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Research

Research at DIDEROT

We research where music education, art and cutting-edge technology meet: new teaching methodologies and strategies, digital resources and a critical use of technology in the teaching and learning of music and the performing arts.

Research lines

The group's research lines, registered on the University of Salamanca Research Portal, are organised into five main areas of work.

  • Musical expression and technology

    Teaching musical expression through digital technologies, from educational applications to robotics and video games.

    Research lines

    • Didactics of Musical Expression in the Knowledge Society
    • Digital Technologies in Music Education
    • Robotics and Video Games in Music Education
  • Music Encoding Initiative and Education

    Educational uses and pedagogy of the Music Encoding Initiative (MEI), the open standard for encoding music notation.

    Research lines

    • Music Encoding Initiative and Music Education
    • Pedagogy of the Music Encoding Initiative
  • Digital resources for music education

    Digital resources and music information for teaching and learning music.

    Research lines

    • Music Information in Educational Settings
  • Music literacy in the digital age

    Teaching and learning to read and write music in digital environments.

    Research lines

    • Digital Music Literacy in Music Education
  • Art, Technology and Education

    The intersection of art and new technologies, and its place in arts education.

    Research lines

    • New Technologies in Arts Education
    • The Intersection of Art and New Technologies and its Teaching

Projects

The group's European, national and regional projects. Search by title, acronym, principal investigator or funding body.

13 projects · 6 ongoing

  • EuropeanOngoing

    Teachers' HAVENTeachers' Haven Academy for promoting professional Versatility, inner Equilibrium and Networking

    European academy for teachers' wellbeing, professional versatility and networking. DIDEROT participant: Bohdan Syroyid Syroyid.

    Funding
    Comisión Europea
    PI
    Eva Lahuerta Otero
    Reference
    101196768
  • RegionalOngoing

    IHMAGINEIntangible Heritage Music and Gender: International Network

    International network on intangible musical heritage and gender.

    Funding
    Consejería de Educación y Cultura, Junta de Castilla y León
    PI
    Matilde María Olarte Martínez
    Reference
    SA053G24
  • EuropeanOngoing

    PreMedBullyingPreventing Bullying in Primary Schools at the Mediterranean Region

    Bullying prevention in primary schools across the Mediterranean region. DIDEROT participant: Javier Cruz Rodríguez.

    Funding
    Comisión Europea (Erasmus+ KA220-SCH)
    PI
    María José Hernández Serrano
    Reference
    2024-1-EL01-KA220-SCH-000246861
  • EuropeanOngoing

    EC2UEuropean Campus of City-Universities 2023-2027

    European University alliance «European Campus of City-Universities», which includes the University of Salamanca. DIDEROT participant: Javier Félix Merchán Sánchez-Jara.

    Funding
    Comisión Europea (Universidades Europeas)
    PI
    Raúl Sánchez Prieto
    Reference
    101124589
  • EuropeanOngoingFeatured

    EA-DIGIFOLKAn European and Ibero-American approach for the digital collection, analysis and dissemination of folk music

    European and Ibero-American staff-exchange network for the digital collection, analysis and dissemination of folk music. Co-led by DIDEROT's group leader; team members also include Javier Cruz Rodríguez and Concepción Pedrero Muñoz.

    Funding
    Unión Europea (Horizonte Europa, Acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie)
    PI
    Javier Félix Merchán Sánchez-Jara; María Navarro Cáceres
    Reference
    HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01 (Staff Exchanges)
  • EuropeanOngoing

    ReligiTourEnhancement of the competences and possibilities for religious tourism development and for better integration and management of religious sites in the urban environment

    Skills for religious tourism development and the management of religious sites in urban settings. DIDEROT participant: Bohdan Syroyid Syroyid.

    Funding
    Comisión Europea (Erasmus+ KA220-HED)
    PI
    Francisco Javier Melgosa Arcos
    Reference
    2023-1-PL01-KA220-HED-000156074
  • European

    Cultour GastronomyEnhancement of gastronomy tourism potential of small traditional food producers & increasing cultural awareness of EU & national gastronomic heritage

    Tourism potential of small traditional food producers and cultural awareness of gastronomic heritage. DIDEROT participant: Bohdan Syroyid Syroyid.

    Funding
    Comisión Europea (Erasmus+ KA220-VET)
    PI
    Eva Lahuerta Otero; Francisco Javier Melgosa Arcos
    Reference
    2022-1-FR01-KA220-VET-000086243
  • National

    TraMusEMusic treatises in Spanish

    Study of music treatises written in Spanish. DIDEROT participants: Javier Félix Merchán Sánchez-Jara and Beatriz Hernández Polo.

    Funding
    Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Proyectos de I+D+i)
    PI
    Amaya Sara García Pérez; José Máximo Leza Cruz
    Reference
    PID2019-107523GB-I00
  • Regional

    NUBETECANUBETECA, third phase of the research

    Research contract with the Provincial Council of Badajoz (third phase). DIDEROT participant: Javier Félix Merchán Sánchez-Jara.

    Funding
    Diputación de Badajoz (contrato)
    PI
    José Antonio Cordón García
  • National

    EXOCANONExocanonical: margins and decentring in 21st-century literature in Spanish

    21st-century literature in Spanish at the margins of the canon. DIDEROT participant: Javier Félix Merchán Sánchez-Jara.

    Funding
    Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Proyectos de I+D+i)
    PI
    Daniel Escandell Montiel
    Reference
    PID2019-104957GA-I00
  • National

    FolkAIPreserving and disseminating the European musical tradition through Artificial Intelligence

    Artificial intelligence to preserve and disseminate the European musical tradition. DIDEROT participant: Javier Félix Merchán Sánchez-Jara.

    Funding
    Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Acciones de Dinamización «Europa Investigación» 2020)
    PI
    María Navarro Cáceres
    Reference
    EIN2020-112348
  • EuropeanFeatured

    Co-POEMPlatform for the Collaborative Generation of European Popular Music

    Platform for the collaborative creation of European popular music in education. DIDEROT participants: Javier Félix Merchán Sánchez-Jara and Sara González Gutiérrez.

    Funding
    Comisión Europea (Erasmus+ KA201, cooperación para la innovación)
    PI
    María Navarro Cáceres
    Reference
    2019-1-ES01-KA201-064933

Scientific output

The group's publications

211 references (articles, books, chapters and conference papers), with filters by type, year and text.

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