Kinemusical Approach
a movement-based approach to instrumental music learning & teaching
This project started during my postdoc at Ghent University.
I develop a [practice & research]-based pedagogical framework for integrating creative movement into the instrumental music classroom.
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To develop practical knowledge and experience, I have given numerous workshops in heterogeneous (e.g., clarinet) and mixed (e.g., string orchestra) groups. I believe this practical work is essential to developing good research.
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In 2021, I conducted a study on the Kinemusical Approach in distance learning (Schiavio & Nijs, 2022).
Next, I did a study with 5-year-olds, learning to play the DooD (a child version of the clarinet).
In collaboration with the University of Groningen, several MA students are working on this approach.
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Publications: Nijs, 2019; Schiavio & Nijs, 2022; Nijs, 2025; Nijs & Bremmer, 2026.
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This work is also strongly related to the work I do together with Prof. dr. Melissa Bremmer (Amsterdam) on embodiment in music teaching and learning (Bremmer & Nijs, 2025, 2024, 2022, 2021; Nijs & Bremmer, 2019)
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Keywords: musical creativity, bodily freedom, multimodal learning
check also my work with the Music Paint Machine. Go HERE