Luc Nijs (LU)

Luc Nijs is Associate Professor in Early Childhood Music Education and Head of the Bachelor in Music Education at the University of Luxembourg.
In addition, he is Visiting professor at Ghent University, affiliated to IPEM (Systematic Musicology) and - as co-founder - to the Jonet Chair on Music Making and Social Action.

He holds a PhD in Arts Sciences (Systematic Musicology), MA degrees in Music Performance (clarinet) and Philosophy, and a Teacher Certificate (clarinet, sax, ensemble playing). His research integrates theory development, empirical studies and practice, focusing on the musician - instrument relationship, on the role of body movement in the instrumental learning processes, and on the role of technology in provoking an embodied approach to instrumental music education.
His work with the Music Paint Machine (see: www.musicpaintmachine.be) was awarded the EAPRIL Best Research and Practice Project Award 2012. He is a regular invited speaker on music educational seminars and was a member of the advisory board of the Flemish Ministry of Education, shaping the reforms of music education in Flanders.

Luc was selected as a member and appointed chair (2017-2021) of the AEC Digitization Working Group.
He publishes in high-level journals such as Frontiers, IEEE Access, Computers and Education, and Interacting with computers (see publications.lucnijs.be).

Furthermore, he is member of the editorial board of Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio), Associate Editor (Europe, Middle East) for the International Journal of Music in Early Childhood (IJMEC), regular Guest Editor for Frontiers Research Topics, and a member of the scientific committee of ICDS, the International Conference of Dalcroze Studies.

He was a guest lecturer in Music Educational Technology at Luca School of Arts Leuven (BE) and the Royal Conservatory The Hague (NL), and a guest lecturer in "Kinemusical improvisation" at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp (BE).
Apart from his work as a scholar, Luc is active as a musician, mainly performing with his band The Holy Seven.