The Music Paint Machine is a tool that supports me in my search for knowledge, skills and experience in different music-related domains of interest, such as philosophy, music education, technology, human computer interaction, ...
But it is not a tool in the instrumentalist sense of the word, as a mere means to an end that serves the realization of predefined goals. Rather it is a "milieu" that is in-between these different domains of interest, creating a multiplicity of possible views, practices and experiences.

Elaborating the conceptual design, discussing it with soft- and hardware developers, doing research with, discussing with teachers and writing about it, all of these activities constitute a becoming: becoming-musician, becoming-teacher, becoming-researcher.

Technology as creative space

becoming musician
My work with the Music Paint Machine has provoked an interesting growth in my being as musician. While my academic
becoming teacher
Doing experiments with the MPM on user experience and on its didactic implementation in the classroom, has challenged my pedagogical and didactic thinking and shaped of process of intense professional growth.
becoming researcher
Developing a research framework to guide my work with the MPM, was a challenging endeavor. Through the blending of theory and practice, researching and teaching, with and without technology... has obliged me to think very profoundly about educational research. In this way I developed a lot of insights on (music) educational technology research.

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