• Choral conducting education: The lifelong entanglement of competence, identity and meaning 

      Jansson, Dag; Balsnes, Anne Haugland (Research Studies in Music Education;First Published April 8, 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-08)
      Choral singing is one of the most widespread musical activities, and choral conductors work in a variety of social settings that involve every imaginable type of choir and musical genre. The conductor role draws on a number ...
    • «Det finnes en sang for alt!» Ansattes begrunnelser for sang i barnehage og skole – en empirisk studie 

      Balsnes, Anne Haugland; Danbolt, Ingrid Anette; Hagen, Liv Anna; Haukenes, Siri; Knigge, Jens; Schei, Tiri Bergesen (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-23)
      This chapter is based on two studies which aim to provide knowledge about the position of singing in Norwegian kindergartens and schools: (a) a national quantitative cross-sectional survey with kindergarten teachers and ...
    • Dilemmaer i skandinavisk korlederutdanning 

      Jansson, Dag; Balsnes, Anne Haugland (MusPed: Research;Nr. 2 2021, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-20)
      Within higher education, programmes in choral conducting are offered of varying kinds and at different levels, from dedicated programmes to single courses that are embedded in other music programmes. The choral practice ...
    • The gesture enigma: Reconciling the prominence and insignificance of choral conductor gestures 

      Jansson, Dag; Balsnes, Anne Haugland; Durrant, Colin (Research Studies in Music Education;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-02)
      Curious as to why conducting gesture are both acknowledged and ignored by choral singers, this article investigates the enigmatic nature of the act of conducting. Education and research are biased toward gestural aspects ...
    • Korlederens kompetanse, utdanning og praksis – konturene av en meta-teori 

      Jansson, Dag; Balsnes, Anne Haugland (Journal for Research in Arts and Sports Education;Vol 4, No 1 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-07)
      Korsang har en fremtredende posisjon i Skandinavia. Alle de ulike korene som finnes – fra barnekor til seniorkor, fra hygge-kor til profesjonelle kor – trenger korledere. Korlederen må mestre et omfattende kompetansesett ...
    • Turning points in shaping choral conducting practice: six tales of Norwegian conductors’ professional development 

      Jansson, Dag; Balsnes, Anne Haugland (Music Education Research;Volume 24, 2022 - Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-22)
      Based on narratives on six choral conductors’ unfolding careers, the article investigates significant moments in professional trajectories – turning points – and how these shaped ongoing practices. The empirical material ...
    • Unfreezing identities: Exploring choral singing in the workplace 

      Jansson, Dag; Balsnes, Anne Haugland (International Journal of Community Music;8(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      The topic of this article is the emerging trend of singing at work. The discussion is based on case studies of singing interventions carried out at two different work places. Our phenomenological and hermeneutic approach ...