Dr Eva Wilde is a researcher in the fields of music education and music psychology, and completed her PhD in 2019 at the UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK.
She holds an Instrumental Music Education Diploma, as well as a Master of Music in Music Performance from the Conservatoire Robert Schumann Hochschule, Düsseldorf, Germany, and has extensive experience as an educator and professional musician.
Her doctoral studies focused on music behaviour and development in the context of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), including evaluating the nature of successful pedagogy for learning in and through music, and young people’s personal development.
Eva has participated in several research projects in the UK that were focused on assessment and evaluation of various instrumental music education programmes for children and young people in mainstream and special schools.
Her research interests lie in music education, music psychology, the wider benefits of sustained education in and through music, instrumental music teaching/learning, lifelong learning, music and special needs, community music, music performance and performing arts.
Past Short Courses
Tuesday 13th February 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
(London Time)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Musical Behaviour – the Significance of Context and Implications for Pedagogy
Dr Eva Wilde
Professor Graham Welch
The focus for the presentation is in (a) reporting the nature and incidence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), (b) offering an understanding of how engaging successfully in music can modify and reduce ADHD behaviour and (c) exploring the implications for music pedagogy in general and singing in particular.