2019 – 2022
Kari Holdhus is professor of music education at Western Norway University of Applied sciences (HVL). Her background is an education as a music educator, however, in her career, she has been working as a musician in a military band, in the musician’s union, as an editor if the union journal, as a facilitator of community … Read more
The week after Easter, several of the FUTURED researchers’ schedules were filled up with The Twelfth International Research in Music Education Conference (RiME2021). This year’s conference was planned to take place at the Royal College of Music in London. Because of the COVID-19-situation we were only able to meet our dearly missed colleagues worldwide in … Read more
Early March 2021, the Nordic Network for Research in Music Education (NNRME) arranged an online virtual conference. The conference was hosted by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and the theme was Qualities in Music Education Practice and Research. Three important topics were raised by prominent researchers in our field. First, Professor Monica Lindgren, … Read more
This autumn, researchers from both OsloMet and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences have met regularly on Fridays to immerse themselves in texts and theories concerning central topics related to the three FUTURED work packages. A major contribution to our discussion on music education and policy has been a recently published book written by Professor … Read more
For two days in May 2020, the entire team of researchers, guest researchers, scientific advisory board members and steering group from the FUTURED project were invited to a seminar in Bergen. However, as a consequence of the corona-situation, the leaders of the overall project decided to transform the planned event into a webinar. Through a … Read more
The researchers in work package 3 are currently busy with data generation and analysis. Work package 3 aims at developing collaborative, innovative and interactive music education practices together with schools. Researchers Kari Holdhus and Catharina Christophersen have finished generating data in the music classroom in study 5. They have collaborated with a musician, three teachers, … Read more
25th conference of Nordic Network for Research in Music Education FUTURED researchers were traveling to Copenhagen for the Nordic Network for Research in Music Education Conference 3.-5. March 2020. Catharina Christophersen from Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (WNUAS), Silje Valde Onsrud (WNUAS), and Heidi Partti (Uniarts Helsinki) investigated the topic Time for change in Nordic music teacher … Read more