Lezing/discussie op het congres van de Europese conservatoriumvereniging AEC over publieksbereik van musici, Zagreb 10-11-2017

Vocale improvisatie door zowel musici als niet-musici wijst uit dat impliciete kennis van de muzieksyntax tijdens het zingen wordt aangeleerd. Zonder dat wij expliciet weten hoe de muziek in elkaar steekt, zijn wij in staat om de ‘regels’ van de westerse muziek in de praktijk toe te passen. Deze wijze …

Music is not only art. It is also biology. The unique characteristics of the brain which make it possible for us to sing a melody and to dance, give to music the unparalleled ability not only to stimulate body movement, but also to move us emotionally. Music is not only beautiful, it is who we are. …

Livemuziek aan het ziekenhuisbed kan het herstel van patiënten positief beïnvloeden. Ook de musici zelf en ziekenhuismedewerkers kunnen er baat bij hebben, zo blijkt uit eerste resultaten van een onderzoek in Groningen.

The realization of one’s musical ideas at the keyboard is dependent on the ability to transform sound into movement, a process called audiomotor transformation. Using fMRI, we investigated cerebral activations while classically‐trained improvising and non‐improvising musicians imagined playing along …

Three topics are discussed: audiomotor transformations in music, the aural perception of music, and procedural learning and music syntax. Biologically, the ability to make music and enjoy it is based on the innate capacities for beat induction and relative pitch (recognition of melodic contour). The …

The concept of Lifelong Learning refers to all purposeful learning throughout life, transforming experience into knowledge and skills, attitudes, values, emotions, beliefs, and the senses. Lifelong learning is cognitive, but also emotional and practical. It embraces formal, but also non-formal and informal …

Individuals take possession of their lives by connecting who they are to what they do. The Protean musician is one who not only performs but pursues a lifelong series of identity changes based on continuous learning. Musicians focus on learning how to learn, on adaptability, and on developing knowledge …

Classical musicians dream of an international performance career, a ‘Musotopia’ , in which they are able to make a living only by playing concerts. Reality tells us that 77% of performers earn over half of their income from teaching, and that 90% have a secondary occupation. Is there still work for performers? …