John van Deursen Research Participant, Dr. Affiliation: Associate Conductor, University of British Columbia Symphony Orchestra University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada Music Director, Orchestra Armonia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada Program Coordinator, PRIMA | Director, CYMC Summer Music (Classical) Contact Info: Email: johnvandeursen@yahoo.ca Websites: http://sites.google.com/site/csrggroup/jvandeursen/ http://www.orchestra-armonia.com/

University Education

1981 - 1985	Bachelor of Music Major: Performance, Trombone	University of British Columbia  Vancouver, B.C., Canada
1985 - 1986	Master of Music Major: Performance, Trombone	Northwestern University Chicago, IL, USA
2004 - 2007	Doctorate of Music Major: Conducting	University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Foreign Stays and Studies

1986 – 2003: Adjunct Instructor, Taipei National Institute of the Arts

(Principal Trombone, Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor, Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra)

Awards and Scholarships

Conductor’s Award, UBC Wind Ensemble (1985)

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Women’s Committee Concerto Competition Winner (1984)

Research Interests

Pedagogy of music instruction: what is the instruction process that takes a student from written ideas to sound, kinetic and cognitive aspects of conducting, physical and psychological aspects of musical instrument study.

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Main Publications

Chapters in monographs

VAN DEURSEN, J., ZASKODNY, P. Analytical-synthetic modelling of cognitive structure of invbestigated problem. In monograph: Analytical-synthetic modelling of cognitive structures. Bratislava: Didaktis, 2001. ISBN 80-85456-77-X.

VAN DEURSEN, J., ZASKODNY, P. Analytical-synthetic modelling in education. In monograph: Analytical-synthetic modelling of cognitive structures. Bratislava: Didaktis, 2002. ISBN 80-85456-77-X.

VAN DEURSEN, J., ZASKODNY, P. Cognitive Structure and Its Analytical-synthetic Modelling. In monograph: Structure, formation and design of textbook. Bratislava: Didaktis, 2003. ISBN 80-85456-09-5.

VAN DEURSEN, J., ZASKODNY, P. Lecture "Physics and Radiology" for foreign undergraduates. In monograph: Educational and didactic communications. Bratislava: Didaktis, 2007. ISBN 978-80-89160-46-4.

Articles

VAN DEURSEN, J. Classical Music Comes of Age. Taipei Times. July 18 1999, Arts & Leisure.

Music broadcasts

2000: Wong, Fu-Tong.  Rhapsody of Taiwan.  John van Deursen.  Wind Records CD TCD-5234.

2000: “1992 - 2000 Movie Song Book”.  Wu Bai.  Wu Bai and China Blue. Magic Stone Music Co. CD MSD-088.

2000: “Impressions with Mandy Gaines, Live at the Forum”, Various composers. Impressions Jazz Quintet.  Forum Records CD 10003.

1999 “Taiwan Fantasy”. Various composers.  Yeh Shu-Han Brass Quintet. Sunrise Records CD 8545.

1999 “Bugler’s Holiday”. Various composers.  Yeh Shu-Han Brass Quintet. Sunrise Records CD 9231.

1995 “Wu Bai and China Blue Live”. Wu Bai.  Wu Bai and China Blue.  Magic Stone Music Co.  CD  MSV-001.

1991 “The Movies”. Various composers.  Yeh Shu-Han Brass Quintet.  V-Tec Records CD VT-6008.

1990 “Bravo Brass”. Various composers.  Yeh Shu-Han Brass Quintet.  Neo-Classic Music CD NEO9005. 

Television broadcasts