SUB-THEME: 3.1 SINGING AND CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

Neuroscience of the arts

Founding Director of Greek Studies at Drexel University Diploma of Art in Music Studies from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Creator-Director of the experiential “Study Abroad in Crete” Program M.A. and a Ph. D. in Ethnomusicology, Folklore and Cultural Anthropology from Indiana University-Bloomington Piano Soloist Diploma from the Hellenic Conservatory of Athens and degrees in Theory, Pedagogy and Music Education from the National Conservatory of Athens Author of Cretan Music: Unraveling Ariadne’s Thread

• Ethnomusicology a. Environmental awareness through Greek folk poetry b. Homeric balladry and oral formulaic theory in Cretan folk poetry c. Identity and aesthetics of Greek music/dance d. Mediterranean performances e. Cretan dance as physical exercise and means of attaining longevity • Literature and music a. Nikos Kazantzakis works set to music b. The walled-up wife legend (Iphigenia and The Bridge of Arta) c. Contemporary Greek composers (e.g. Giorgos Koumendakis) • Creative approaches in language education a. Folklore aspects of the Greek language b. Teaching Greek through songs • Taxonomy, digitization and preservation of music archives • Intercountry education, policies and strategies • Blended learning teaching practices

Creative approaches in music and language education How singing relates to “well-being” by examining its dancing dimensions as well Performance as part of larger lifecycle events Does the famous Diet that relates to longevity have to do with music/dance performance on the island of Crete? Does circle dancing and group singing promote emotional stability which combined with the physical one support one’s health?

Since I come from the fields of ethnomusicology, folklore and cultural anthropology, my approach complements the musicological, psychological and sociological nature of the AIRS project.

I wish to benefit in theory and methodology and therefore enrich "my" study and findings by collaborating with as well as through the guidance, insight and work of other AIRS scholars who come from different than mine scholarly backgrounds, such as the psychological and sociological ones.

Holder of the UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning

Case studies of drama/theatre and education Drama education for peace culture Teaching playwriting Ritual in drama education Arts curriculum policy Instrumental outcomes of arts education International issues in arts education E-learning in continuing teacher education

Professor and director of the Music Research Institute of the China Conservatory, distinguished professor of the Art Institute of Henan University and member of the External Examination Committee of Hong Kong Institute of Education. He holds a PhD in Music Aesthetics (2004) from the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing. On the ISME Board since 2010 he is also an executive member of CSME, director of the CSME Academic Committee of Music Education. He played a central role in organizing the 29th ISME World Conference 2010, and in 2011, organized a seminar in Beijing with ISME Community Music Activity Commission. He is adviser to the Asia Pacific Symposium on Music Education Research, served on the Board of the International Music Council. He is on the international advisory board of the British Journal of Music Education