Research project MuTechLab

About

MuTechLab seeks bridge the gap between (1) formal music education and academia, and (2) formal music education (fME) and the music technology enthusiasts and initiatives outside fME.
In addition, MuTechLab is committed to involving the students’ voice, often omitted. As digital natives, their knowledge and experience, but also their expectations and aspirations are an important foundation for (music) technology integration and related research. Therefore, participation in the sessions is open to student participation.

Who? MuTechLab brings music educational researchers, formal music teachers, and music students together, in a series of 6 hands-on sessions with interactive music technologies including a concert. Moreover, it welcomes music technology enthusiasts (performance, teaching) from general education and the non-formal sector. For this first edition, only advanced students (min. division moyenne spécialisée) will be accepted.

What? Participants will engage in joint music making, using both traditional instruments (e.g., violin, clarinet, piano, …) and novel interactive technologies, as the experiential basis for the systematic – and science-based – reflection on the potential of such technologies to enrich and enhance effective and creative music teaching and learning. Participants will also prepare a performance that will be organised by the University of Luxembourg, in collaboration with RockLab and the three conservatoires.

How? The modus operandus of MuTechLab and its connection to instigating contact with science and research is the following:

Engaging in hands-on session is complemented with sharing scientific knowledge, information on the technologies (incl. “how to” sheets) and joint discussion on the lived experience.

Structure of each session

  • Workshop (1 hour)
  • Hands-on exploration in small groups (1 hour)
  • Discussion (30 min), facilitated by Prof. Dr Luc Nijs and Drs. Bahareh Behzadaval

Teachers and technologies

  • DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) ⎸ Benno Spieker (NL)
  • Launchpad ⎸ Ben Konen (LU)
  • Looper ⎸ André Mergenthaler (LU)
  • Body sensors ⎸ IPEM (BE)
  • Coding ⎸ Matteo Olivo (FR)

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