Elisabeth Pfeiffer

June 2025 took me to two inspiring events: the Broadening Music Performance Conference and the Guitar in Popular Music Conference, each offering fresh perspectives on music-making in higher educati...

I’ve been busy with lots of little things. I’ve been creating 3D hand model gifs to illustrate the hand’s engagement with the instrument for each technique. There are still many left to do, but my ...

Over the course of the last few weeks, I’ve been chipping away at that rock that is data analysis and creating the needed illustrations. Right now, there are about a handful of paths I could be tak...

Here’s a quick and dirty chart on which playing styles (Traditions) have been catalogued so far! UCN means “Unique Catalogue Number”. It’s a code consisting of numbers and letters, that uniquely de...

Dear all! I've started to distribute the "movable" perks. Now, obviously, the thesis will take a lot more time and those of you who have signed up for a copy will be kept in the loop about it. I've...

Today’s my last day here on Oahu and although I’m sad to leave, I’m also ready to go home and start working on writing the PhD.Of course, I’m back at the Writing Group in Ala Moana. These guys are ...

You’d think things would slow down towards the end of my stay. I can assure you, that’s not the case. I’ve done more interviews and will be doing even more next week. But mostly, I’ve tried to make...

This was the fastest passing week of the whole trip so far. I feel it’s only just been Sunday and I’m back at the Writing Group at Ala Moana to write about my week again. Although puzzled why that ...

And another week here on Oahu is coming to an end. I’ve established a routine, but depending on the day, the routine keeps changing. So I guess it’s not a routine after all. Last week saw several h...