Projects
Creative capacity in adults with ASD and group based improvisational music therapy KU Leuven
Adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often not understood in their idiosyncratic style of processing information and their impairments. This has major consequences for the development of an identity or the development of positive relationships. Growing scientific knowledge about ASD emphasizes the importance of therapeutic attunements on a bodily-affective level, such as through musical interventions. Studies show that fostering ...
Perceptions of a Traditional Instrument in a Globalized World: the Highland Bagpipe and Contemporary Art Music. A Music-Analytical and Cultural Inquiry. KU Leuven
While the Great Highland bagpipe is normally associated with Scotland and its traditional music, the instrument has, from the nineteen-seventies onwards, enjoyed an increasing use in classical music. A varied repertoire comprising a range of musical styles and instrumental approaches has emerged, awaiting, however, an indepth analysis. The proposed research project will fill this gap, studying how musical and cultural associations tied to the ...
Moving towards Resilience: Joint creation through music and movement for local, refugee and immigrant children. University of Antwerp
Virtual Music Experience in the Metaverse PXL
Creating added value by stimulating desired animal behavior via music Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In recent years, consumers, producers, meat processors and retailers have been paying increasing attention to animal welfare. To achieve higher welfare, the focus is often on adding positive (enriching) experiences for the animals, rather than removing negative experiences. Having music played is one form of auditory enrichment that some pig farmers are already using on a daily basis in their ...
The traditions of mandolin music in in the regions of Crete and Athens. University of Antwerp
Narrativity of Philip Glass's Minimalist Music in Operas Based on Literary Works Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Personalized Interfaces for Music Recommender Systems KU Leuven
Recommender systems are software tools that automatically select a set of relevant items for users based on their interests. Despite their intelligence to adapt the recommended items to the user, most recommender systems lack the intelligence to adapt their interface to the needs of the user.
Additionally, most recommender systems do not allow users to steer the recommendation process or correct wrong assumptions.
Moreover, ...
HIPEX: Historical Performance Practices of Experimental Music Orpheus Institute
The HIPEX project traces, reconstructs, and documents historical practices in the performance of experimental post-WWII compositions, deepening our understanding of the role of the performer in the establishing of new repertoire and new performance aesthetics.
The second half of the 20th century saw an exploration of performance practices that was both radical and systematic. The full investigation of extended techniques for each ...