A true journey into the unknown
In January 2015, I was admitted as an external candidate to the PhD programme by the
Rectorium of VU University Amsterdam. My approved research proposal focused on the
effects of cooperation between professional musicians and early years generalist teachers
on young children’s musical play, and it aimed to answer the following research question:
‘How can cooperation between musicians and teachers most effectively support
young children’s musical development through play’?
Musical play is a form of music education in which children freely explore and create with
sound and music, under limited guidance of a teacher.