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 […]
The 32nd annual conference of the European Association of Music in Schools (EAS) will be held at the University of Évora (Portugal). This conference is also the 10th European Regional Conference of the International Society of Music Education (ISME). I will mentoring one of the doctoral students in the poster session on Thursday and I […]
As part of the MuziekopleidersAkkoord, the foundation Méér Muziek in de Klas is working to strengthen the role of technology and digital didactics in music education across primary (PO), secondary (VO), vocational (MBO) and higher education (HBO). To support this ambition, a professional learning community (PLC) has been launched. The PLC is starting with an […]
Together with Bert van Uffelen (Hogeschool Rotterdam), I will deliver a workshop at the Music Education Conference 2026 of the Dutch music teacher association – the leading event for ambitious music teachers in education across the Netherlands and Flanders. About the workshop: Technology is playing an increasingly important role in music education. Digital literacy, arts […]
The 33rd annual conference of the European Association of Music in Schools (EAS) will be held at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna (Austria). As a board member, I will be involved in the National Coordinators meeting and the General Assembly. Together with students of the bachelor Music in Education at the […]
Friday 10 April, 10:30am-12:00pm CET, in room: 06-Hörsaal K0101 (AW) Together with third year students of the bachelor Music in Education at the conservatory of ArtEZ University of the Arts in Enschede, I will deliver a workshop at the EAS conference in Vienna. Abstract of the workshop: Recently, two new subject areas —Digital Literacy and […]
Saturday 11 April, 11:15am-11:45am CET, in room: 04-Konzertsaal FutureArtLab (AW) Together with third year students of the bachelor Music in Education at the conservatory of ArtEZ University of the Arts in Enschede, I will deliver a workshop at the EAS conference in Vienna. Abstract of the workshop: “How to teach about democracy through technology that […]