Past Events
10th of October 2024, Aleksandra (Ola) Michałko symposium and PhD defense
The symposium will bring together international experts in systematic musicology to explore various approaches to music education and music research, focusing on cognitive humanities, cultural contexts, and technology. The program will feature four 20-minute talks followed by 10 minutes of Q&A:
10:00: Welcome by Prof. Leman & Aleksandra Michalko
10:10: Dr. Makiko Sadakata: The boundary between speech and music, and the influence of linguistic background
10:40: Dr. Andrea Schiavio: Musical minds and the cognitive humanities: Sketches for theory and research
11:10: coffee break
11:30: Dr. Evangelos Himonides: Lessons learned from exploring evidence about the Power of Music
12:00: Prof. Luc Nijs: Technology in Music Education: On Well-trodden paths and roads less travelled
12:30: General discussion moderated by Aleksandra Michalko
The event will also include an open forum to encourage discussion on interdisciplinary research. You are invited to bring questions related to your own research for a broader conversation. You can find more information at: https://asil.ugent.be/projects/educatingthroughmusic/
For in person or online participation, please register via this link.
My public defense will take place following the symposium:
Public Defense: 14h30-16h30 @ Vandenhove (Rozier 1, 9000 Gent)
Reception @ De Krook café (Miriam Makebaplein 1, 9000 Gent)
If you will attend only the PhD defense, please inscribe via this link. The deadline is 4th of October so that I can let the venue know how many people to expect. In case you cannot attend the symposium and/or defense in person, you can follow them online, just please inscribe so that I can send you the ZOOM link.
16th of April 2024
Anja Volk is giving her inaugural lecture on the 16th of April in Utrecht.
We think this would be a nice opportunity for a LoCoMus meetup!
While the lecture starts at 16h15, we will convene in the morning with a program focused on networking and work sharing.
The network program will take place in Janskerkhof 15A while the lecture will be in the Academiegebouw.
Progam:
11h: Introduction of LoCoMus
11h30 : Overview of all labs included in the network
12h: Lunch break
13h: Individual research presentations
13h45: Break
14h: Clustered topic discussions
15h30: Closing session
16h: Anja's Volk lecture