Presenters 2019
Lori CUSTODERO
Dr. Lori Custodero, Associate Professor of Music and Music Education, has established an Early Childhood Music concentration at Teachers College that integrates pedagogy and research through both theory and practice. Her background includes degrees in piano performance and music theory: her doctorate in music education is from the University of Southern California. Prof. Custodero’s research has focused on children from infancy through preadolescence, and adults as musicians, teachers, and parents. She has presented and published on issues of musical challenge, engagement, and meaning in classrooms, playgrounds, and family settings; recent titles include “Singing Practices in Ten Families” and “Passing the Cultural Torch: Musical Experience and Musical Parenting of Infants” (Journal for Research in Music Education); “Observational Indicators of Flow Experience: A Developmental Perspective of Musical Engagement in Young Children from Infancy to School Age” (Music Education Research); and “‘Being With’: The Resonant Legacy of Childhood’s Creative Aesthetic” (Journal of Aesthetic Education). A guest editor for a 2002 issue of the Journal of Zero to Three entitled “The Musical Lives of Babies and Families,” Prof. Custodero has served in various professional leadership roles including Co-Chair of the Music Educators National Conference’s Special Research Interest Group for Early Childhood. She recently finished a 6-year term as North American representative on the International Society for Music Education’s Early Childhood Commission during which time she chaired seminars in Barcelona and Taipei. Interested in international issues of music education, she currently is involved in two projects, one involving flow experience and music teachers in Greece, and the other, a multi-national study on the spontaneous musical behaviors of young children. In addition to regular presentations at international conferences, Prof. Custodero has accepted invitations to speak in Australia, Greece, Crete, Portugal, England, Finland, and Taiwan. In addition to the international work, Prof. Custodero has developed music programs with many local institutions in New York City, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, the New York Philharmonic, the Midori Foundation, and Columbia Head Start.
Liliana DOZZA
Professor of Education at the Faculty of Education and President of the
Master in Primary Education, member of PhD Collegium. She has been
Vice-Dean and Dean, Deputy Rector for Education and the Bologna Process,
Coordinator of the PhD “General and Social Pedagogy and Education”.
She is co-Director of the Journal “Pedagogia più Didattica”, Trento
Erikson, Fascia A and of the peer reviewed Editorial Series: “Educazione
per tutta la vita” (Milano: FrancoAngeli); Education, Earth, Nature
(Bergamo: Zeroseiup). Member of several Scientific Committees and Senior
Reviewer of peer-reviewed series and International Conferences (END
2017, EERA 2018, Education, Earth, Nature, 2016, 2017; IAFOR 2017-2018).
Scientific interests: General and social Pedagogy; Lifelong learning;
Sustainable Development.
Giacomo FORNARI
KABOOM
Kaboom Percussion are a duo from Perth who are passionate about inspiring a love for music in students of all ages. Both holding Masters Degrees in Percussion, Catherine Betts and Joshua Webster started Kaboom with some fun and quirky YouTube videos and just 4 years later Kaboom has grown to be a full-time, internationally renowned music education group!
Cat and Josh have performed for over 50,000 students across Australia and New Zealand, and garnered more than 180,000 subscribers and 50 million views on their popular YouTube Channel. They have also presented workshops for music teachers at a number of conferences including ISME 2018 (Baku), ASME (Melbourne and Perth), MENZA (Wellington), ONZA (Auckland, Tauranga and Dunedin), KMEIA (Perth) and WAOSA (Perth). Their music is designed to be fun, engaging and immediately accessible. Whether it is creating rhythms on chairs, making up a body percussion beat with their friends or simply tapping on a cup, Kaboom loves empowering and inspiring kids to begin creating their own music.
Alessandro LUIGINI
In 2003 he graduated with honors from the Faculty of Architecture in Pescara. Since 2007 he is Ph.D. in “Representation and Survey of Architecture and the Environment” and since 2008 he is a contract professor. From 2003 to 2015 he worked as an architect. In 2013 he received the prestigious nomination at the Mies van der Rohe Award. Since 2015 he has been a Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education Sciences of Bressanone and in 2018 he obtained the National Scientific Qualification as a Associate Professor. He has about 80 publications, 4 book edited and 2 monographs. He Is Scientific committee member of scientific journals, editorial series and international conference, and is coordinator of international and interdisciplinary conferences IMG2017 and EARTH2018.
Rita Costato Costantini
‘Conservator of cultural heritage’, technical co-director of “costantinistudio.com” from 1988. Graduated in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna in 1985 and specializes in “watercolor painting” in London, is a qualified teacher of “Pictorial and scenographical décor art” (1998). In addition to activities related to the conservation of cultural heritage in Emilia Romagna, Veneto and Puglia (including teaching, publications and an exceptional experience on contemporary works), carries on artistic activity alternating paintings and painted books exhibited in numerous exposition in Italy and abroad.
In parallel to the work of Conservator, she has devoted itself to the art education for young people through workshops and projects in schools and museums and in numerous public and private events (primary and secondary schools, Art Institute, Art Galleries, Jewish Museum, Art Book Festival, Art and Science Festival, Arte Fiera, Bologna City Council).
Since 2001 she works in the Program Mus-e (Musique Europe-art at school) with the Association Mus-e Bologna of which is Coordinator since 2007.
From 2013 she is the National Coordinator of Mus-e Italia Onlus and also follows the European projects of the national network Mus-e related with the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation in Brussels.
Juan Pablo ETCHEVERRY & Ilaria MIGLIACCIO
Juan Pablo Etcheverry. Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona with a specialization in drawing, He is an expert in animation and digital graphics, he has been the author of animated short films since 1997, recognized with numerous national and international awards. Participates in numerous exhibitions and festivals around the world. His work Minotauromaquia has been nominated at the Goya, at the European Film Awards and forms part of the Spanish animation retrospective “Del trazo al píxel”. In 2007 he adapted the unique childhood tale of the Nobel Prize winner José Saramago. During all these years he has given animation courses for children of the Mus-e project, for teenagers, adults and teachers.
Ilaria Migliaccio, art name Franca Battaglia Teatro. She graduated in theater and entertainment history at Sapieza University, where began her theatrical training. Years later moves to Naples and meeting important masters such as Rem & Cap, Enzo Moscato, Emma Dante and Anna Redi. At 2005 He wins in a special mention at “Scenario Natiotal Award” with play “’O mare” with “Taverna est” company and in 2009 again arrive in final stage with his own play “La bella Lena”. He wins the residency prize at the “OFF Space” independent Teather of Trento and was part of the selection “Pills” at the “Teatro Studio Uno” in Rome, where he currently holds his theatrical laboratories. For years he has devoted himself to the theatrical training of adults, children and elementary school children for the Mus-e project.
Sara NESTI
Choreographer/Dancer/Teacher/Trainer
Sara commenced her contemporary dance training in Florence at Imago Lab Studio, studying Graham, Cunningham, Improvisation and Choreography with Simona Bucci, Susan Sandler and Richard Haisma.
She perfected her technical and choreographic skills in London, graduating at the London Contemporary Dance School in 1997. In 2002 she won a scholarship for a professional course in choreography at the Dance Centre, directed by Mimma Testa in Rome. Her work as dancer and choreographer has been performed in many theatres in Italy and abroad. For several years she has been teaching contemporary dance and choreography in her own studio and as guest artist for dance and theatre companies. Since 2001 she has collaborated with the London based choreographer/dancer Fortunato Angelini. Together they founded rAn-network Company. In 2005 she founded KolAm Theatre, a space dedicated to the research and promotion of Contemporary dance and theatre. This project has been the result of a collaboration with the theatre director Monica Bucciantini.
In 2012 she founded The Loom-Movement Factory, a research centre for production and performance, where her dance company is based at present. As of 2010 she is the artistic director of The Contemporary Dance Festival BodySongs – Corpi che cantano.
Since 2011 she is involved in Mus-e (Musique Europe) as a movement teacher. In 2016 she was selected to represent Italy in the META international project (Minority Education Through Arts), in collaboration with Y. Menuhin Foundation (Belgium) and the University of Florence. The team have developed a new methodology for teaching arts in schools, to encourage the integration of children from different cultural backgrounds.
Of late, Sara has developed a strong interest in community dance.
She has worked as choreographer and dance teacher with various companies in Tuscany, such as Teatro Metropopolare (with whom she won a call by the Ministry of the Arts and Cultural Activities) training groups of African refugees. In 2018, thanks to her collaboration with Teatro Metropopolare, she began a series of creative movement workshops for a group of incarcerated men in the penitentiary of Prato.
Links:
www.ran-network.eu
www.theloom.it
www.bodysongs.eu
Johan van der Sandt
Johann van der Sandt completed his studies at the University of Pretoria, and his choral conducting at the Institute of Choral Conducting in Gorinchem, Netherlands. He is a sought after juror, composer and choral clinician. He is a professional choral conductor and has led numerous choirs throughout his career. Before his appointment as professor of music education at the University of Bolzano in Italy he was professor of choral conducting at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and choir director and musical rector at the Drakensberg Boys Choir School, South Africa. Apart from his teaching and research interests at the University of Bolzano, he also leads the male choir Brummnet and the Provincial Youth Choir of South Tyrol.
Andor TIMAR
Well established lecturer and trainer, helping artists, teachers and other people management professionals to excel. Catalyst for developing outstanding educational skills and supports the development management of an entire team of artists/teachers or schools. A real challenger – with empathy to share – who encourages his course members to reach out for results beyond expectations. When coaching individuals, his executive coaching diploma provides the solid foundation for setting the right tone and style even with the most challenging people.
Maria Teresa TRISCIUZZI
Maria Teresa Trisciuzzi, PhD, lecturer in Children’s Literature at the Faculty of Education at the Free University of Bozen (Brixen) and at the University of Urbino. She is Director of the Education Series at the ETS publishing house in Pisa, is member of different Scientific Committees of National and International Series, and is a member of several Scientific Academy: SIPED – Società Italiana di Pedagogia; SIPSE – Società Italiana per lo Studio del Patrimonio Storico-Educativo; CIRSE – Centro italiano per la Ricerca Storico-Educativa; IVITRA – ISIC-IVITRA “División de Ciencias de la Educación – Instituto Superior de Investigación Cooperativa” and she is member of the Colectivo Docente Internacional INNOVAGOGÍA, at the Universidad Pablo de Olavide, España. Some of her most recent publications include: Ritratti di famiglia. Immagini e rappresentazioni nella storia della letteratura per l’infanzia, ETS, Pisa, 2018; Hayao Miyazaki. Sguardi oltre la nebbia, Carocci, Roma, 2013, awarded the National Prize for Children’s Literature and Children’s Literature “Franco Trequadrini”; “Betwixt-and-Between” The pedagogical function of the relation between Children and Nature in Children’s literature, in “ISCHE 40” Education and Nature; Giardini segreti. Educazione e natura nella letteratura per l’infanzia, in (a cura di), Dozza L., Maestra Natura. Per una pedagogia esperienziale e co-partecipata, Zeroseiup, Bergamo, 2018; Bulle e pupe. Il bullismo femminile nella letteratura per l’infanzia e per ragazzi, in (a cura di), Burgio G., Comprendere il bullismo femminile. Genere, dinamiche relazionali, rappresentazioni, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2018; Leggere le figure: Letteratura per l’infanzia, Wordlessbooks, Visual Storytelling, in (a cura di), Cantatore L., Primo: Leggere: Per un’educazione alla lettura, Edizioni Conoscenza, Roma, 2017; Il futuro è per tutti. Il romanzo di formazione nelle opere di Marie-Aude Murail, RIVISTA DI STORIA DELL’EDUCAZIONE, 2016.
Claudia CALI`
Dr. Claudia Calì is a musician, piano teacher and researcher. A native of Italy, Dr. Calì holds a Diploma in Piano Performance, and two Masters from the University of Perugia and the Catholic University of Milan. She earned a Doctorate in Music and Music Education from Teachers College Columbia University, where she currently works as the project manager of professional development program for teaching artists, the Teaching Artists Community Certificate Program (TAC@TC). She also serves as Adjunct Professor of Music Education at Queens College, Long Island University, and she has been a faculty member at the Juilliard School, the University of New Haven and Teachers College. Along with an intense performing activity, she devotes time and energies to researching young children, and their spontaneous musicality. Her research also brings attention to families and to the influences that music has on parent-child relationships. Such interest is rooted in her long experience, teaching piano to young children and their parents both in Italy and in the United States. Recently, she created and currently teach an original music curriculum, “Musicali si Nasce,” for young children of Italian families in New York. “Musicali si Nasce” is inspired by her observations of young children’s spontaneous music-making and aims to cultivate in young children and their families a love for Italian through music.
Michele CAGOL
Researcher with a fixed-term contract (RTD) in General and Social Pedagogy (M-PED/01) at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Faculty of Education. He earned a BA+MA in Philosophy (Bologna University), a 2nd level Master degree in Cognitive Sciences (Siena University), and a PhD in Education (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano). His main research themes are emotional pedagogy, visual/musical storytelling, pedagogy of communication, media education. He also studied Clarinet and Experimental Composition at Bolzano Conservatory, held the Electronic Music Production Certificate at SAE Institute Milano, earned a MA in Music and New Technologies at Bolzano Conservatory, and he is obtaining a MA in Composition at Trento Conservatory. His recent instrumental compositions have been performed by MotoContrario ensemble in Trento, Riva del Garda, and Udine. He is part of the experimental electronic music duo kvsu (with Hannes Pasqualini). With kvsu and kvsu~akirasrebirth (Roland Lioni), he has done concerts and performances in Bolzano, Bologna, Milano, Innsbruck, Munich, Dresden, and he participated as composer and performer at the Festival of contemporary culture Transart 2014 and 2015.
Antonella COPPI
Juniorprofessur (RTD) – SSD L-Art/07 – in Musicology and History of Music at the Faculty of Education, University of Bolzano, Italy. She has been Lecturer (adjunct professor) of Music Pedagogy at University of Perugia (from 2002 to 2006). From 2001 until today she is Lecture in Vocal Pedagogy and Conductor of University Choir and Orchestra of University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.
Dr. Coppi`s research has focused on music and children from infancy through adolescence, and adults as musicians, and teachers. She has presented and published on issues of Community Music, Music Education, El Sistema in Italy and International experience of Music education; recent titles include “Community Music. Nuovi orientamenti Pedagogici” (Monography – Milano: Franco Angeli, 2017). “Arte e Oltre: Percorsi educativi multidisciplinari ed interculturali per l`inclusione a scuola” (L´Intgrazione scolastica Journal2018); “El Sistema e il coro de Manos Blancas: modelli educativo-musicali tra realtà consolidate e scenari futuri” (Musica Docta, International Journal 2018); “Didactic and Pedagogical Implications in Community and Arts” (International Forum of Academic Research, 2018). She currently is involved in a research projects, one involving an investigation on the educational impact of choral activities in South Tyrol from a Lifelong Learning perspective and the other AHRC – Music, social inclusion and well-being in North and South, in partnership con York St John University and University of Sheffield. UK
In addition to regular presentations at international conferences, Dr. Coppi has been Visiting Professor at Zayed University, Dubai and Brooklyn College, New York. Antonella Coppi is Co-Editor in important musicological serie “Ars Musicalis, Musicology, Music and Pedagogy”, Lucca LIM, and Senior Peer Reviewer for IAFOR and MDPI Journal 2018. In addition to the research work, she is the National Coordinator of Italian University Choirs and Orchestras and Italian Referent for International Activities of El Sistema in Italy, Italian Referent for Sounds of Hope International Foundation, Minneapolis-Saint Paul (Minnesota, USA). Since May 2018 she is also is the International Coordinator for Europe of the Venezuelan Foundation “Coro de Manos Blancas”.