Melissa Bremmer

Melissa Bremmer is a Senior Lecturer at the Amsterdam University of the Arts, leading the Lectorate of Arts Education. Her work bridges music pedagogy, embodied cognition, and inclusive education across diverse contexts, including special needs and technology-enhanced learning. She collaborates globally with institutions like the University of California, Berkley, and the University of Exeter, where she completed her PhD on music teachers' pedagogical content knowledge through an embodied cognition lens.

• Education: Music Education (Conservatorium van Amsterdam), Educational Sciences (University of Amsterdam), PhD (University of Exeter).

Her research focuses on embodied music pedagogy, inclusive music education, and interdisciplinary ArtsSciences collaboration. She designs creative curricula like Wicked Arts Education and develops tools for accessible music instruction, including digital instruments for students with disabilities.

Recent publications analyze embodied learning trends, inclusive ensemble practices, and dynamical systems in music teaching. She serves on editorial boards, accreditation panels, and advisory committees, advocating for systemic change in arts education access for special needs learners.

Melissa actively mentors through collaborative projects like My Music Ability and Design-a-thon, fostering partnerships between schools, conservatories, and cultural institutions worldwide. Her work emphasizes teacher roles as conceptual artists and researchers.