academic biography

ACADEMIC BIOGRAPHY

  • Reader (Habilitand) University of Education / PH-Freiburg. Germany
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Education - University of Exeter
  • Master of Philosophy in Education - University of Exeter
  • Bachelor of Arts-Music (PMR), Composition and Performance: Double bass and E. bass - University of Salford, Manchester U.K.
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      publications

    PUBLICATIONS

    2010: Chapter on Music and Politics, as in the case of Zimbabwe (Hg.) Georg Brunner - Musik in Gesellschaft und Politik (c)Verlag Dr. Kovac

    2009: Creativity or musical Intelligence? A comparative study of improvisation. Improvisation performance by European and African musicians. (c)Elsevier 2009

    2009: Diversity found in performance across cultures. As musicians define their abilities, menings and experiences. (German abstract translation) Zukunftsmusik, Förderung musikalischer Potentiale in Kindergarten & Grundschule. Publication: Schott Musikpädagogik, herausgegeben von Magnus Gaul (c)2009 Schott Musik GmbH und Co. Mainz

    2004: The nature of musical abilities (available in the British Library & University of Exeter) and perfomance / improvisation as an example of problem solving

    1992: Tawanda - Wie eine afrikanisches Kind Musik und Musikinstrumente kennen lernt

    Music and musical instruments in the life of an African child - (c)Edition Hug - 11530

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    RESEARCH

  • New approaches to teaching and learning. Developing an African music curriculum to facilitate the needs for European teachers.
  • Investigating the Xhosa of Transkei South Africa, Korekore and Zezuru of Zimbabwe.
  • Ongoing research - The effect of African music in education on Swiss and German pupils and students
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    PROJECTS

  • Octave Elephants - Trio, sextet, 10tet and big band
  • IAM - European Institute for African Music and Methodologies
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