Thijs Schrijnemakers is an advocate for peer learning thru music. He has been working as a musician, organizer and researcher for over fifteen years. Thijs set up international music tours, exchange programs and research projects. Based in The Netherlands, Thijs works for Fontys University of Applied Sciences as a lecturer, as band leader for Orgel Vreten and Anneke van Giersbergen and is currently involved in founding The Playground Residence, Europe’s first environmentally friendly residence program for music professionals.