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, …

Researching music and dementia. A wonderful relationship between science, art and a new way to understand dementia.

Oudere Kunstenaars en een leven lang leren. ​Verborgen carrières: oudere kunstenaars en een leven lang leren. Een narratief-biografisch onderzoek naar levenslang en levensbreed leren binnen de gevorderde beroepspraktijk van beeldende kunstenaars. PhD-research Leo Delfgaauw. Promotoren: prof. dr. Barend …

This book has been written for musicians who want to engage with audiences beyond the concert hall and other traditional venues. The study is equally worthwhile for conservatoires and music academies aiming to change the increasingly unrealistic goal of training young musicians solely for the stage. …

While the music lasts. Presentation, Wigmore Hall, London, 2012.

Musicians today face major changes in the social-cultural landscape and thus in the music profession, which is rapidly changing. The changing cultural life leads to a shift in nature of the career of musicians, suggesting more flexible career patterns and a great need for transferable skills. Musicians …