| To realise this research, the project partner responsible for the EFMET research effort, the European Association of Conservatoires (AEC), appointed music researcher Ninja Kors and formed an EFMET Scientific Committee with the task to support and monitor the research effort, who was supported by the EFMET scientific committee. The members of the committee were recruited through the network of AEC and the EMC with the aim to bring together representatives of various areas of music education (both formal and non-formal) from different European countries. The members of the EFMET Scientific Committee were: Rineke Smilde (chair): Associate professor (‘lector’) in the field of life-long learning at North-Netherlands Conservatoire in Groningen and the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, the Netherlands. Rineke Smilde is the former director of the North-Netherlands Conservatoire and vice-president of the AEC. Franz Niermann: Head of the department of music education at the Music University of Vienna, Austria, and vice-president of the European Association of Music in Schools (EAS). Christina Coker: Executive director of Youth Music UK, a national organisation in the United Kingdom supporting music making for children up to 18 years old. It supports activities mainly in non-formal education and encourages partnerships between formal and non-formal education. Sven Landh: Head of department at the School of Music at the University of Örebo, Sweden. This institution mainly provides training of music teachers.
The scientific committee met on three occasions, including the EFMET Final Event during the AEC Annual Congress in Oviedo in November 2004. Reports from these meetings can be sent on request. |
