Music Education as Craft

Kari Holdhus, PhD is Professor of Music Education at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Her research interests include relational pedagogy, dialogic musical encounters, creative teaching and learning as well as pedagogical improvisation. As a teacher, Kari emphasises research-based approaches, which means that her teaching and supervision is often based on recent research deemed relevant for student discussion and critique. Conversely, many of the research projects that Kari engages with focus on practical applications to educational contexts. Regina Murphy, PhD is Associate Professor and Head of the School of Arts Education and Movement at the Institute of Education, Dublin City University. As a teacher educator at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels, she is concerned with the interplay between teacher knowledge, teacher identity, inquiry and critical reflection, and its expression through a range of subject matter. Her most recent research focuses on the development of social inclusion and social justice in music education. Regina served as an elected board member for the International Society for Music Education (ISME) from 2008-2012. In 2016, she hosted the ISME Commission Seminar: Music in Schools and Teacher Education (MISTEC) at St Patrick's Campus, DCU. Magne I. Espeland is Professor of Music and Education at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (WNUAS). His areas of specialisation include curriculum development and innovation in music and arts education, educational design studies, quantitative and qualitative research methodologies for education, masters and PhD supervision, and research project leadership. He currently leads the Center of Creativities, Arts and Science in Education (CASE), which is home to research at the intersection of arts, science and creative education. He is one of the founders of the Grieg Research School in Interdisciplinary Music Studies, a multi-institutional cooperation in Western Norway. Internationally, Magne has had a long relationship with the International Society for Music Education (ISME). He has researched and published in a variety of fields within music education and beyond, spanning music listening, music composition, creative pedagogies, pedagogical improvisation and relational pedagogy.