Music Education 4.0 at the 33rd EAS Conference 2026

The 33rd European Association for Music in Schools (EAS) Conference takes place in Vienna from 8 to 11 April 2026 under the theme Advance Democracy: Participation, Diversity, and Social Cohesion in Music Education. Organised by EAS and mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, the conference focuses on participation, diversity, democracy and social cohesion through music education.

On 9 April 2026, the paper “Music Education 4.0: The Emergence of a Holistic, Human-Centered, Post-Digital Pedagogical Model Advancing Democratic, Inclusive, and Diverse Music Education” is presented. It describes the formation of the Music Education 4.0 framework through a three-year Design-Based Research process, with reference to emerging and immersive technologies, artificial intelligence, STREAM and post-digital approaches to music learning.