Department of Music Studies
Music Education Lab
Early Researchers Forum III
Early Researchers Forum III will take place on Wednesday 25 June 2025, in Room 917 of the School of Philosophy, from 12:00 to 19:00. It is jointly organised by the Music Education Lab & Music, Cognitive Sciences and Community Lab of the NKUA Department of Music Studies. Research by postgraduate students, doctoral candidates, and doctoral and postdoctoral researchers from the two Labs will be presented. The Forum's keynote speaker will be Jody L. Kerchner, Professor at Oberlin College & Conservatory of Music (Oberlin, Ohio, USA). The Forum will conclude with a performance by the Music Education Lab's ensemble, Musickators. Attendance is free.
The detailed Forum programme is as follows:
12:00-12:20 Opening – Welcome addresses
12:20-12:40 “The work of Aikaterini Laskaridou and Myrsini Kleanthous-Papadimitriou in music education” – Chrysanthi Zepatou, Doctoral candidate and music teacher
12:40-13:00 “The Cat (a mini operetta): An interdisciplinary musical theatre workshop with children aged 9–11 – The role of participation” – Giorgos Kasavetis, Musician, composer and postgraduate student
13:00-13:20 “Reading and singing in the early school years: Designing and implementing an educational programme” – Angeliki Konstantakopoulou, PhD, Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Music Studies, NKUA; Teacher, PE70–TE16
13:20-13:40 “Urban soundscapes: An intergenerational activity in the National Garden” – Martha Papadogianni, PhD, Postdoctoral researcher and music teacher, PE79.01
13:40-14:00 “Assessing creative thinking in music with Peter Webster's Measure of Creative Thinking in Music (MCTM)” – Maria Filianou, PhD, Department of Music Studies, NKUA; Music educator
14:00-14:20 “Four musicians' stories of participation in the Chorto, Magnesia festival: The influence of Georgios Chatzinikos' teaching” – Semina Akrivopoulou, MA in Music Education in Formal and Informal Settings, Department of Music Studies, NKUA
14:20-15:30 Refreshment break
15:30- 16:30 “Listening Both Ways: Exploring Reflexivity and Reciprocity in Practice & Research” - Jody L. Kerchner, Ph.D., Oberlin College & Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio (USA)
16:40-17:00 “Analysing group improvisations in music therapy: A phenomenological approach” – Christiana Adamopoulou – Special Educational Staff, Department of Music Studies, NKUA; Music therapist
17:00-17:20 “Musical development in early childhood: The role of the family – Parents' views and practices concerning music-making at home” – Maria Gkioulmpampa, Music teacher, kindergarten teacher and postgraduate student
17:20-17:40 “The influence of music on positive psychology and mood, and their relationship with primary teachers' professional burnout” – Eri Mavropoulou, Music teacher
17:40-18:00 “The symbolic value of an amulet: Inclusive educational activities and the ethical challenges of involving pupils with disabilities in a musical theatre performance” – Nasia Konsta, Doctoral candidate, Department of Music Studies, NKUA, and Dimitris Chatzigiannakis, Doctoral candidate, Department of Audio and Visual Arts, Ionian University
18:00-18:20 “Music performance anxiety: A comparison of piano teachers' views in Greece” – Christos Karavasilis, Music educator and music teacher
18:20-19:00 Musickators, the Music Education Lab ensemble