One-to-one instrumental and vocal tuition lives through the combined worlds of music making and conversation. Students and teachers move between playing/singing and talking during lessons, and whilst the use of these different modes of communication varies from student to student and teacher to teacher, it is virtually impossible for the two not to be entwined. […]
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Artistic Research: a Connecting Conversation
Lector Bart van Rosmalen gives first Masterlecture of 2008-2009
How can you, being a future professional, profit from the artistic research experience?
How can artistic research contribute to the professional conversation in our school?
How can artistic research open a new and relevant network of external connections?
“Research […]
“What is artistry?
Ask ten teachers what they understand as artistry and you will get ten different answers. Some of them will state that ‘either you have it or you don’t have it, and that is is almost un-teachable, un-learnable. Others will articulate the complete opposite: ‘each of us has artistic potential, but this potential is […]

Abstract van presentatie Academia Vitae
Bart van Rosmalen, cellist, lector Koninklijk Conservatorium en directeur van het Walter Maas Huis, buitenplaats voor culturele verkenningen, is als docent/moderator verbonden aan de Academia Vitae.
De titel van mijn bijdrage aan de Dies Natalis van de Academia Vitae wordt geinspireerd door Johan Huizinga’s ‘Homo Ludens’ (1938) waarin hij […]

Developing a connecting conversation as part of the reflective conservatoire
Author: Bart van Rosmalen
Organisation: Royal Conservatoire the Hague, Walter Maas Huis
Presentation 17-2-2006 conference ‘the reflective conservatoire’ London
Introduction
The Royal Conservatoire collaborates with the Walter Maas Huis developing a method for connecting conversation. This paper recalls shortly the history of the Walter Maas Huis. On this basis are […]
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September 3rd 2007, Helena Gaunt and Bart van Rosmalen
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Framework paper polifonia
I- introduction
Intro music- exploring sound, space, listening
Bart- who am I, why this research
Helena- who is she and why or what? 5’
II- improvisation
Sample to start part one about […]
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April 2007, seminar at the Sibelius academy Finland. Teachers and researchers from Europe gather to reflect over their work and discuss the concept of ‘The reflective conservatoire’
Bart van Rosmalen, Associate Professor, Royal Conservatoire of the Hague (bartvanrosmalen@csi.com)
Dr. Helena Gaunt, Assistant Principal (Research and Academic Development), Guildhall School of Music & Drama (helena.gaunt@gsmd.ac.uk)
Submission for the Fifth Sensuous Knowledge Conference, 2008
This paper addresses questions about the qualities of conversation within the context of research which focuses on the connections between improvisation […]
This small paper proposes an integrated approach of staff development and research as an instrument for institutional change. It was presented in a meeting of six collaborating conservatoires (the innovative conservatoire - ICON).
“Artistry and the art of teaching”
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In this newsletter you will find information on the following subjects:
1. What is the lectorate The Teacher of the 21st Century?
2. Results of the study-day Improvisation on 7th December 2007.
3. Study-day Extraordinary practices and initiatives spring 2009
4. Research at the Royal Conservatoire
5. Master-lecture by lector […]