The Ethical Horizons of Music and Art Schools
25–26 September 2026
Programme
Please note that the symposium programme is subject to change. All times are given in CEST (Central European Summer Time).
Online participants have full access to the livestreamed programme on Zoom and to all prerecorded presentations on ConfTool.
For all links, please log in at https://www.conftool.net/emss2026/
Complimentary coffee, tea, and snacks, lunch on both days, and a light dinner on Friday are all included in the fee for on-site participation.
These meals are served in the Bankettsaal near the campus restaurant Mensa.
We look forward to welcoming you to the 4th European Music & Art School Symposium!
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Friday 25 September |
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08:00–10:30 Registration (Main entry hall) |
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09:00–10:15 Fanny Hensel Hall Opening and keynote (in English) Alexandra Kertz-Welzel Educating for an uncertain future: Ethical dimensions of music and arts schools' societal mission |
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10:15–11:30 Clara Schumann Hall Eröffnung und Keynote (auf Deutsch) Alexandra Kertz-Welzel Bildung für eine ungewisse Zukunft: Ethische Dimensionen des gesellschaftlichen Auftrags |
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09:30–11:15 Coffee, Meet & Greet (Bankettsaal) |
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11:45–13:15 Session 1 |
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Fanny Hensel Hall Chair: Tuulia Tuovinen |
Clara Schumann Hall Chair: Rut Jorunn Rønning |
spiel|mach|t|raum Chair: Antti Snellmann |
Online Chair: Ida Knutsson |
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Generation Z career starters and the realities of music school structures and management: A clash of values?
Peter Röbke mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria |
Between educational mission and democratic opening: The ethical self-understanding of music schools
Judith McGregor mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria |
Co-creation, sensorial innovation, and ethics of care in interdisciplinary music performance and education
Katarzyna Musial Concordia University, Canada |
Sonic migrations: Exploring musical identities in school communities
Nikolay Tomov Demerdzhiev ELCHK Lutheran Academy, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China) |
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Whose voice counts? Ethical negotiations in youth choir pedagogy
Amber Deckers LUCA School of Arts; KU Leuven, Belgium |
Ethical perspectives on policy changes in Estonian music schools
Kaisa Johanna Vähi Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland |
Ethical reflexivity as educational infrastructure: Reimagining professional responsibility in music and art education in the age of artificial intelligence
Maria Argyriou University of the Aegean, Greece |
Walking with Elly Bašić: Rethinking ethical horizons of the music education ecosystem in Croatia
Ana Čorić Royal Conservatoire The Hague, Netherlands
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From "archival silence" to "communal voice": Ethical responsibility and the revival of intangible heritage in Rhodes
Christos Theologos, Panagiotis Loukas Bellos, Anthoula Koliadi-Tiliakou Music School of Rhodes, Greece |
Tradition meets transformation: Finnish piano teachers' responses to a changing music education landscape
Ritva Koistinen University of Eastern Finland; Kuopio Conservatory Jussi Rinta University of Eastern Finland; Palmgren Conservatory |
Generative AI in music schools: Ethical risks, educational opportunities, and responsible governance
Paolo Paradiso Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy |
In search of phronēsis: Finnish Basic Arts Education in music as a case in point
Marja Heimonen Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland |
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13:15–14:30 Lunch (Bankettsaal) |
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14:30–16:00 Session 2 |
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Fanny Hensel Hall Chair: Heidi Elmgren |
Clara Schumann Hall
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spiel|mach|t|raum Chair: Csilla Gál |
Online (streamed)
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The role of music and art schools in society viewed in light of teachers' and leaders' silent and latent justifications of the importance of art
Rut Jorunn Rønning, Øivind Varkøy Norwegian Academy of Music, Norway |
Panel 1
Dorothy Conaghan (moderator) International Music Council Michaela Hahn mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria; European Music School Union Taru Koivisto Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland |
Teaching with artificial intelligence in music education: Ethical challenges and pedagogical strategies
Maria Argyriou University of the Aegean, Greece |
The role of music and art schools in society viewed in light of teachers' and leaders' silent and latent justifications of the importance of art
Rut Jorunn Rønning, Øivind Varkøy Norwegian Academy of Music, Norway |
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Developing and implementing a learning-outcome-based curriculum in a results-oriented context: ethical dilemmas and pragmatic countermeasures
Eliise Kannukene Tartu I Music School, Estonia |
Design thinking and futures literacy as methods for collaborative music school development
Christian Braun Verband Musikschulen Schweiz, Switzerland |
Developing and implementing a learning-outcome-based curriculum in a results-oriented context: ethical dilemmas and pragmatic countermeasures
Eliise Kannukene Tartu I Music School, Estonia |
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The ethics of self-cultivation: A conceptual framework for aesthetic care in gifted music education
Chun Li Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland |
Changing conversations: Ethics, reflexivity, and organisational learning in a Danish music and art school
Thomas Albæk Jakobsen Frederikshavn Kommune, Denmark |
The ethics of self-cultivation: A conceptual framework for aesthetic care in gifted music education
Chun Li Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland |
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16:00–16:30 Coffee break (Bankettsaal) |
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16:30–18:00 Session 3 |
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Bankettsaal Chair: Heidi Partti |
Clara Schumann Hall Chair: Katherine Spencer |
spiel|mach|t|raum Chair: Thomas De Baets |
Online
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Poster session Research ethics in music education research
Maria Argyriou University of the Aegean, Greece Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy University of Education Freiburg, Germany National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland |
Migrant families and the ethics of access in music and arts education
Júlia Espinet Alegre Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC), Spain |
Ethical dimensions of instrumental music education: A comparative study of Norway and Poland
Julia Katarzyna Leikvoll University of Bergen, Norway |
Film Music and Art Project: Franz Schmidt Reloaded
Who were you, Franz Schmidt? Wer warst Du, Franz Schmidt?
Maria Jenner Franz Schmidt Music and Art School, Austria |
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Beyond inclusion: An ethical reimagining of belonging in Finnish music schools Hanna Backer Johnsen Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland |
Teaching tradition: cross-thematic multicultural approaches and the cultivation of cultural ethics in music schools
Evgenia Psaroudaki Music School of Heraklion, Greece Αnthoula Koliadi-Tiliakou Music School of Rhodes, Greece
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Games of inclusion and exclusion in extra-curricular schools of music and performing arts
Siw G. Nielsen, Anne Jordhus-Lier Norwegian Academy of Music, Norway |
The position of Roma students in the music education system in Montenegro – a case study
Vedrana Marković University of Montenegro, Music Academy, Montenegro Andrea Ćoso School for Elementary and Secondary Music Education Vida Matjan Kotor, Montenegro |
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| 18:20–20:00 Chamber concert (two audience groups) | 18:20–20:00 Film (two screenings) | Online (streamed) | |
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Fanny Hensel Hall and online streaming 18:20–19:00 Chamber concert (first 19:20–20:00 Chamber concert (second |
Clara Schumann Hall 18:20–19:00 Film (first screening 19:20–20:00 Film (second screening) |
18:20–19:00 Chamber concert | |
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Saturday 26 September |
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09:00–10:00 Fanny Hensel Hall and online Keynote (in English) Musically gifted children, exceptionalised and erased: Care ethics amid the ethical cracks of music education |
09:00–10:15 Clara Schumann Hall Keynote (Auf Englisch mit deutschen Untertiteln) Musically gifted children, exceptionalised and erased: Care ethics amid the ethical cracks of music education |
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10:00–10:45 Coffee break (Bankettsaal) |
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10:45–12:15 Session 4 |
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Fanny Hensel Hall |
Clara Schumann Hall Chair: Kaisa Johanna Vähi |
spiel|mach|t|raum Chair: Anne Jordhus-Lier |
Online
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Panel Ethical dimensions of gifted music education
Guadalupe López-Íñiguez Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland Magdalena Bork (moderator) mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria Romain Asselborn European Music School Union Chun Li Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland |
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Negotiating change in Finnish music schools: Interactions and tensions between equality and excellence Heidi Elmgren University of Turku, Finland |
The significance of assessing the ability to relate in inclusive contexts
Erik Esterbauer Mozarteum University Salzburg, Austria |
Panel (streamed) Ethical dimensions of gifted music education
Guadalupe López-Íñiguez Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland Magdalena Bork (moderator) mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria Romain Asselborn, European Music School Union Chun Li Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland |
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Ethical tensions in music school teachers' support of students' pathways to music studies
Michael Göllner mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria |
Concert of inclusion: A systemic model for ethical accessibility in music schools
Edmar Tuul Non-Profit Organisation Kõrvale Pai, Estonia; Viimsi Music School, Estonia |
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Practice architectures of practicum supervision in instrumental music teacher education in Norway
Hilde Synnøve Blix UiT The Arctic University of Norway Gry Sagmo Aglen University of Inland Norway |
Ethical dimensions of children's inclusion in Finnish music schools: Findings from a practitioner-research study
Tuulia Tuovinen Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland |
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12:15–13:30 Lunch (Bankettsaal) |
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13:30–15:00 Session 5 |
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Fanny Hensel Hall Chair: Gry Sagmo Aglen |
Clara Schumann Hall
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spiel|mach|t|raum Chair: Julia Katarzyna Leikvoll |
Online Chair: Ida Knutsson |
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Cracks in the system? How Flemish music schools navigate a flawed ecosystem
Thomas De Baets, Thomas Geudens LUCA School of Arts, Belgium; KU Leuven, Belgium |
Österreich-Session Ethische Dimensionen der generationenübergreifenden Arbeit in Musikschulen
Judith McGregor (Moderation) Gerda Müller Barbara Strack-Hanisch Cecilia Björk Michael Göllner Anna Pflügl mdw - Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien Heidrun Springer Konferenz der Österreichischen Musikschulwerke (KOMU), Musikschulen des Landes Kärnten Martin Reining Musikschule Donaustadt |
Neurodiversity in instrumental and vocal pedagogy: Reducing barriers and expanding competencies
María Rosa Badías Herbera Universidad Politécnica Madrid, Spain; Musikschule Bregenz, Austria Andreas Eckert Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik, Switzerland Lino Pedro García Morales Universidad Politécnica Madrid, Spain |
Those who are not there: An ethics of absence in music schools
Enric Aragonès Jové Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC), Spain |
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Ethical plurality in music education: Virtue, relationality and fidelity in kulturskole–compulsory school collaboration
Bjørn-Terje Bandlien Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway |
Self-evaluation of music and art schools as a premise for integral ethical management
Loreta Venslavičienė, Renata Bilbokaitė Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy, Lithuania |
Enabling participation – a music school for all people
Norbert Koop Musikschule Bochum, Germany |
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Celebrating new practices in music schools
Jens Bloch Kolding Municipal Culture School Søren Friis Møller Danske Musik- og Kulturskoler, Denmark |
Transforming music school education together – facing ethical tensions in an action research project with teachers of musicianship skills
Hanne Närhinsalo Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland |
Rethinking inclusive music education: Empirical insights and egalitarian difference as an ethical perspective
Beatrice McNamara Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany |
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15:00–15:45 Coffee break (Bankettsaal) |
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15:45–17:15 Session 6 |
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Fanny Hensel Hall |
Clara Schumann Hall Chair: TBD |
spiel|mach|t|raum
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Online Chair: Ida Knutsson |
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Panel 3
Desiree Calzavara (moderator) Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Júlia Espinet Alegre Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC), Spain Anne Jordhus-Lier Norwegian Academy of Music, Norway Siw G. Nielsen Norwegian Academy of Music, Norway Katherine Spencer Musikschule Bochum; Cologne University of Music and Dance Edmar Tuul Non-profit organisation Kõrvale Pai, Estonia Viimsi Music School, Estonia Robert Vroegindeweij European Music School Union
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Balancing artistic excellence and professional well-being: An institutional ethics perspective on working conditions at music schools in Greece
Anthoula Koliadi-Tiliakou Music School of Rhodes, Greece Angeliki Triantafyllaki National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Panagiotis Loukas Bellos Christos Theologos Music School of Rhodes, Greece |
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What do we mean when we talk about ethics? Arts education and ethics beyond praxis
William J. Coppola University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, United States of America |
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Ikigai, voice, and ethical responsibility in vocal pedagogy: Play, motivation and self-inquiry in music education
Federica Marchi J. A. Comenius Secondary School, Italy Guglielmo Marconi University, Italy |
Discernment (diakrisis) as an ethical virtue in music mentoring: A duoethnographic study of a mentor-mentee relationship in teacher education
Vassilis Digos, Georgios Tsitas National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
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A reflexive compass to support autonomous motivation in Finnish music schools: Introducing a circumplex model for music education
Antti Snellman Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland |
Enhancing music education: Integrating classical Confucianism with feminist perspectives
Cassio (Yiqing) Zhou University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, United States of America |
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17:45 Joseph Haydn Hall Announcing EMSS 2028 |
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19:15 Symposium dinner Restaurant Terra Rossa, Roterdstraße 3, 1160 Wien |
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