Community music with 1,000 people

Still buzzing from the energy of nearly 1,000 people coming together for our huge open singing event in the park last week, powered by the city municipality 🥲 We closed the evening with traditional St. Martin songs as the lanterns lit up the twilight… 🏮 Earlier that same day, I had the privilege of givingContinue reading “Community music with 1,000 people”

New Publication: Multilingualism Through Community Music

My new peer-reviewed article “Multilingualism Through Community Music: Insights from the Second Pilot Phase of the ‘Community Music in Children’s Day Care Centres in Munich’ Project” is now published in the proceedings of the International Society for Music Education (@isme_cma), edited by @catherine.birchy Read the full article here: https://edoc.ku.de/id/eprint/35538/

Fahrender Raum’s 10th Anniversary w/Nihan Devecioğlu

Singing at the 10th anniversary of @fahrender_raum with @nihandevecioglu – someone I’ve been a big fan of for years – was a truly special honour. Huge thanks to @amygdalalalalala and @canabilmei for the kind invitation!

Reflections from the EAS Conference in Évora

I had a great time presenting at the EAS Conference at the University of Évora in Portugal 🇵🇹 I had the chance to share two research projects:🎤 The first, together with the wonderful @sezenozeke, explored Bursa’s traditional music culture Gezek through a community music lens, sparking a discussion on the future of community music in Turkey.🎶Continue reading “Reflections from the EAS Conference in Évora”

New Community Singing Group at the Museum Fünf Kontinente

New Community Singing Group at the Museum Fünf Kontinente. Details are below/Müze Fünf Kontinente’de yeni bir şarkı söyleme grubu kurduk, ayrıntılar aşağıda. Sonntag, 15. Juni | 15 –16 UhrFamiliensingen mit Dr. Sezgin Inceel – kommt vorbei, es macht riesigen Spaß! Egal ob mit oder ohne Gesangserfahrung – beim Familiensingen sind alle herzlich willkommen! Unter derContinue reading “New Community Singing Group at the Museum Fünf Kontinente”

In Rhythm Together – Family Singing at the Museum Fünf Kontinente

Gemeinsam im Takt – Familiensingen im @museum_fuenf_kontinente Gestern wurde es musikalisch bunt: Rund 100 Menschen – von Säuglingen bis Senior*innen, aus allen Altersgruppen – kamen zum ersten Familiensingen zusammen. Es wurde gesungen, getanzt, musiziert und gelacht – mit Liedern aus verschiedenen Kulturen. Dabei waren auch zentrale Community-Music-Prinzipien spürbar: Musicking, Bottom-up-Learning und echte Gastfreundschaft haben denContinue reading “In Rhythm Together – Family Singing at the Museum Fünf Kontinente”

New book chapter: A Global Perspective on Music Education

Thrilled to announce that the book A Global Perspective on Music Education, edited by @nevra.kupana, has been published by @egitimyayinevi! Honored to have contributed with my chapter “Community Music: Its Role in the German Education System and Perspectives for Turkey.”This is one of the first comprehensive Turkish publications on Community Music, a field I have been teachingContinue reading “New book chapter: A Global Perspective on Music Education”