Background
In December 2021 the advisory report of Susanne van Els was published and shared with the teaching community of the School for Young Talent, Royal Conservatoire of the Hague (YoungKC). Talent in de kunsten: de Interfaculteit van de HdK relevant en succesvol. Een advies voor het Jong Talent programma van het Koninklijk Conservatorium en de Hogeschool der Kunsten.
The report addressed the future of instrumental and vocal learning and teaching within the context of the YoungKC. The report included an attachment document compiled by Susan Williams and Irma Kort outlining a holistic approach to help young musicians learn how to learn in a healthy way. Underlying learning theories of this vision included the Self-determination theory, Self-regulation, Quality Practice, Cooperative learning and Computer supportive collaborative learning.
In April 2023 the co-ordinator of music for the Young KC – Annick van Gennep – invited Irma Kort and Susan Williams to come up with a program to answer the needs outlined in Susanne van Els’ document and according to their ideas they had presented.
This exposition describes the design, implementation and impact of the LearningLAB program for the young musicians of the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague.
PART I outlines what the program set out to do as well as the philosophy and vision behind the way it functions and the content that was used, customised and designed.
PART II describes how the program was implemented, shows a timeline of the process, including the coach training program.
PART III reveals the research of the program, including the aims of the research, the research questions, methodology, results and analysis.
In the CONCLUSIONS, DISCUSSION and RECOMMENDATIONS section, the general findings of the research are reviewed and discussed by connecting and referring back to the research questions. The exposition ends with a discussion about the implications of the research and for the future.
