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Conferences
Professor Comeau presents “Eutony and multidisciplinary research” at the round table for the Conference Series of University of Ottawa.
Conference on Music Pedagogy – Part 1, Department of Music, University of Ottawa
Presenters
Sandra Wilson – Music, University of Ottawa
Line Morais – Music, University of Ottawa
Ann Babin – Music, University of Ottawa
Alicia Desjardins – Music, University of Ottawa
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Conference on Music Pedagogy – Part 2, Department of Music, University of Ottawa
Presenters
George Bailey – Music, University of Ottawa
Josée Benoît – Music, University of Ottawa
Kevork Andonian – Music, University of Ottawa
David Popoff – Music, University of Ottawa
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Conference on Music Pedagogy – Part 3, Department of Music, University of Ottawa
Presenters
Layla Roberts – Music, University of Ottawa
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Eutony and Multidisciplinary Research – Round Table
Participants:
Gilles Comeau – Music, University of Ottawa
Monique Frize – Engineering, University of Ottawa and Caleton University
Rafik Goubran – School of Engineering, Carleton University
Christophe Herry – School of Engineering, Carleton University
Pierre Payeur – School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa
Ursula Stuber – Music, Laval University
Professor Gilles Comeau, Martin Brooks and John Spence present “Visual and broadband-mediated learning with special emphasis on music education” at the Conference on Teaching, Learning and Technologies, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, University of Ottawa.
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Professor Gilles Comeau, Martin Brooks and John Spence present “Leveraging organizational and cultural diversity for increased learning outcome” at the Annual Conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), University of Ottawa.
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Professor Gilles Comeau, Martin Brooks and John Spence present “Video and broadband video-conference in professional development” at the Biennial Conference of the International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED), University of Ottawa.
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Professoe Gilles Comeau, Pierre Payeur, Alicia Desjardins, Elaine Keillor and Nadine Bressler present “Challenging 300 years of piano teaching practices with 21st century technology – piano playing related health problems” at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society, Quebec, QC.
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Funding
Professor Comeau is awarded $1,151,482 by Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to create the Piano Lab.
Researchers: Gilles Comeau, Alain Desrochers, Martin Brooks, and John Spence receive a $10,000 grant from the University of Ottawa’s Development of Interdisciplinary Initiatives Fund and a $6,230 grant from the University of Ottawa’s Senate Committee on Teaching for their project Information technology and innovative curriculum development in piano pedagogy research.
January
Construction
Architects (State of the Art Acoustik), engineers (R. J. McKee Engineering), contractor (Nicolini) and designers (Urbankeios) work collaboratively to create the Piano Pedagogy Research Laboratory facilities in Perez Hall.
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Academic Program
Undergraduate Certificate in Piano Pedagogy is approved by the University of Ottawa Senate.
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January 3
Media Coverage: Le Droit, p. 23
Inuits au diapason d’Ottawa
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January 13
Media Coverage: Gazette, University of Ottawa
Des cours de piano à Kangiqsualujjuaq
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February 9
Research Activity
Memoranda of Understanding between the Piano Lab, the National Research Council, and the Communications Research Centre, are drafted.
February 29
Oral Communication
Professor Comeau presents “New technologies and cognitive sciences: What have they to do with piano teaching?” at the ORMTA Lecture Series, University of Ottawa.
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Poster
Review
March 19
Oral Communication
Professor Comeau presents “Suzuki’s mother-tongue approach: Supporting evidence for ear-playing” at the University of Ottawa Lecture Series.
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April 4
Student
Grace Bruno completes her major research paper, “Behind the scenes of musical expertise: Genes, environment, personality, motivation, and cognition”.
Research Activity
Multidisciplinary piano pedagogy research group on motivation – Focus group session for piano teachers
May 11
Research Activity
Creation of the multidisciplinary piano pedagogy research group on 3D Virtual Reality-Based Piano Pedagogy
Researchers:
Gilles Comeau – Music, University of Ottawa
Abdulmotaleb El Saddik – School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa
Shervin Shirmohammadi – School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa
May 18
Research Team
Creation of the multidisciplinary piano pedagogy research group on Thermography and Piano Playing
Researchers:
Christophe Herry – School of Engineering, Carleton University
Monique Frize – School of Engineering, University of Ottawa and Carleton University
Rafik Goubran – School of Engineering, Carleton University
Gilles Comeau – Music, University of Ottawa
July 8
Research Team
Creation of the multidisciplinary piano pedagogy research group on New Computer Vision Technologies for Monitoring and Analysis of Complex Physical Movements involved in Piano Playing.
Researchers:
Gilles Comeau – Music, University of Ottawa
Pierre Payeur – School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa
August 2
Research Activity
Creation of the multidisciplinary piano pedagogy research group on Piano Playing Related Health Problems
Researchers:
Gilles Comeau – Music, University of Ottawa
Pierre Payeur – School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa
Elaine Keillor – Music, Carleton University
Alicia Desjardins – Music, University of Ottawa
August 16-20
Research Activity
Philip Donner from Finland joins Elaine Keillor from Carleton University in conducting a face-to-face ethnomusicological study of piano teacher training at Studea Musica summer music institute for students and teachers at the Orford Arts Center.
September
Academic Program
The Graduate Certificate in Piano Pedagogy Research accepts its first group of students.
Four students enter the new program, among them an international student from Jordan
Media Coverage: Da Capo, University of Ottawa, p. 6
Laboratoire en pédagogie du piano et nouveaux programmes
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October 12-22
Exhibit
A special 10-day exhibit at the National Library of Canada, The Piano Lesson, is organized in honour of the opening of the Piano Pedagogy Research Laboratory.
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October 29
Student
Jaclynne Smith, 4th-year undergraduate student from the School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, presents “The development of a motivation assessment scale for young piano students” at the Department of Psychology, University of Ottawa.
November 12-13
Research Activity
Thermal Imaging Sessions
December 1
Lecture and Workshop
Eutony and Ergonomics at the Instrument / Eutonie et ergonomie à l’instrument – Lecture and workshop by Ursula Stuber, guest speaker from Laval University
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