We believe that good practice in music education means that we contribute to other disciplines and therefore work with teachers not (yet) trained in music. As part of this ongoing quest, we have been working with fellow educators from all over the world for many years. During the Thessaloniki world conference we associated ourselves with …
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The small plucked instrument (Tamil yal or yazh) was presented for the first time to a discerning global audience at the ISME 2012 World Conference of Music Education. The three South Indian classical vocal concerts by “Yoga” Manickam Yogeswaran were accompanied by Ludwig Pesch playing a bamboo tambura newly designed by Klangwerkstatt in Berlin in collaboration with Norbert Klippstein and Yogendra Jens …
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Our ISME 2012 workshop titled A Musical Lotuspond was greeted with great interest by a full house of music educators from all over the world. The atmosphere of the entire world conference was inspiring and thought provoking. We also sensed a sense of urgency motivating all participants to learn from one another and share their experiences. In …
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PurposeProbing the depths of Indian sounds and symbols both for their interdisciplinary potential and intrinsic value. ContentWe pool musical, visual and numerical motifs. Sounds, hand gestures and movements link two school subjects within a single session; and more subjects wherever this approach lends itself to being integrated into a curriculum. MethodThe “Musical Lotus Pond” is …
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We creëren en integreren verrassende klanken en ritmes in uiteenlopende situaties: laagdrempelige activiteiten voor elke leeftijdsgroep, zowel met als zonder muzikale ervaring. Extract Onderzoeksplan voor Hogeschool Utrecht (blz. 1, 12 & 13)in samenwerking met Denktank Sociale Cohesie in Stadsdeel de BaarsjesVoorstel muziekactiviteit: Oor-spel van Ludwig Pesch