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Taide jokaisen oikeutena
Olin mukana keskustelemassa taiteen yhdenvertaisuudesta Taideyliopiston Taidepisteessä 15.11.2021. Mukana keskustelussa olivat tutkija,...
Nov 19, 2021


Talking about inclusion – in French
I was invited to take part in a panel discussion in Paris, France on June 3, 2021. The event was titled Recontres BrutPop: Pédagogie...
Nov 19, 2021


Onko elämää vision jälkeen?
“Suomalainen musiikkikoulutus on maailman parasta. Se vaalii musiikillista moninaisuutta ja yksilöllisiä oppimispolkuja elämän eri...
Apr 20, 2021


The transformative politics of music education: Towards policy informed futures
An abstract of my keynote lecture in the conference: Antipluralism and Populism. Polarizing interpretations of society as a challenge for...
Nov 27, 2020


Disability and the complex politics of inclusion in music education
In music education, attention to matters of disability often takes place within therapy or special education contexts. In more general...
Nov 27, 2020


Is it never too late to be a rock star?
“It is never too late to be a rock star”. This somewhat worn-out phrase in one of my public presentations a couple of years ago provoked...
Sep 16, 2020


Musiikkikasvatusta ikääntyville aikuisille – miksi?
Musiikkikasvatuksen hyödyt lapsuuden kehitystehtävien tukemisessa tunnetaan hyvin. Miten on aikuisuuden kehitystehtävien laita?
Dec 11, 2019


Sivistyksen tehtävästä
Pysähdytään hetkeksi hankkeen otsikon äärelle. Mikä on sivistyksen tehtävä? Voiko sivistyksellä olla tehtävää?
Oct 15, 2019


Access, Engagement and Inclusion
I participated in a panel discussion on October 2 2019 in the YAMsession event in Horsens, Denmark discussing access, engagement and...
Oct 10, 2019


Performance changes perception: Bringing generations together through music
Here is a clip of my keynote at the YAMsession event October 2 2019 in Horsens, Denmark. Musical performance helps us to rebuild our...
Oct 10, 2019


The New Possibilities of Inclusion in Music Education (In Swedish)
De nya möjligheterna av inklusion i musikutbildningen. Delar av min föreläsning 20.9.2019 i Vasa Arbis Konst- och musikutbildningsdagar...
Sep 22, 2019


Interview
In this interview, we address some of the shortcomings of the arts education services from the perspective of older adults together with...
Jan 29, 2019


Gert Biesta’s Studia Generalia Lecture by Arts Equal / UniArts Helsinki
I had the honor to host professor Gert Biesta’s Studia Generalia lecture, in which he asked, what does it mean to 'try to be at home in...
Jan 28, 2019


“Equally Well” podcast
In this ‘Equally Well’ podcast, I talk about my views on how music education could help tackle ageism and also how my social enterprise...
Jan 9, 2019


My TEDx talk where I talk about how musical performance reshapes identities
Here I talk about music as a tool to create a more inclusive society, especially towards elderly people.
Aug 1, 2018


Masks of Benevolence in Music Education: Crafting a Critique of the ‘Center’
Here's the presentation that we gave with Warren Churchill in the 2018 ISME world conference in Baku.
Jul 1, 2018


Policy Brief
Published policy brief with our ArtsEqual research team on the accessibility of Basic Education in the Arts (In Finnish) View Here
Jan 1, 2018


Blog Post:
My blog post about Lifelong learning towards sustainable Aging on the Sitra website. #kulttuurivos (In Finnish) View Here
Nov 2, 2017


5 myths about musicality
I gave a talk together with music researcher Tuire Kuusi on the common myths about musicality and musicianship at the Helsinki University...
Sep 29, 2017


Blog Post:
My blog post about differently abled individuals' rights to being a professional artist in the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) (In...
Jul 18, 2017
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