The Project’s Final Report

1. April 2019Ukategorisertmusicperformance

I am happy to finally be able to share the final version of the project’s report. By clicking the link below you can download the pre-print version. Transformative learning – Integrated Practice report – FINAL

Tower of Babel

2. January 2017Ukategorisertarticle, reflection, shared languagemusicperformance

Prelude A student at her oboe lesson plays a piece she had prepared. The teacher notices that the way she stands is unusual. He tells her how seemingly tense and unnatural her posture is. The student is puzzled. She explains that she had just had a lesson in Alexander technique where the teacher instructed her to think “forward and up” … Continue reading Tower of Babel →

Project presentation at The Grieg Academy

15. December 2016Ukategorisertmusicperformance

We have presented the “Integrated Practice” project to our colleagues at the Grieg Academy in Bergen. The hope is to establish a satellite project in Bergen that would explore the possibilities of our model in a different institutional environment and with a different set of instruments involved.

Visiting the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

8. November 2016Ukategorisertcollaboration, curriculum development, Glasgow, RCSmusicperformance

The project team has visited the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, that in a recent review has been ranked sixth in the world of performing arts education, to learn from their efforts in curriculum development. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is undergoing a curriculum review following the curriculum reform a few years back putting integrative and collaborative approaches at the … Continue reading Visiting the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland →

Some thoughts after Voksenåsen workshop: a follow up

5. August 2016Ukategorisertpresentation, Voksenåsen, workshopmusicperformance

Thank you everyone who participated in the workshop! Due to time limitations and large group sizes it was difficult to address many of the interesting questions that emerged and therefore we decided to write a little summary as well as address some of the questions that didn’t get so much attention. We hope we have … Continue reading Some thoughts after Voksenåsen workshop: a follow up →

Project workshop at Voksenåsen Summer Academy

2. August 2016Ukategorisertpresentation, Voksenåsen, workshopmusicperformance

We are very happy to have the opportunity to present our project at the Voksenåsen Summer Academy.