Classic Express Research project by Ilona Sie Dhian Ho

In a combined qualitative and quantitative research the influence of storytelling in concerts for children is analyzed. In a controlled setting, The Classic Express (mobile concert hall), groups of schoolchildren attend either a concert with or a concert without storytelling. The groups, similar in socio- economic background and age, are compared. In a quantitative research the involved listening, the felt emotional intensity, the interest in classical music and the interest in actively playing an instrument, will be measured. For quantification new grading systems are developed by scientists and musicians in a collaborative process. In a qualitative research on the influence of storytelling the focus is on children with severe learning disorders. The emotional responses of these children in concerts with and without storyelling, and in combination with participatory elements (moving, gestures) are observed by teachers and caretakers, They compare their observations in the concert to the normal behaviour of their pupils. Both Interviews with the teachers and their grading of arousal, attention and emotional levels in the concert will provide data that will be analyzed by the reserachers. This research is the first study of The Classic Expression Research Group, a group of researchers from the Royal Conservatoire and Leiden University, collaborating to provide new insights on the impact of presentation techniques in classical concerts.

Joram van Ketel

Joram van Ketel is cognitive psychologist and trombonist. After obtaining his Bachelor of Science (cum laude) and Master of Science (summa cum laude) at Leiden University, he continues as lecturer and thesis supervisor in the Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He is also member of the Music Brain and Health Technology Lab of Dr. Rebecca Schaefer. He recently graduated as student of Timothy Dowling, Pete Saunders en Sebastiaan Kemner on the classical trombone at the Royal Conservatoire, where he now supervises Master students’ research in the domain of Musical Training, Performance & Cognition.

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