• Children’s Improvised Vocalisations : learning, communication and technology of the self 

      Knudsen, Jan Sverre (Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood;9, (4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      The intention of this article is to explore, challenge and expand our understandings of children’s improvised vocalisations, a fundamentally human form of expression. Based on selected examples from observation and ...
    • Effectiveness of Musical Training on Reading Comprehension in Elementary School Children. Is There an Associative Cognitive Benefit? 

      Sofologi, Maria; Papatzikis, Efthymios; Kougioumtzis, Georgios A.; Kosmidou, Elina; Klitsioti, Asimenia; Droutme, Andreani; Sourbi, Aggeliki-Anna; Chrisostomou, Dimitra; Efstratopoulou, Maria (Frontiers in Psychology;July 2022 | Volume 7 | Article 875511, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-04)
      The current study investigated the impact of instrumental music training on reading comprehension, working memory, and executive function in elementary school children in Greece. A series of studies suggested the possibility ...
    • Getting behind assessment and learning in secondary school music: A case study approach 

      Fasting, Rolf Bjarne; Sætre, Jon Helge (Beiträge empirischer Musikpädagogik;3 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      The scope of the article is to explore and understand the intertwined connections between teaching, learning and assessment in music as a school subject. Music lessons at a Norwegian lower secondary school are explored ...
    • An Infant's Question on COVID-19 and Music: Should I Attend My Online Classes? 

      Papatzikis, Efthymios (Frontiers in Psychology;October 2021 | Volume 12 | Article 771050, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In the last few months, we all have faced a profound challenge to balance our lives amidst fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The reactions to this coronavirus pandemic have no doubt affected all aspects of our everyday ...
    • Keepin’ it in the Family: Cultural relatedness and hip hop constellations in Kampala, Uganda 

      Schneidermann, Nanna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      For hip hop activists in Kampala the notion of ‘family’ is a significant idea forming the basis of interaction and endeavors in a growing informal music economy. The constellation of hip hop as a family challenges conventional ...
    • Music and neuroscience research for mental health, cognition, and development: Ways forward 

      Agapaki, Maria; Pinkerton, Elizabeth; Papatzikis, Efthymios (Frontiers in Psychology;13:976883, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-25)
      The brain function on music has been a recently developing field of neuroscience that holds a position of great interest to neuroscientists, psychologists, health professionals, and musicians alike. The primary goal of ...
    • Music of the multiethnic minority : a postnational perspective 

      Knudsen, Jan Sverre (Music and arts in action;3 (3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      This article examines implications of a postnational perspective on the music of minorities. As an example, the musical practices of a multiethnic hip-hop group in Norway are discussed with reference to musicological, ...
    • The musical present: A polyphonic philosophical investigation 

      Bjerstedt, Sven; Fossum, Hanne; Leijonhufvud, Susanna; Lonnert, Lia (Nordisk musikkpedagogisk forskning;Årbok 17, Chapter; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      How can music education be enriched by the concept of time? This article is based on the assumption that the present moment, the musical ‘now’, is of the utmost importance not only to the musical performer or listener ...
    • Musikk og tilhørighet: Hvordan virker musikkaktiviteter i skolehverdagen inn på tilhørighet i en klasse på mellomtrinnet? 

      Ulland, Therese Grandahl (Master thesis, 2022)
      Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg opplevelsen av tilhørighet blant elever i en klasse på mellomtrinnet, og hvordan musikkaktiviteter kan brukes for å skape tilhørighet. Det å oppleve å ha et sted å høre til går under de ...
    • What makes ethnicity matter? 

      Knudsen, Jan Sverre (European meetings in ethnomusicology;12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      What makes ethnicity matter? For most ethnomusicologists, as well as for the discipline as such, there is an underlying assumption that the cultivation of ethnic belonging is of fundamental importance for minority groups, ...