Diane Kolin

York University Lecture for first-year PhD students

York University, Music Department 83 York Boulevard, Accolade East Building, Toronto, ON, Canada

Lecture at York University in Rob Bowman's first-year PhD students class. A two-hours lecture about several aspects of my research about disability and music.

Oral comprehensive examination – Public lecture: “Accessibility in music education: tools and techniques for music educators”

York University, Music Department 83 York Boulevard, Accolade East Building, Toronto, ON, Canada

"Education follows society," as Michael L. Mark states in his chapter entitled "Music Education History and the Future" in the anthology "Music Education, Navigating the Future" (2015). In music education, the methodologies employed by the teachers are in constant evolution with our society to improve accessibility, diversity and inclusion in class. However, students with disabilities...

Pre-concert chat: Celebrating the music of Canadian Jewish Composers

Tribute Communities Recital Hall 83 York Boulevard, York University, Accolade East Building, Toronto, ON, Canada

Another concert from Jewish Music @ York returns! Featuring a diverse program presented by acclaimed faculty Mark Chambers, Katherine Dowling, Amy Hillis, Patricia Wait from the Department of Music and several special guests! The recital will be preceded by a pre-concert talk by scholar-performer Diane Kolin who will be sharing insights about the repertoire performed...

MT180 – National final – Finale nationale – Montréal

HEC Montréal 3000, chemin Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC, Canada

On March 21, I won the Toronto "Ma Thèse en 180 secondes" (French Three Minutes Thesis) competition. I will therefore participate in the national competition on May 10 in Montreal. The My thesis in 180 seconds competition allows doctoral students to present their research topic in simple terms to a lay and diverse audience. Each...

Workshop at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music: Teaching & learning voice with a physical disability

University of Toronto, Faculty of Music 80 Queens Park, Toronto, ON, Canada

I was invited to lead a two-hours workshop about teaching and learning voice with a physical disability by Prof. Lorna MacDonald, Lois Marshall Chair in Voice Studies at the University of Toronto. My workshop consisted of a one-hour presentation of frameworks and case studies in music and disability focused on voice, followed by a questions-answers...

Zoom Lecture: “A Dive into Music and Disability, from Theory to Practice” – University of Texas at Austin

The Division of Musicology and Ethnomusicology at the Butler School of Music presents a Zoom lecture by Diane Kolin, "A Dive into Music and Disability, from Theory to Practice." Free and open to the public. Please register at the Zoom link provided: https://sites.utexas.edu/musethno/events/zoom-lecture-diane-kolin-a-dive-into-music-and-disability-from-theory-to-practice/  Diane Kolin is a PhD candidate in Musicology at York University, Toronto....