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Lauren Kooistra
Dr Lauren Kooistra holds degrees in piano performance, piano pedagogy and music education, with a focus on pedagogical processes, theories of learning and early childhood musical development. Her research and teaching have explored the theory of ‘informal’ music learning in educational settings, the processes of children’s musical development and musical behaviours, and the ways that children govern their own learning. She is interested in the ways that young children express and develop their musicianship within the contexts of their lived experience, and the associated implications for learning and teaching, specifically within piano lesson settings. She is currently an associate research professor of humanities and the associate director of the Humanities Institute at Penn State University, is chair of the International Society of Music Education’s Early Childhood Music Commission, and maintains a piano studio of students ages 4 to adult.
Contact: 104 Ihlseng Building, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.