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PROFESSOR ZAHARUL LAILIDDIN SAIDON

Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, Sultan Idris Education University

Biography

Zaharul Lailiddin Saidon is a music education professor at Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI), Tanjong Malim, Malaysia, where he teaches courses in music education, research, and marching band techniques. Zaharul was the dean of the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts at the University from 2012 to 2019. He received his undergraduate degree in music from Southern Illinois University, USA, and his master’s degree in education from the University of Houston, Texas, USA. Zaharul has 40 years of experience in the field of education as a school teacher and lecturer at teachers’ colleges and universities. He actively provides consultation services both at home and abroad, serves as the lead researcher and a member of several research projects, presents papers at local and international conferences, and is involved in the publication of learning and teaching materials, as well as the production of creative works. Zaharul is one of the founding members of the Malaysian Association for Music Education (M.A.M.E.) and the Malaysia Band Association. Throughout his career as an educator, Zaharul has received several awards and recognition at both the national and international levels.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. R. M. PRAMUTOMO

Faculty of Performing Arts, Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Surakarta

Biography

R. M. Pramutomo, born in Yogyakarta in 1968, earned a bachelor's degree in dance at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta in 1992 and later pursued a master's degree in humanities in the Performing Arts Studies program at the Graduate School of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Yogyakarta, completing it in 2001. Subsequently, he participated in the Culture and Performance Studies program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2001-2002, ultimately obtaining his doctoral degree in Performing Arts Studies at UGM Yogyakarta in 2008. In 2009 and 2010, he took part in the Senior Lecturer Fellowship Program of Academic Recharge (PAR) at Leiden University, Netherlands. Concurrently, he served as the Chair of the Expert Council of the Study Center, the Center of Arts Archives and Documents Studies KRT Wiroguno, which he founded in 2006 and is based in Yogyakarta. He has taken part in and conducted workshops at dance festivals in Asia, America, Europe, and Australia. He is also the chairman of the Among Beksa Student Foundation, the oldest non-formal dance school in Yogyakarta. Dr. Pramutomo is a prolific author, having written many books on dance and performing arts. His dedication to academia is evident through his research and community service, along with the publication of scientific articles in various national and international journals. He has held leadership roles at ISI Surakarta, including serving as Chair of the Research Institute from 2013 to 2017 and Deputy Chancellor III for Student Affairs and Cooperation from 2017 to 2021. Dr. Pramutomo is currently a permanent lecturer at the Faculty of Performing Arts and the postgraduate program at ISI Surakarta.