Professional musicians and music educators are faced with a lot of change in the profession, which in the end reflects change in society. This creates a huge challenge for institutions training future music performers and educators. In the Netherlands the research group Lifelong Learning in Music (from …

In order to meet the challenges of rapidly changing cultural life in the 21st century, professional musicians have to be lifelong learners, drawing on a wide range of knowledge and skills. To be successful in a variety of roles, they need a reflective and responsive attitude to change. This chapter addresses …

This paper will explore types of learning, which takes place when musicians work in situations where they have to connect to community contexts. It will first address musicians’ changing professional roles in the changing sociocultural landscape and the need for lifelong learning and emergence of life …

Presentatie

De musicus van vandaag: een kameleon!Lezing tijdens het festival ‘On Wings’ in Groningen, Oosterpoort. Het is niet eenvoudig om als professioneel musicus succesvol te functioneren als we ons realiseren wat er vandaag de dag allemaal van ons wordt geëist. Talent hebben en over indrukwekkende artistieke …

Het lectoraat Lifelong Learning in Music & the Arts van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen en de Hogeschool der Kunsten in Den Haag is onderdeel van het sinds kort ingerichte Kenniscentrum Kunst en Samenleving van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen en heeft het project „Het Cross Arts Laboratorium‟ vormgegeven. …

Dit onderzoeksproject is in samenwerking met de GGZ Heerenveen en `Complete Coaching', een instituut voor o.a. coaching en psychotherapie. Veel musici hebben last van podiumangst en helaas geldt dit ook voor conservatoriumstudenten. Om daar al tijdens de opleiding aandacht aan te geven heeft het lectoraat …

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This article describes musicians' lifelong and lifewide learning as it was investigated through biographical research. Key developments in the professional lives of 32 musicians were examined, focusing on critical incidents and educational interventions in their life, educational and career span. The …

Paper presented at the 4th Conference on Research in Culture Education, Nijmegen, June 28, 2010. In this paper the first phase of a descriptive research project on musical preferences and music listening habits of first year’s conservatoire students is presented. The paper presents the background of …