Orchestration research paper – early release version What is orchestration? In the last year I dove into orchestration and what this means in different context. I dedicated different podcast episodes to what people do when they say they are orchestrating. I did research on academic papers, a survey, interviews with experts in the field and […]
Audio Postcard. And we’re back! After a reflective summer break, The Power of Music Thinking returns with a special episode that is both a journey for the senses and a look into the future. I’ve just returned from a trip to Japan, a place of profound contrasts, where ancient traditions coexist with futuristic cityscapes. Instead […]
Audio postcard from Japan. I am just back from my trip, and instead of sending conventional postcards – or as a contemporary variation – sending pictures via socials, I made audio recordings with a small Zoom device. Here, as an alternative, I am sending audio postcards to you. As I am going to all the […]
I am a regular guest on different podcasts, and whether they are about leadership, creativity or organisational change, these conversations help me to shape my thinking and communication about my ideas of music thinking. This time, the fabulous Dr Myriam Hadnes of workshops.work has invited me to her podcast on facilitation. It is the 265th […]
How to find a way out of chaos “Halt im Haltlosen” was the theme of the 10th SWF Forum in Berlin. More info here. There were many stimulating impulses from Sociologist to Climate Investigator, from Chess Grandmaster to Design Researcher, from Journalist to Head of the Collaborative Governance Lab – enriched with practical interventions from […]
We are in the in-between space; between music and business, education and performance, listening and understanding, and London and Tokyo. So, today we talk with Michael Spencer. Michael is the founder of Sound Strategies Ltd, a TEDx speaker, Visiting Professor at Ueno Gakuen University (Tokyo), and the Communication Director of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. He […]
I am always on the lookout, searching and experimenting with visualisations of the dynamic strategy of music thinking. The idea of music thinking, the concept and, as I called it earlier, the music thinking framework, is a dynamic model to help individuals, teams, and organisations to work together better. And Ta-Taa!!!: Here is the Music […]
Today we touch base on the intersection between music and photography and that in many different ways. My guest today is Charles Brooks, an exceptionable photographer and musician, that for the last 20 years has been New Zealand’s most successful orchestral cellist. Charles held principal positions in Australia, China, Chile and Brazil, with concerts worldwide. […]
Today we are in Singapore; we talk with Benjamin Pelzer, Assistant Professor of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University. Ben is trained in Music Theory and Psychology. He works as an assistant professor and scientist with expertise in the methods of cognitive neuroscience, machine learning, computational social science, […]
Text score: Are you listening? Are you Deep Listening? How do you move from scoring to listening? Well, composer Pauline Oliveros taught us how to use short instructions – she calls them Text Scores – to interact and listen deeply. What is it? A Text Score is a short instruction to engage (non) musicians in […]