Creative Music Making in Asia Global Structures for Meaningful Expressive Experiences

Mayumi Oie is a Professor at Tokyo Woman’s Christian University, specializing in educational psychology, creativity, and learning motivation. She serves as a Board Member of Reischauer Gakuen School for the Deaf (since 2025). She is also an Editorial Board member of the International Journal of Creativity in Music Education and an international board editor for Springer's Creativity in the Twenty First Century book series.

Yukiko Tsubonou is Professor Emeritus at Japan Women’s University, Guest Fellow at the Arts Center at The University of Tokyo, and the President of the Institute of Creativity in Music Education. Her work has encompassed a variety of workshops and concerts on creative music for children, teachers, the elderly, and professional musicians. She served as the President of the Japanese Music Education Society from 2005 to 2008 and was also a member of the Committee of Art Education of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology in Japan (MEXT) from 2005 to 2007.