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Teachers

During the music teacher training course, you will be supervised by excellent main subject lecturers, a number of whom have made names for themselves with new teaching methods and national initiatives:

  • Several lecturers, students and former lecturers are/were part of the BeatsNbits team, a web-based internet music method for secondary schools: Leon Vliegen, Michel Berendsen, Joost Niekus and Jelle Verschuur;  
  • Carmen Hovestad is part of the think-tank of the Intro method for the senior years of preparatory middle-level vocational education (VMBO), is the voice of Songlab (BeatsNBits) and Popgroup 7/8, and is a coach for music teachers at Music+ Academy;  
  • Frans Haverkort is the author of well-known national music educational publications such as Eigen-wijs Digitaal, the song collections Eigen-wijs and Kleuter-wijs and the manual Muziek Meester! for PABO (teacher training for primary education); 
  • Mariska van der Vaart is the author of the website and book Duurzaam muziekonderwijs voor studenten en docenten muziek (Sustainable music education for music students and music teachers) and is part of the editorial team of the national journal Kunstzone; 
  • Lize Reitsma owns the company LIMAI, which caters to all needs in the area of music education in primary schools: from music lessons to learning pathways and supervising teachers. Her company develops teaching materials for primary education. 
  • Rohan Poldervaart and Carmen Hovestad work together in Vocal Statement, which develops music education projects. Led by Anthony Heidweiller, they sing in various national school projects. 

Teachers Music in Education Zwolle

Eugène van Boheemen

Eugène van Boheemen

Teacher Ensemble and Improvisation
Conductor of Overijssels Kamerkoor and ArtEZ 1st year student choir, works as a freelance pianist, accompanist, composer, arranger, gives workshops

Christien le Coultre

Christien le Coultre

Teacher Cello and Methodology
In addition to her job as a musician she's specialized in cello teaching, mainly focussed on teaching kids, did the Rolland-method (UK) course and the Suzuki-method (Japan) programm

Frank  Deiman

Frank Deiman

Teacher Piano, Ensemble Conducting. As a pianist working in theatres, conductor of choirs and orchestras, composer and maker of musical theatre.

Priya  Keet

Priya Keet

Music teacher and trainer for various target groups, from children to professionals. Also project leader, researcher and singer at, among others, 'Het BasZment'. Inclusion, safety and creativity are central to my work.

Erik  Korterink

Erik Korterink

Teacher Choral Conducting
Studied Music in Education in Zwolle and is finishing his studie Choral Conducting with Klaas Stok, did some big choir projects with a.o. James MacMillan, Morten Lauridsen en Péteris Vasks

Mike  Pruijn

Mike Pruijn

Singing teacher
Singer, singing teacher, music teacher, author of music lessons at EigenwijsNext and culture consultant at the Meerpaal Dronten.
area of ​​expertise; singing technique, cabaret and musical.

Corine  Snijders

Corine Snijders

Coordinator Research Art Together
Coordinator of multidisciplinary projects at ArtEZ Zwolle and Arnhem, background as a producer in the theatre industry

Guest lectures

You will regularly receive lectures from guest lecturers, for example authors of works on music teaching, members of staff of educational support organisations, music teachers from the professional field and music therapists.  

Partners

We have an internship network consisting of contacts within primary, secondary, vocational and special needs education. We also have contacts with various music schools, amateur choirs and amateur orchestras. This makes it easier for you to find good internships. A few examples: 

  • De Stadkamer in Zwolle (library and interactive learning centre) 
  • The educational service of Het orkest van het Oosten 
  • Kunsteducatie Nederland (art education) 
  • De Zwolse muziekschool (school of music) 
  • Poppodium Hedon (live music venue)