About Me

Alexandre Fortuny is a guitarist, psychologist, and music teacher. He has studied with musicians such as Dani Pérez, Jordi Bonell, David Mengual, Albert Bover, Ramon Prats, and Jaume Llombart, among others. He holds a PhD in Didactics of Science, Languages, Arts, and Humanities (DCLAH) from the University of Barcelona, a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the same university, and a Bachelor’s degree in Music from the Liceu Higher Conservatory of Music, specializing in Jazz and Modern Music Performance.

He has taught electric guitar, instrumental ensemble, composition techniques, arranging, and music theory. He is a member of the Music Education and Innovation Research Group (GREMI, University of Barcelona), the International Society for Music Education (ISME), the Jazz Education Network (JEN), and the Spanish Association of Psychology of Music and Musical Performance (AEPMIM).

As a bandleader, he has released the albums “Miratges” (2020) and “Tríptic” (2024); the latter was a finalist in the popular vote for Best Jazz Album at the 2024 Enderrock Awards. He combines his passion for music education and research with various musical projects as a guitarist.

Music

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Publications

Here you can read some of my publications:

• Fortuny, A. (2024). Exploring the Application of Sophia Rosoff's Rhythm Talk Method in a Small Ensemble Context. Jazz Education in Research and Practice, 6.
• Escalante, F., Sancho-Andrés, M., Fortuny, A., Marzal L., Lorenzo de Reizabal, M. (2024). Innovación educativa en conservatorios y escuelas superiores de música en España desde la perspectiva del profesorado. En A. M. Vernia-Carrasco (Coord.), Educación y Formación Musical. Transformación social, empleabilidad y ODS. Editorial DYKINSON. ISBN: 978-84-11-22859-6.
• Sancho-Andrés, M., Escalante, F., Fortuny, A., Lorenzo de Reizabal, M. (2024). Innovación educativa en conservatorios y escuelas superiores de música en España: agentividad y dimensiones de estudio. En A. M. Vernia-Carrasco (Coord.), Educación y Formación Musical. Transformación social, empleabilidad y ODS. Editorial DYKINSON. ISBN: 978-84-11-22859-6.
• Fortuny, A., Gustems, J., i Calderón, C. (2023). La importancia de los espacios de educación informal en el desarrollo del músico de jazz y música moderna. En A. M. Vernia-Carrasco (Coord.), Educación, investigación y formación musical: Miradas, experiencias y reflexiones desde los diferentes ámbitos y niveles educativos. Editorial DYKINSON. ISBN: 978-84-11-70003-0.

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