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Nikos Zafranas

Nikolaos Zafranas received his piano diploma from the National Conservatory of Athens (class of Prof. Domna Evnouhidou), BA and MA in Piano Performance from the University of Music, Graz, Austria, and his PhD in Music Education from Brunel University, London. He is author or co-author of several articles on various music education topics and of the books “Effects of music instruction on cognitive abilities of young children”, LAP publishing, 2010, “Brain, Physiology & Music” (2015) and “Communication in Music-Therapy-Education: CO.M.P.A.S.S. Approach” (2015). As an artist, he is the recipient of several distinctions and awards in Greece and elsewhere.

His performances include recitals and chamber music concerts in many European countries and in North America. He has recorded for the television and radio and can be heard in solo and chamber music works on 2 CDs. He is a founding member of the “Piandaemonium” ensemble and of the “Transcription Ensemble”. Research interests include cognitive development and music education as well as preschool music education. He is Associate Professor of Music Education at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

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