Warmest birthday wishes from the ‘Lemmensberg’! In the world of music education, you are a true legend. Although I didn’t have the privilege of having you as one of my mentors during my music pedagogy studies at the Lemmens Institute, most of my professors were your former students. They painted a vibrant picture of you: a very ‘present’, ‘inspiring’, and ‘active’ professor, sometimes entering the classroom straight from the airport, returning from a trip abroad, always dressed in colorful shirts, bringing songs and tunes from all over the world.
They always spoke highly of your musicianship and how you used it in your pedagogical work. This is the image I had even before I saw a real picture of you! Your work has been incredibly important for our music education department in Leuven and for music education in Belgium. I’m deeply grateful that you visited us at the opening ceremony of the EAS conference in 2013, and that we finally met in person there! Cheers, and Happy 90th Birthday, Jos!
ThomasDe Baets, Professor of Music Education at LUCA School of Arts, Lovain, Belgium
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