Last updated: 1 July 2026
Invited Keynotes
López-Íñiguez, G. (2026, September 26). Musically gifted children, exceptionalised and erased: Care ethics amid the ethical cracks of music education. Invited keynote, 4th European Music & Art School Symposium—The Ethical Horizons of Music and Art Schools. University of Music and Performing Arts—mdw, Vienna (Austria).
McPherson, G. E., & López-Íñiguez, G. (2026, August 26). Thriving young musicians: autonomy, mastery, and care. Invited opening joint keynote, 54th Annual International European String Teachers Association (ESTA) Conference, Helsinki (Finland).
Westerlund, H., López-Íñiguez, G., &Laes, T. (2026, August TBD). Artist pedagogy as systems praxis. Invited joint keynote, conference on Artist Pedagogy and Artistic Thinking: Perspectives and Practices, Sörnäinen campus, Helsinki (Finland).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2026, November 15). “Global challenges and the ethics of care in the professional education of musically gifted children”. Invited lecture for the 2nd General Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Association of Spanish Scientists in Finland (ACEFI), Scandic Helsinki Hub Hotel, Helsinki (Finland).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2025, October 23). “Desafíos éticos en la inclusión de alumnos con altas capacidades para la música” [Ethical challenges in the inclusion of musically gifted students]. 6th International Congress of Music and Culture for Inclusion and Innovation [VI Congreso Internacional de Música y Cultura para la Inclusión y la Innovación]. Invited keynote, University of Villanueva, Madrid (Spain).
Laes, T., López-Íñiguez, G., & Westerlund, H. (2024, July 30). “Beyond advocacy: Engaging with the political in music education”. Invited collective keynote, 36th World Conference for the International Society for Music Education (ISME), Helsinki (Finland).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2024, January 24). “El complejo ecosistema de los niños con altas capacidades para la música: ¿Cómo podemos facilitarles un futuro más amable?” [“The complex ecosystem of children gifted for music: How can we facilitate a kinder future for them?”]. Keynote at Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago de Chile (Chile).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2023, April 13). “Desafíos en la educación musical profesional de niños y niñas con altas capacidades” [“Challenges in the professional musical education of children with high abilities”]. Keynote at theI Congreso Iberoamericano de Psicología de la Música y Cognición Musical, organised by the Argentinian Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (SACCoM), the Brazilian Society for Music Cognition (ABCM), and the Spanish Society for Music Psychology (AEPMIM). International online conference.
López-Íñiguez, G. (2022, April 2). “Well-being, Careers, and Professional Education of Young Artists in Times of Crises”. Opening Keynote at The Young Musicians and Dancers of Europe Speak about Culture!, event organized by the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO), the University of the Arts Helsinki, and the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. Paavo Hall, Music Centre, Helsinki (Finland).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2020, December 3).“Higher Music Education: Current Needs and Research interests”. Opening Keynote at the 7th National and 5th International Conference on Superior Conservatoires of Music “CONSMU” , organised by the Spanish Society for Music Education and the Superior Conservatoire of Málaga (Spain). Virtual conference.
López-Íñiguez, G. (2019, March 28). “Artistic Performance Research Studies In Higher Music Education“. Opening Keynote at the International Symposium “What is the Art in Music?, organised by The Alliance for Higher Education (Lehren). Radialsystem V, Berlin (Germany).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2017, November 15). “Instrumental Music Learning: Perspectives from the Learning Sciences”. Closing Keynote at the ResearchWorks Series, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Rehearsal Room 1, Milton Court, London (United Kingdom).
Invited Talks & Guest Lectures
López-Íñiguez, G. (2025, February 25). “Caring for gifted children involved in professional music education: Updates on a global research project”. Invited online lecture for the Centre for Educational Research in Music (CERM), Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo (Norway).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2024, December 9). “Caring for highly gifted young music learners”. Invited lecture for the management team at Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester (United Kingdom).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2024, November 15). “Ethical constructivism: Rethinking the power dynamics in the professional education of children gifted for music”. Invited talk, University of Pécs (Hungary).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2024, November 15). “Navigating uncertainty in the music industry: Insights from three research projects”. Invited talk, University of Pécs (Hungary).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2024, January 24). “Desafíos y oportunidades del enseñar música en el silo XXI” [“Challenges and opportunities of teaching music in the 21st century”]. Invited talk, Valparaiso University (Chile).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2023, October 19). “The art of connecting multiple research projects across the years to tackle my dream: Caring for children gifted for music”. Invited talk, Ian Potter Southbank Centre, University of Melbourne (Australia).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2023, January 19).“Insights into my 11- plus 5-years’ research journey: What it takes to tackle the musically gifted child paradigm“. Invited talk, University of the Arts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy Research Forum, Music Centre’s Agora (Finland).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2022, December 6). “Navigating uncertainty in the music industry: Protean careers and learner identity“. Invited talk, Series of Lectures on Musician’s Employability and Careers, University of the Arts Helsinki’s CERADA Research Center and Sibelius Academy (Finland).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2021, October 26). “Autoethnography as a Research Method in Music Psychology”. Invited talk, Madrid Complutense University’s 1st International Seminar on Research in Music Psychology (Spain).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2021, May 17). “The Right to a Childhood for Musically Gifted Children: Academic Acceleration in Higher Arts Education”. Invited talk, University of the Arts Helsinki’s CERADA Research Center and Open Campus (Finland).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2021, March 24). “Ethical Considerations in Autoethnographic Research“. Guest lecture, University of the Arts Helsinki’s Joint Doctoral Studies (Finland).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2020, February 28). “When Playing Great Is Not Enough: Developing Learner Identities In (Under)Graduate Classical Musicians“. Guest lecture, Sibelius Academy’s Researcher Lecture Series (Finland).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2019, September 18). “Towards A Learner Identity In Music”. Guest lecture, DocMus Series on Musical Performance Studies, SibA (Finland).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2019, June 11). “Engaging Music Students In Professional Life: Highlights Of An Employability Intervention“. Invited talk, Future of Work Institute, Curtin University, Perth (Australia).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2019, March 12). “Presenting My Research Project On Musician’s Learning Identity”. Invited talk, Doctoral Seminar, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester (United Kingdom).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2018, June 7). “Music Education Policy In Finland: Towards Pedagogical And Structural Equity & The Formative System Of Music Professionals In Finland“. Invited talk, Department of Education, University ‘Jaume I’, Castellón (Spain).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2017, November 15). “The (Im)possibilities Of Approaching The Performance Of Classical-Romantic Works Through Historically Informed Practice“. Invited talk, Historical Performance Forum, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Room 209, Silk Street, London (United Kingdom).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2016, September 26). “Research Metrics”. Guest lecture, ArtsEqual Research Initiative’s Professors, Doctoral and Postdoctoral researchers, and Supernumerary students. University of the Arts Helsinki (Finland).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2016, August 24). “Play It Again, Sam! Connections Between Constructivism And Equality In Instrumental Music Learning“. [Guest video lecture for Arts Equal Research Initiative in Finland, 24 minutes].
López-Íñiguez, G. (2014, February). “Conceptions And Instructional Practices Of String Instrument Teachers: Influence On The Conceptions And Levels Of Musical Comprehension Of Their Students”. Guest lecture, MuTri Doctoral School of the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki (Finland).
López-Íñiguez, G. (since 2014). Several guest lectures on topics related to the educational psychology of music, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki (Finland).
Symposia, Panels & Round Tables
Refereed Panel, chair and speaker (2026, July/August TBC). “Caring for gifted and talented music learners: Rethinking education, rights, and wellbeing”. Panel shared with McPherson, Powell, and Westerlund. 37th World Conference of the International Society for Music Education (ISME), Montreal (Canada).
Refereed Panel, chair and speaker (2026, July/August TBC). “From care to sustainable careers: Supporting gifted young musicians”. Panel shared with Rowley and Li. ISME CEPROM Commission 26th International Seminar, Quebec (Canada).
Panel speaker (2025, October 8th). “Specialist music education and instrumental pedagogy today”. Invited discussion with various experts at CelloFest, Helsinki (Finland).
Symposium (refereed; chair): “Providing caring professional education for children gifted for music: A sustainable ecosystem worth advocating”, with the presentation “Caring for musically gifted children: What do various music education and music industry stakeholders suggest?”. [Selected as a Presidential Session.] 36th World Conference of the International Society for Music Education (ISME). July 31, 2024. Helsinki (Finland).
Symposium (refereed): “Facing Diversity, Searching for Commonalities: Music Teacher Education at the European Higher Education Area”, with the presentation “Early career music teachers in Finland: Experiences of connecting pre-service education with working life”. 13th International Conference for Research in Music Education (RIEM). April 13 2023. Online conference. (United Kingdom).
Symposium (refereed): “Rethinking Music Performance In European Higher Education Music Institutions”, with the presentation “From narrow professional education in music towards broader social engagements: Towards employability in the Finnish context”. 35th World Conference of the International Society for Music Education (ISME). July 19 2022. Online conference. Brisbane (Australia).
Panel (refereed): “Problematizing looks at musical activity”, with the presentation “Passion in the practice of classical musicians during the COVID-19 pandemic”. 11th Conference of the Chilean Society of Musicology. Online conference. June 11 2022. Universidad Alberto Hurtado (Chile).
Panel (refereed): “Education, Pedagogies and the Psyche”, with the presentation “Adapting to Covid-19 as a Pedagogy of Interruption in Higher Music Education”. The Psychology of Global Crises: State Surveillance, Solidarity and Everyday Life (international virtual conference), May 27 2020. The American University of Paris (France).
Panel (invited): “Think Big – The Internationalization and Professional Career Coaching of Researchers”, with members of Uniarts and the Helsinki EU Office. SibA Research Days, March 18 2019. Helsinki (Finland).
Professional Interviews & Media Appearance
Masquiarán, N. (July 2024). Guadalupe López-Íñiguez: ‘Hacia una ética del cuidado en la educación musical’. Revista Atemus, 9(17), 3–14.
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Workshops
López-Íñiguez, G. (2024, August 30). “Caring for highly gifted young music learners”. Invited lecture-workshop for Sibelius Academy’s String Department Teachers. Pääsitörni, Helsinki (Finland).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2024, July 25). “Caring for gifted children who study in higher education and work as professional musicians”. Refereed workshop for music professionals. ISME CEPROM Commission 25th International Seminar, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tallinn (Estonia).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2023, February 4). “Instrumental Music Education: Learner-Centered Innovations”. Invited workshop for in-service music teachers, Kubbo-Mashup Company (Spain).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2022, May 20). “Career Development for Performers: Identity and Employability”. Invited workshop for music students, REACT Training School, University of Aveiro (Portugal).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2022, May 20). “Well-being and Professional Education of Musicians in Times of Crises”. Invited workshop for music students, REACT Training School, University of Aveiro (Portugal).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2021, November 20). “Instrumental Music Education: Learner-Centered Innovations”. Invited workshop for in-service music teachers, Kubbo-Mashup Company (Spain).
López-Íñiguez, G. (2018, March 20). “Musician-Researcher, Reality Or Myth? Different Profiles and Career Management“. Lecture-Workshop for researchers, Sibelius Academy Research Days, Black Box, Musiikkitalo, Helsinki (Finland).
Guadalupe López-Íñiguez, PhD, MMus 