The role of emotions and rationality in research with Leonoor Opstelten

Sound Research on the role of emotions and rationality

The circle is round, not only because this is the last episode of the year, but also because we started this year with a young researcher’s science and music dialogue and her approach to translating research into a poem and live music – or in other words combining rationality with emotions. We end this year […]

The Art of Freedom with Jennifer Roig-Francoli

The Art of Freedom - Jennifer-Roig-Francoli

How are your habits preventing you from being more creative? How does self-observation make you a better performer? And how can touching from a distance help you with performance problems? Today, we speak with Jennifer Roig-Francoli – violinist, healer, coach, author and creator of The Art of Freedom Method for Conscious Living and Masterful Artistry. […]

Rewind 2023

Rewind 2023 The Power of Music Thinking podcast

Welcome to the Rewind 2023 of The Power of Music Thinking podcast, where I have conversations with extraordinary people from all over the world who are also musicians or use music in the broadest sense of the word to learn, teach, inspire and collaborate meaningfully. This year, we had 15 episodes, and virtually, we travelled […]

The Sound of a Toy Dolphin – Special Episode

Louis-Sound-of-a-Toy-Dolphin

Special edition on DDW with Louis Moeckel and his Toy Dolphin project In October, I visited the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. It is an event and showcase of Dutch design with exhibitions, studio visits, workshops, seminars, and parties across the city. One of the highlights of this packed week is the Design Academy Eindhoven’s […]

Standing still with Alexander Refsum Jensenius

Standing still Alexander Jensenius on the power of music thinking

What is the use of standing still for 10 minutes? I was asking myself when I saw a post on social media. It was a double picture of a man with a mobile phone around his neck displaying some data, and another picture showed the view he saw at that moment. I learned that he […]

Leading an Orchestra of Leaders with Harvey Seifter Part 1

Leading an Orchestra of Leaders with Harvey Seifter - The Power of Music Thinking Podcast

This episode is about art, innovation and leadership.  What is the relationship between art-based learning, innovation and co-creation? How do you lead an ensemble of leaders? Is a conductor actually just a middle manager? Today we are in New York and talking with Harvey Seifter. Harvey is the founder of The Art of Science Learning, […]

Listening to the field – Special Episode

Turmbläser in Möckmühl in special epsiode of The Power of Music Thinking

  This is a special episode about listening in the field and some listening activities I did last month. Hear more about a short field recording in the middle of the most dangerous roundabout in the Netherlands, about the visit to my birth town in the South of Germany, where I have recorded the Turmbläser, […]

It is about time – the music thinking clock

the music thinking clock showing the dynamic strategies

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 […]

Sound pictures with Charles Brooks – Photography

Charles Brooks Photography

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.  […]