MY RESEARCH PROJECTS
the Musical Instrument as a
Natural Extension of the Musician
This project started out as my MA thesis in Philosophy and is the basis of all my further work. Here I investigate why, how, and when musician experience their instrument as a part of themselves.
Keywords: ecological philosophy, activity theory, flow and presence
the Music Paint Machine
This was my PhD project, in which I developed (with a team) and evaluated (user & classroom study) an interactive educational technology that allows to make a digital painting by moving while playing music
Keywords: musical creativity, bodily freedom, multimodal learning
the Music Paint Machine
This was my PhD project, in which I developed (with a team) and evaluated (user & classroom study) an interactive educational technology that allows to make a digital painting by moving while playing music
Keywords: musical creativity, bodily freedom, multimodal learning
MiME - A movement-based approach
to instrumental music learning/teaching
This project is my postdoctoral research. Here I develop a [practice & research]-based pedagogical framework for the integration of creative movement in the instrumental music classroom
Keywords: musical creativity, bodily freedom, multimodal learning
Kimupe - Kinemusical Performance
This is an artistic research project, in which I explore various movement/dance strategies to develop my improvisations skills
Keywords: musical improvisation, music-movement association
MY RESEARCH
My research domains are:
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instrumental music teaching and learning
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music educational technology
In particular, I investigate:
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the role of the body in the instrumental music learning process
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the relationship between musician and instrument
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how technology can contribute to an embodied approach to instrumental music teaching and learning
The leitmotiv in my work is the interaction between research and practice.That is:
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my research is practice-based
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my teaching is research-based
As such, my work emerges at the intersection of content, pedagogical, technological and research knowledge