Federica Marchi — Music pedagogy and didactics

I am a music educator and pedagogue based in Trento, Italy. My work explores how the body, movement and collective improvisation shape musical learning, and how groups can learn music through shared responsibility and self-regulation.

I hold two second-level academic diplomas in Music Education from the «C. Monteverdi» Conservatory of Bolzano (2021 and 2024, both summa cum laude), a national teaching qualification in Music Education (A30, 2025), and a postgraduate specialisation in inclusive education for students with disabilities from the University of Trento (2022). I currently teach in secondary school and work in teacher training.

Conference contributions

  • Ikigai, voice and ethical responsibility in vocal pedagogy: play, motivation and self-inquiry in music education. 4th European Music & Art School Symposium, mdw Vienna, 25-26 September 2026. Accepted.
  • Building Circles: An Experiential, Inclusive and Transcultural Approach to Musical Learning. 5th ISME South Asia Regional Conference, Bangalore, 21-23 May 2026.
  • A pedagogy focused on responsibility and self-regulated learning. A sociocratic and inclusive view. ISME MISTEC Pre-Conference Seminar, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tallinn, 23 July 2024.
  • Building Circles. Exploring Music Practices Through Bodies. 3rd European Music School Symposium, mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, 6-7 October 2023.

Selected publications

  • Piramidi mutanti: l’esperienza del circle singing. Coralità, no. 2/2021.
  • Essere sul palco. Choraliter, FENIARCO, no. 56, September 2018.

Research interests

Embodied music learning · Circle singing and collective improvisation · Inclusive and intercultural music education · Self-regulated and sociocratic learning in musical groups.

Contact: info@federicagiulia.it