Introduction to Part II

Gilvano Dalagna is invited Assistant Professor at the University of Aveiro (Portugal), invited lecturer at the Alfonso X El Sabio University (Spain) and integrated researcher at the Institute of Ethnomusicology/Center of Studies in Music and Dance (Portugal). He concluded a European PhD (Music, with Honours and distinction) at the University of Aveiro, including an Erasmus-funded period at the University College of London Institute of Education. His current research focuses on the links between performance (as creative practice) and music education. Between 2017 and 2019 he was postdoctoral fellow at the Instituto de Etnomusicologia/Centro de Estudos e Dança (SRFH/BPD/UI72/8071/2018) and invited lecturer at the Escola de Música e Artes do Espetáculo/Instituto Politécnico do Porto. Gilvano is currently a member of the coordinating team, quality manager and phase leader for the project REACT: Rethinking Music Performance in European Higher Education Music Institutions.