bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“An intruder body”. Antidiscrimination law and the justiciability of the economic, social and cultural rights in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: an analysis based on the Case of Guevara Díaz vs. Costa Rica
Authors: Copetti Santos André Leonardo , Lucas Doglas Cesar
Published: September 2024

This article aims to analyze the Case of Guevara Díaz vs. Costa Rica, judged in June 2022 by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, especially about Anti-Discrimination Law. The precedent innovates by establishing the normative force of the principle of progressive development provided for in article 26 of the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR), understood, at least until then, as a mere interpretative principle of the ACHR. The decision also deserves to be highlighted due to the adoption of Anti-Discrimination Law as a backdrop to enable the direct justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (DESCA). In terms of methodology, the research is carried out based on a critical-reflexive review of the topics covered and the use of the hermeneutic phenomenology method.
principio de irrenunciabilidad en el código del trabajo chileno
Authors: Irureta Uriarte Pedro Pablo
Published: September 2024

El principio de irrenunciabilidad ha sido consagrado en el Código del Trabajo chileno, como una garantía frente a actos de abandono unilateral de derechos legales. De esta manera, el legislador no circunscribe la irrenunciabilidad como una figura propia ni de intangibilidad ni de indisponibilidad. Por el contrario, el legislador la estructura como una prohibición de abdicar libremente del ejercicio de un derecho legal que ya ha sido adquirido por su titular, sin contraprestación, y dejando abierta la puerta a supuestos de transacción (aun cuando ello ocurra durante la vigencia del contrato). Más allá de la irrenunciabilidad, opera la inderogabilidad de la norma laboral, la cual permanece durante toda la vigencia del vínculo contractual y permite asegurar la adquisición del derecho.
Tiempo, teletrabajo y desconexión digital: una reflexión a partir de la reforma en materia de teletrabajo en México
Authors: Pérez Alonso Eduardo
Published: September 2024

La reforma de la Ley Federal del Trabajo de 2021, que constituyó al teletrabajo como un régimen legal, ha sido insuficientemente discutida, por lo que en este artículo pretendo poner a debate el potencial que tiene el teletrabajo para combatir algunos problemas estrictamente relacionados con la forma en que se dinamiza el trabajo en nuestro país. Por ello, lo que propongo es vislumbrar cómo esta modalidad puede ser una herramienta que ayude a algunos trabajadores (con condiciones laborales y de vida peculiares) a hacer frente al control que se tiene sobre su tiempo en la contemporaneidad. Para lograr lo anterior, he revisado distintas legislaciones a nivel mundial que regulan al teletrabajo, con el objetivo de echar luz sobre las posibilidades que tiene y puede alcanzar la ley mexicana para ampliar su campo de ejercicio. Así, discuto sobre la posibilidad de una legislación que otorgue el derecho a ciertos trabajadores de laborar bajo esta condición, y hablo sobre los riesgos que implica impulsar el teletrabajo como una nueva modalidad de empleo, como lo es la hiperconectividad. Por tal razón también reflexiono sobre el derecho a la desconexión y la necesidad de que el Estado mexicano abra un debate serio sobre el uso de la TIC’s en la vida laboral.
Education and Cadre in Improving Knowledge of One Health in Elementary School-Age Children
Authors: Sari Siti Shofiya Novita , Saputro Sigit Ari , Qurniyawati Eny , Yamani Laura Navika , Astutik Erni , Maulana Firdausy Kurnia , Maghfiroh Lailatul
Published: September 2024

Purpose – Elementary school students can become agents of change so that education on the concept of One Health. The purpose of this community service is to increase knowledge about the concept of One Health in students and the regeneration of Little One Health Ambassadors at SDN Kalisari II Surabaya City.
Design/methodology/approach – The method was counseling on the concept of One Health, and the selection of Little One Health Ambassadors. Activities were carried out in August-September 2023. The educational material was from One Health Lessons and have been adapted for children aged 8 - 10 years. One Health Ambassadors were selected based on the results of the assessment of poster work about One Health, and mastery of One Health material. Counseling activities on One Health education were carried out in the fourth and fifth grades with a total of 80 students.
Findings – The results showed that the education provided can improve the knowledge of the target group about the concept of One Health (p-value = 0.003). The first winner of One Health ambassadors was chosen who indicated that he mastered the material about One Health and his work was the most interesting and could present it well.
Originality/value – Community service activities produce changes that are by external targets.
Effectiveness of antioxidants on in vitro regeneration of Musa paradisiaca var. raja to prevent browning and enhance embryo development
Authors: Aisiyya Qutlana Munawaroh Putri , Pancaningtyas Sulistyani , Su'udi Mukhamad
Published: September 2024

The cultivation of raja banana is widespread in Indonesia. The process of increasing banana propagation through in vitro culture encounters a specific issue, namely the occurrence of browning during the initiation stage, which hinders the regeneration process. The objective of this study is to determine the effectivenessof antioxidants on the in vitro regeneration of raja banana to prevent browning and enhance embryo development. The study was conducted using a completely randomized design with the treatment of the antioxidant compounds ascorbic acid (AS) and melatonin (MN). The treatments consisted of control (without antioxidants), ascorbic acid (100 mg L-1, 150 mg L-1, and 200 mg L-1) and melatonin (10 mg L-1, 12 mg L-1, and 14 mg L-1). The results showed that ascorbic acid and melatonin treatment had no significant effect on the percentage of viable explants and the level of browning intensity, but provided significant results on the regeneration process. The application of melatonin at 14 mg L-1 significantly increased callus regeneration. Furthermore, at a concentration of 12 mg L-1 showed the highest callus percentage value compared to other treatments. The melatonin 12 mg L-1 treatment showed the earliest scutellar embryo formation, whereas ascorbic acid at a concentration of 100 mg L-1 resulted in the most optimal regeneration of globular and scutellar embryos. The highest concentrations of ascorbic acid and melatonin inhibit the formation of coleoptilar embryos
Cocoa farmers’ perception regarding the effectiveness of cocoa extension services in the Bia West District, Ghana.
Authors: Tham-Agyekum Enoch Kwame , Somed Kassim , Appiah Patrick , Asiamah Maxwell Toah , Ankuyi Fred , Appiah Anthony , Bakang John-Eudes Andivi
Published: September 2024

The study analysed cocoa farmers’ perception on the effectiveness of agricultural extension services in the Bia West District. Data for the study was collected from 400 cocoa farmers through a multistage sampling technique. Data was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results reflect a prevailing awareness among the majority of cocoa farmers (over 90%) concerning the efficacy of agricultural extension agents operating in the study area. Farmers perceived a positive impact on information dissemination and timeliness (Mean=4.08), and knowledge and skills enhancement (Mean=4.03). Employing a probit model, age (1%), engagement in off-farm activities (10%), and the age of cocoa farms (1%) emerged as significant factors that influenced farmers' perception of the effectiveness of the agents. The three key challenges faced by farmers in accessing extension services included inadequate CEA visits (1st), trust issues (2nd), and communication barriers (3rd). The study recommends the critical need to intensify and sustain extension training programmes, incentivising and supporting CEAs in fostering robust relationships within farming communities, and directing policy initiatives toward bolstering investments in communication infrastructure.
Creating resonance with arts-based approaches to sustainability science communication
Authors: Achiam Marianne , Vitting-Seerup Sabrina , Whiteley Louise , Dam Sofie Louise
Published: September 2024

Mainstream science communication has struggled to drive sustainability changes. We experimented with arts-based methods in a workshop series that sought to co-create new methods and formats for sustainability science communication with communicators, artists, scientists, and policy-makers. Here, we describe how we used Hartmut Rosa’s notion of resonance to interrogate our experiences, prompted by the workshops and the artwork produced in them. We show how the elements of resonance: affection, emotion, transformation and uncontrollability, fundamentally reshaped the workshops in constructive ways that we could not have predicted. We conclude by drawing out three insights for science communication practice.
Epidemiological features and psychoneurological consequences of infection of people with the Nipah virus
Authors: Ulyukin I. M. , Rassokhin V. V. , Sechin A. A. , Orlova E. S. , Klementev A. M.
Published: September 2024

The lecture outlines modern ideas about the etiology, features of the epidemic process, mechanisms of damage to the human body, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infection caused by the Nipah virus. Particular attention is paid to the characteristics of individual outbreaks of the infectious process in various geographical regions of the world, early and long-term psychopathological, neurological and cognitive consequences due to human infection with the Nipah virus. The risk factors for the emergence and rapid spread of infection with a very high mortality rate, reaching 100%, are emphasized, which determines the high pandemic potential and hidden threats to human society. Recommendations are outlined for the prevention of transmission of infection caused by the Nipah virus at all levels: from animals to humans, from humans to humans, in medical institutions, which, in the absence of effective vaccine prevention and speciﬁc antiviral treatment, are the basis for containing the spread of the infectious process. In this regard, measures taken and planned to provide patients and contact persons with adequate medical and psychological care, features of the development and implementation of effective anti-epidemic, clinical diagnostic algorithms, timely and high-quality social and hygienic monitoring of environmental objects against the backdrop of increasing biological threats from outside, and within the country will minimize the risks of biological threats. The lecture is intended for doctors of various specialties, including infectious disease specialists, epidemiologists, general practitioners, neurologists, psychiatrists, laboratory diagnosticians, radiologists etc.
Variability of VPU protein in HIV-1 sub-subtype A6 in patients with different stages of HIV infection
Authors: Antonova A. A. , Lebedev A. V. , Kazennova E. V. , Kim K. V. , Ozhmegova E. N. , Tumanov A. S. , Munchak Ya. M. , Orlova-Morozova E. A. , Pronin A. Yu. , Prilipov A. G. , Kuznetsova A. I.
Published: September 2024

The aim of the study: to compare the genetic diversity of the Vpu protein in HIV-1 in the people living with HIV (PLWH) with different stages of the disease.

Materials and methods. An analysis was carried out of 259 clinical samples of whole blood from HIV-infected patients with no experience of taking antiretroviral therapy, who were observed at the Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, Moscow, Russia. The analysis included the following stages: extraction of proviral DNA, ampliﬁcation of the region of the virus genome containing the vpu gene, sequencing of ampliﬁcation products, genotyping, comparison of conservation and amino acid substitutions in the Vpu protein sequences in PLWH with different stages of the disease.

Results and discussion. In 255 out of 259 (98.4%) clinical samples, a sub-subtype A6 virus variant was identiﬁed. The consensus sequence of the Vpu sub-subtype A6 protein was obtained, which contained 81 amino acids. No signiﬁcant differences in the conservation of Vpu protein sequences were found between HIV-1 variants obtained from patients with different stages of the disease. Amino acid substitution P3A was signiﬁcantly more common in PLWH with the second stage of HIV infection.

Conclusion. The results obtained highlight the issue of the inﬂuence of non-structural proteins of HIV-1 on the course of the disease and indicate directions for possible research in the future.
Evaluation of TREC/KREC levels in HIV-infected individuals
Authors: Ostankova Yu. V. , Saitgalina M. A. , Arsentieva N. A. , Totolian A. A.
Published: September 2024

The aim of this study was to evaluate TREC and KREC levels in HIV-infected individuals.

Materials and methods. The study material was whole blood samples obtained from HIV-infected individuals with less than one year of infection (n=50) and long-term patients with high viral load and virological failure of ART (n=50). The obtained data were analyzed in comparison with the norm values established earlier for adults of different age groups. Multicolour ﬂow cytometry was used to phenotype peripheral blood cells of HIV-infected individuals. To assess the levels of TREC and KREC molecules with all total DNA samples, quantitative multiplex Real-time PCR was performed using the reagent kit

«TREC/KREC-AMP PS» (Saint-Petersburg Pasteur Institute, St. Petersburg), according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Results and discussion. A reliable direct correlation TREC levels in peripheral blood with the number of CD45+CD3+CD19– T-cells (r=0.77, p<0.0001), KREC levels with the number of CD45+CD3–CD19+ B-cells (r=0.79, p<0.0001) was determined. A signiﬁcant decrease in the levels of TREC and KREC molecules in HIV-infected individuals with high viral load and virological failure of antiretroviral therapy was shown (AUC=0.99, Se=0.99, Sp=0.99 for TREC and for KREC).

Conclusion. Assessment TREC and KREC molecule levels in peripheral blood can be used to detect abnormalities in the functioning Tand B-cell immunity to monitor the ART effectiveness in HIV-infected individuals.
The Improvement of Students’ Mathematical Communication Ability and Learning Interest on Junior High School through The Application of Reciprocal Teaching
Authors: Astuti Veni Aprilia Dwi , Putra Harry Dwi , Hendriana Heris
Published: September 2024

This research is an experiment which aims to examine improving the mathematical communication skills and interest in learning of junior high school students in set material by implementing the reciprocal teaching learning model. The problem behind this research is that students' mathematical communication skills and interest in learning in set material are still in the low category, so learning alternatives are needed that can develop students' mathematical communication skills and interest in learning. The research method used is Pre-Experimental with a one group pretest-posttest research design. The population in this study were all class VII students in one of the private junior high schools in Karawang Regency. The sample in this research was 25 students with a purposive sampling technique. The instrument used is a communication skills test and a non-test in the form of a learning interest questionnaire. Based on the analysis of the data obtained, it shows that students' mathematical communication skills after implementing the reciprocal teaching model are better, namely from 8.32 to 75.32 and students' interest in studying set material after using the reciprocal teaching model is 60% in the low interest category and 40% with the high category which was previously 32% in the very low category and 68% in the low interest category. Thus, it can be concluded that the application of the reciprocal teaching model can improve the mathematical communication skills and interest in learning of class VII SMP students in set material, although not optimally.
The Development of Canva-Assisted Scientific Approach Pythagoras Teaching Materials to Improve Students’ Mathematical Reasoning Ability on Junior High School
Authors: Pratiwi Prisca Mulya , Rohaeti Euis Eti , Purwasih Ratni
Published: September 2024

This research was conducted to determine the development, feasibility, effectiveness, and difficulties in the development of teaching materials on the Pythagorean Theorem using a scientific approach assisted by Canva to enhance the mathematical reasoning abilities of junior high school students. This research was conducted at SMP PGRI 10 Bandung using the Research and Development (R&D) method based on the 4D stages. The research subjects included 33 students from class IX F for limited trials, 27 students from class VIII B, and 29 students from class VIII D for extensive trials. The research instruments used in this study included interviews in the preliminary learning, student responses to the teaching materials, expert validation sheets, and 6 items of reasoning ability test questions. The material used in this research was the Pythagorean Theorem. Student reasoning ability test data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel calculations. The research results indicate that: 1) the development process of the 4D method teaching materials, including a) Define (Definition); b) Design; c) Develop; and Disseminate, have been successfully implemented according to the plan; 2) the validator calculation results obtained a percentage of 86.21%, categorized as "very valid and do not need revision"; 3) the student reasoning ability test results prove that the teaching materials are reasonably effective; 4) significant difficulties include students' lack of understanding of the material, low activity, and a lack of supportive learning facilities.
O Implicamento Negro
Authors: Gadelha Juliano
Published: September 2024

Este ensaio propõe uma teoria crítica da raça que está atenta às implicações da vida com as forças cósmicas do universo para uma política de abolição total. Nessa perspectiva, a negritude é concebida em sua força paraontológica por meio de uma metodologia com os princípios da formalidade e os estudos da materialidade na visão quântica da matéria, articulando os princípios da diferença e do diferente para compreender dimensões não-locais da presença e processos estruturais que nos situam em localidades historicamente reconhecíveis.
The discovery of Ludovicus Mirandolle’s manuscripts
Authors: Stefan Woudenberg
Published: September 2024

The discovery of Ludovicus Mirandolle’s manuscripts
Historically Inspired Improvisation - Improvising on basis of 19th-century music making
Authors: Bert Mooiman
Published: September 2024

The average modern classical musician, the performer of music from the common practice era, tends to perform from scores only, and to treat a score like a text that should be converted into sound as precisely as possible. This is usually a one way process: without a score there will be no music. As a result of this attitude the musical languages of the common practice period have become dead languages, more or less like Latin and Ancient Greek, which are (with very few exceptions) no longer spoken actively but only translated into modern languages. More and more musicians become aware of the artistic limitations of this approach. In order to become, like musicians from the past, creative performers who are able to enter into a living relationship with the music, learning how to improvise seems to be a valuable means.
The Royal Conservatoire in The Hague (The Netherlands) invests in ‘classical’ improvisation. An environment has been created which fosters the idea that improvisation is important for classical musicians, and a lot of experience has been gathered in teaching improvisation to those students.
But what precisely do we mean with the word improvisation? And how exactly do we argue that improvisation is important for the new generations of conservatoire students? Improvisation by classical musicians is often referred to as ‘classical improvisation’ or ‘improvisation in a classical style’. These terms are not without problems, though. I would like to propose the notion of ‘historically inspired improvisation’ instead, indicating improvisation which uses thorough knowledge about music making in the past as a source of inspiration. ‘H.I.I.’ doesn’t necessarily aim for style imitations; rather, it works the other way around: integrating what we can use from historical music practices into our own creative music making. In this way, improvisation has the potential to fertilize all our ‘musicking’ (Chr. Small) – even when we play from scores.
In my essay, a recorded student improvisation will be taken as a starting point. I will analyse and comment upon this recording, developing the idea of musical ‘loci communes’ which enables us to connect improvisation with the interpretation of a score. It is interesting to compare such insights with original treatises on improvisation, especially Carl Czerny’s Anleitung zum Fantasieren auf dem Pianoforte (1829). Czerny turns out to presume skills that are no longer self-evident to musicians of today, while on the other hand issues which are nowadays important are not addressed in his text at all. Drawing upon the theory of loci communes, I will work out an example of how I think Czerny’s book can still be a valuable source of inspiration today.
Music as an artificial language - an annotated collection of early music sources mentioning the relationship between instrumental music, singing, and speaking, questioning their relevance for today’s performers
Authors: Isabella Mercuri
Published: September 2024

Name
Isabella Mercuri

Main Subject
Recorder

Research supervisors
Inês de Avena Braga and Frédérique Thouvenot

Title of Research
Music as an artificial language - an annotated collection of early music sources mentioning the relationship between instrumental music, singing, and speaking, questioning their relevance for today’s performers

Research Question
What do treatises of the Renaissance and Baroque period mention about the relationship between instrumental music, singing, and speaking and how can I use those indications in my playing?

Summary of Results
The collection of sources from the beginning of the sixteenth century until the middle of the eighteenth century showed that the indications given by the authors are often very similar to each other, although being written in a completely different time and environment. The following three main ideas appear in several treatises and were therefore examined more in detail:

- Imitation of the human voice or of a specific instrument
- Following a speech and using the means of rhetoric
- Underlying instrumental music with text

The practical application of those three ideas led to an enrichment of my palette of sound colours, to an improvement in making clear phrasings and gave me some inspiration to find the appropriate affections to communicate to the listeners.

This research paper and the included collection of sources might also be a starting point for further research exploring for instance more in detail one of the three main ideas mentioned above.

Biography
Isabella Mercuri was born in Switzerland, where she started studying the recorder with Kees Boeke and Matthias Weilenmann and completed her Bachelor of Arts in Music at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste in 2013. She then moved to the Netherlands to continue her studies with Daniël Brüggen at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, where she also studies the baroque oboe with Frank de Bruine.
Isabella Mercuri is active as a recorder teacher for children and adults and regularly performs in different chamber music settings in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Serbia and Spain.
Developing Vocal Techniques in Contemporary Solo Double Bass Repertoire: A pedagogical approach to developing vocal techniques and coordination in Western classical-contemporary solo double bass repertoire
Authors: Cody Takacs
Published: September 2024

Name: Cody Takacs

Main Subject: Classical Double Bass

Research Supervisor: Maggie Urquhart

Title of Research:
Developing Vocal Techniques in Contemporary Solo Double Bass Repertoire: A pedagogical approach to developing vocal techniques and coordination in Western classical-contemporary solo double bass repertoire

Research Question:
How can double bassists efficiently learn contemporary solo double bass repertoire requiring the simultaneous use of their voice and playing their instrument?

Summary of Results:
Due to an exponentially growing number of compositions and a complete lack of pedagogical material regarding simultaneously using the voice and playing the double bass, I have written a method book titled The Double Bass-Voice: A How-To Guide. For this book I have collected, adapted, and organized information from double bass pedagogical resources, vocal pedagogical resources, musical scores, and reflections on past experiences with this repertoire. The book is
intended to develop the technique and coordination necessary to effectively prepare solo double bass-voice repertoire. The book is divided into four main sections: “Using the Voice as a Practice Aid,” “Vocal Tools and Techniques,” “Etudes and Exercises,” and “Notation Examples” as well as a database of the solo double bass-voice repertoire. By incorporating the voice as a tool into individual practice, understanding an efficient practice process and fundamental vocal technique, having access to simple etudes to develop double bass-voice technique and coordination in musical contexts, and knowing what to expect in notation, double bassists will be better prepared in learning works for double bass-voice more efficiently. These results will be presented via PowerPoint presentation with musical examples from the method book and select double bass-voice works.

Biography:
Cody Takacs is a classically trained American double bassist currently residing in The Hague. An avid performer of new music, he has performed with Ensemble Klang, De Nieuwe European Ensemble, Het Metropole Orkest, and the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra and has appeared in the Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Venice Biennale, and Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival. He has given contemporary solo performances at the Rotterdam Contemporary Art Fair, Carnegie Hall, several universities and conservatories across the U.S. and Europe, and a lecture/performance on Iannis Xenakis at the International Society of Bassists convention.
The Arabic Maqam on Double Bass
Authors: Remy Dielemans
Published: September 2024

After participating in a project, Remy awakened his interest in Arabic traditional music. Being trained as a jazz, pop and classical bassist, he found that this music left him clueless, but mesmerized. That was when he decided to learn more about this musical genre, and dedicated his Master’s degree to the subject.

In his research, Remy aimed to find ways to incorporate elements from traditional Arabic music into his own musical practice as a Jazz double bass player. To reach this goal, Remy researched both rhythmic and melodic aspects of the Arabic music tradition. The first step was to understand the theory and the melodic and rhythmic information involved, encountering challenging topics like quartertones and complex rhythms and song structures. Secondly he searched to find ways to translate the melodic and rhythmic elements on to the double bass, creating several exercises to gain familiarity with the material. The third step of the research was about applying his findings into his artistic practice. By composing new tunes and arranging existing songs, both from the traditional Arabic world as from the jazz genre, Remy aimed to let the discoveries of his research sink in in his musical creativity.

Remy’s presentation will take you through his journey discovering this music. He will guide you through the three steps of his discoveries, looking at the melodic elements of the Arabic musical tradition, and how he implemented these into his own musical practice.

Master Research exposition by Remy Dielemans
Jazz Double Bass, Royal Conservatoire the Hague
Supervised by: Loes Rusch
Master Circle Leader: Wim Vos
Performing the 'Group of the Six'
Authors: Federico Forla
Published: September 2024

Name: Federico Forla

Main Subject: Oboe

Research supervisor: Wouter Verschuren

Title of Research:
Performing the 'Group of the Six'

Research Question:
Which are the common aesthetic aspects found in the Group of the Six? How can one exemplify it in the performance?

Summary of Results:
A new French style starts to develop at the beginning of twentieth-century. This style will flourish and develop trough all the century. We can find in the 'Group of the Six' a first controversial example of this new aesthetic. In my research I used historical sources, writings of the composers and writers of the time, together with detailed analysis of representative compositions. Merging all this information, I was able to create a clearer picture of the new French aesthetic of the 'Group of the Six'. Performance practice is a central aspect: specific examples of the aesthetic's reflection in the scores are intended as a suggestion for the execution. A case-study at the end of the research shows a practical example of how the collected information can be used and related within a specific piece.

Biography:
Since the beginning of my musical studies I got really interested in chamber music. It was for me the most direct, simple and democratic way to make music together. In the following years this interest persisted, giving me the urge to explore and experiment new repertoire. My initial period at the Royal Conservatoire was characterized by my first serious approach to French chamber music of twentieth-century. My research was inspired by the issues, doubts and reflections of that period.
JAZZ DRUMS: 5 unconventional comping examples
Authors: Dimitris Koutantos
Published: September 2024

After a long investigation of the jazz discography from 1920s until today, Dimitris Koutantos chose 5 recordings which contain drum-comping styles with these two characteristics:
1)not-cymbal-oriented
2)non-repetitive.

For his research exposition, he uses a variety of media (such as videos, musical notation & text) to show you his path:
-searchng and choosing recordings
-transcribing them
-analyzing them
-creating different exercises (to solve problems)
-turning what he learned into action
-looking for his own comping style (inspired by those drummers)
-sharing his thoughts and conclusions.

With this research, Dimitris hopes to help other drum-students:
-explore these 'unconventional' styles of comping
-improve their time & co-ordination
-search for their own style.
A Study on Ornamentation and Expression in French vocal Music (1650-1750)
Authors: Kitty Lai
Published: September 2024

This study aims to understand and learn about the historical performance practice in the 17th century. As an early music singer, I am attracted to the sweet and charming 17th-century French vocal music. In particular, I am interested in the relationship between French ornamentation and expression. This research investigates the background of 17th-century performance practice in France in relation to the ornamentation, the pronunciation of 17th-century French, the different types of ornaments and the expression implied by the ornaments. The performance practice in the 17th century was different from now since it was undergoing a major change from polyphonic to solo music, which emphasised more the text than the music. The knowledge of ornamentation was an expected requirement for all well-trained singers in the 17th century, ornamentation was not merely a decoration, but a tool in emphasizing the importance of the text. Thus, it is necessary to learn ornamentation for a complete 17th-century French vocal performance. Since text was the main element in 17th-century French vocal music, it is important to know the characteristics of French language in this period. The ability to distinguish French long and short syllables was important because ornamentation could only be applied mostly to long syllables. The pronunciation of certain French vowels has undergone a significant alteration, and the ‘old’ way of pronouncing them is included in the study. The research findings also show that some ornaments were meant to be used only in certain expression and they help me to better ‘compose’ French ornamentation in future performances.
Accessibility of Music Production Software for the Visually Impaired: A study of developing an eyes-free audio application for a surface haptic interface
Authors: Jakub Pesek
Published: September 2024

In the past three decades, the process of music-making moved away from operating analogue devices to using the software running inside of computers. While these advancements provide significant advantages, visually impaired people cannot fully benefit from this progress because some of the software tools are not accessible to them. The aim of this thesis is to explore the accessibility of music production tools for the visually impaired and propose an accessible eyes-free audio equalizer application controlled by a surface haptics interface.

To determine the level of accessibility of music production software, this thesis reviews industry practices and research concerning assistive technology in music production by analysing the most popular digital audio workstations' accessibility features. Further, online interviews with visually impaired music producers are conducted to find out about the way they work and their experience with using the software.

Finally, an equalizer with a visual display of the EQ curve for a surface haptic interface is designed and developed to explore a new human-computer interaction method that makes it possible to operate audio plugins eyes-free. Due to haptics feedback, the user can control the application in a non-visual way. To validate the application design and potential for improving the accessibility of music production tools, two tests with participants are conducted. The results show that it is possible to control audio equalizer only with haptic feedback. However, more development is needed to improve the user workflow.
Out of the "Engine Rooms"
Authors: Michelle Pritchard
Published: September 2024

The late Nineteenth Century saw the emergence of the viola from the ‘engine room’ of the orchestra to a solo instrument in its own right, due to champions such as English violist Lionel Tertis. The viola’s rising status paved the way for collaborations between violists and composers, resulting in an expansion of a relatively limited repertoire and placing higher demands on the performer. Through theoretical and practical based research, I identify the roles and responsibilities of the classical violist when collaborating with living composers. At the centre of my practical investigations were collaborations with four composers in the realisation of new works and exploration of pre-existing works by three composers, as part of a cross-departmental/cross-cultural collaboration. These collaborations highlight the importance of a high level of musicianship and an ability to communicate with and without the instrument. Artistic and intellectual exchange through open communication results in mutually beneficial outcomes and a deeper connection with the music. Additionally, these collaborations reveal that the viola is still emerging as a solo instrument, needing further experimentation and exploration.
The final aspect of my research is the curation of a lecture-recital series showcasing these new compositions, anchored with works from the standard and lesser-known repertoire. The future aim is to perform and record these new works in order to reach a wider audience. Successful collaborations contribute to the generation, promotion, and contribution to the classical viola repertoire and the status of the instrument itself now and into the future.

Bio
Michelle Pritchard is an Australian violist, violinist and pedagogue, studying her Master in Classical Music (Viola) with Ásdís Valdímarsdottír at The Royal Conservatoire, The Hague. In Australia, Michelle studied with Alex Todicescu, Sydney Conservatorium. Later with Jeremy Williams, obtaining an Associate of Music Diploma with Distinction, and a Graduate Diploma of Professional Music Performance Practice through the University of Tasmania. Specialising in chamber music, Michelle established a concert series in Sydney. She has toured Europe as recitalist and as a member of the Hourglass Ensemble.  Additionally, she founded ‘Eisteddfod on the Mountain’ in the regional area north of Sydney
How can aspects of the Kodály philosophy and methodology be integrated into instrumental education?
Authors: Mieke van Dael
Published: September 2024

Name: Mieke van Dael

Main Subject: Music Education According to the Kodály Concept

Research Supervisor: Renee Jonker

Title of Research: Integrating aspects of the Kodály philosophy and methodology into instrumental education.

Research Question: How can aspects of the Kodály philosophy and methodology be integrated into instrumental education?

Summary of Results:
I started this Master's study and Research while searching for tools which would allow me to develop my students' inner hearing, and while also being aware that instrumental education has remained the same for a long time even though the world around us is changing. In addition, I realised that during my career as a performing bassoonist I have seen changes which I did not understand.
My study has opened the door to a wide range of possibilities and follow-up steps for me to take. I now understand why I found a number of things difficult in classical music performance. As far as I am concerned that is closely related to the fact that I was trained to reproduce music from notation, whereas I think that making music is much more than merely reproducing something. Splendid masterworks have been composed throughout musical history and I can thoroughly enjoy them if I am given the chance to play them. However, for me, that is not the only way to make my musical voice heard. I also need to speak a living musical language with my pupils and colleague musicians. If self-expression is an important part of the new learning, then I think that it is essential I develop musical expression with my pupils in order to speak a living musical language.
It would be extremely interesting in a follow-up study to investigate how the language develops and then to see what is necessary to develop a living musical language-one in which you learn to listen, speak, read, write and interpret.
By doing this research I have come to understand how aspects from the Kodály philosophy and methodology can be integrated into instrumental education and I can see that this is enriching.
It has given me many insights and a broad palette of tools which I can use to work in the profession in a more creative and innovative manner.

Biography:
I studied bassoon, contrabassoon and chamber music at the conservatories of Maastricht and Amsterdam at the end of the 1980s. I began my career in the Dutch musical landscape at the start of the 1990s. I have been a bassoonist and contrabassoonist for more than 20 years and have given concerts in the Netherlands and abroad, including a number of years intensive involvement with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. My career as a bassoon teacher has also covered more than 20 years, and is nowadays at Scholen in de Kunst in Amersfoort and at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague.
How to use feedback, advice and judgement after an exam
Authors: Barbara	Bekhof
Published: September 2024

Abstract
Name: Barbara Bekhof
Main Subject: Viola
Research Coach: Susan Williams
Title of Research: How to use feedback, advice and judgement after an exam
Research Question: How can feedback, advice and judgement be used in such a way, that it contributes to the learning process of the students?
Summary of Results:
This research paper is to conclude the study at the Royal Conservatory. This paper answers the question of how to use feedback, advice and judgments during an exam, and during the preparation of it. Feedback is information about how we are doing in our efforts to reach a goal. Important when giving feedback is that the learner is aware of receiving the feedback, and that the comments are objective. Advice is an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action. Important when giving advice is that the person receiving the advice is willing to receive advice and understands on what feedback the advice is based. A value judgment is a judgment of the rightness or wrongness of something or someone, or of the usefulness of something or someone, based on a comparison or other relativity. Judgement is an important part of an exam. For students it is important to know what the criteria are, and towards what they have to work to. To understand more of the learning process, different aspects of playing a string instrument are discussed in the fifth chapter. These aspects are technical facility, musicality and performance quality. The different phases in a musician’s preparation are discussed in the sixth chapter. From learning the score till mastering a piece. In this research all those aspects are combined to offer a guideline for juries and guideline for teachers during the preparation. Recommended for the examinations of the Royal Conservatoire would be to draw up a set of criteria, which are clear for the students and for the teachers who will grade the students.
Biography: Barbara Bekhof (1991) first started playing the violin at age 6. From age 12 she attended the external preliminary program of the Royal Conservatoire, where she was taught by Koosje van Haeringen and from 2008 viola with Liesbeth Steffens. After graduating from the gymnasium, she went on to study Building Engineering at the TU Delft, while simultaneously continuing the viola. In 2013 she received her bachelor diplomas for both Building Engineering as Viola. Her masters at the Royal Conservatoire enabled her to go on exchange to the Haute Ecole de Musique in Lausanne, where she studied under the renowned violist Alexander Zemtsov. After her return, she continued her master with Michael Zemtsov, as well as the master Urbanism at the TU Delft.
Music education in the Teacher Training College
Authors: Marielle Heidekamp
Published: September 2024

Name: Mariëlle Heidekamp
Main Subject: Music education in the Teacher Training College
Research Supervisor(s): Suzanne Konings, Renee Jonker
Title of Research: Music education in the Teacher Training College
Research Question: What content has to be included in the first-year module for the Gouda Teacher Training College (TTC) to give students the experience, knowledge, skills and confidence required to experience joy in making music with children and to enable them to teach good and joyful music lessons in primary schools?

Summary of the Results:
“There will be good music education in the schools only when we educate good teachers”
This quote from Kodály inspired me to start this research. In the Teacher Training College (TTC) there are quite a lot of students who, after completing the two year music module, do not feel confident enough to organise well-balanced music lessons in primary schools.
Apart from this, music education is underappreciated in primary schools.
By using the method of Practised-Based Research, I have examined how to change the music-modules in the TTC in order to profoundly motivate and equip students to provide well-balanced music lessons in primary schools. In this new music module the students will personally experience the joy and pleasure in music-making and they will be inspired to pass on this feeling of joy to the children.
I will show you in my Research Paper and in the Presentation that the content of the new module, inspired by the SFM-model and the concept of the three P's, will give students the knowledge and skills necessary to feel confident enough to organise their music lessons.

Biography:
I am 34 years old. I am class teacher in primary school for 13 years and music teacher in the Teacher Training College in Gouda for 5 years. I have studied on the Teacher Training College from 2000-2003, on the KC Bachelor Music Education from 2011-2013, on the course 'Muziek als Vak' in 2014. In my free time I am a conductor of a children's choir and a mixed choir. I play the flute and sing in choir as a soprano.
Keys and Cords: A Comparison of Piano and Vocal Teaching Strategies
Authors: Renske Luijten
Published: September 2024

The profession of a music teacher has developed over the past years in a way where teachers are required to be more versitale and not focussed on one specific element. A lot of collegues of mine, including myself, work at a music school where they teach children not only their main instrument, but also a secondary instrument, in my case piano. This brings up interesting challanges as a lot of teaching strategies overlap, but there might also be approaches that differ between various instruments.

In this research, we explore how private vocal lessons compare to private piano lessons and what the specific teaching strategies are of these instruments. Following up on this, we analyze how these finding inspire my own teaching practice and how one instrument might benefit from the teaching strategies of the other instrument.

This research includes a dive into already existing literature, interviews with Conservatory teachers who specify in vocal and piano pedagogy and interviews with private school teachers. Additionally, observations were made of multiple vocal and piano lessons given by myself as well as the other teachers mentioned above.
OPTIMAL Practising: An Autonomous Journey of Exploring Enhanced Expectancies and External Focus
Authors: Xavier Tan
Published: September 2024

While exploring ways to improve practice methods and reduce stage anxiety, the researcher came across the OPTIMAL (Optimising Performance through Intrinsic Motivation and Attention for Learning) theory of motor learning while reading William’s 2019 research on “Finding Focus”. The theory was proposed by Wulf and Lewthwaite (2016) to utilise motivation and attentional focus in improving performance.

Through a thorough theoretical review of the theory, other relevant studies, and attending workshops and courses, the researcher discovered better approaches and methods to practising for himself, enhancing his quality of practice and promoting personal growth.

By developing and applying an informed method to a group of 13 musicians from the Royal Conservatory of the Hague, this research also investigated the impact of the OPTIMAL theory on the practice of other musicians through a three-week intervention. The goal-coupling action from enhanced expectancies, autonomy, and external focus was found to bring about greater practice quality. The data obtained from the intervention and a retention test also revealed enhanced levels of organisation, objectiveness, mindfulness, and confidence during practice. However, some found themselves more anxious in the process. The intervention highlighted a need for more resources, as well as safe spaces to discuss practice and performance in Conservatoires.

This research hopes that the findings bring about more awareness, acts as a source of information, and encourage more open discussions on the way musicians practice and perform, as more attention could be given to this in the way we shape music education.