Research Cluster: Music Education

The Music Education research cluster conducts research aimed at innovation in music education and participation. The cluster consists of senior, doctoral and project researchers who do not only engage in music education research, but also transfer this investment to teaching, writing and teacher professionalisation. The Music Education research cluster is part of the research unit Music & Drama.

Our research projects are organised alongside four research lines:

1. Understanding the professional development of music educators, their role in educational innovation, and their potential as change agents in practitioner research.
2. Studying the relevance and impact of music learning in the community, including music in schools, leisure and community music.
3. Advancing improvisational practices in music education, ranging from musical improvisation activities to pedagogical improvisation.
4. Making music education practices more (self-)critical and (self-)reflective through the involvement of music education philosophy.

Additionally, the research cluster also invests in the fields of historical research in music education and music education policies.