R E S E A R C H E R S

Our research team is made up of Doctoral and Master’s students in the Piano Pedagogy Research Lab at the University of Ottawa

All of our research team members are investigating topics related to physical, mental, auditory, or visual wellness among musicians of various ages and levels.

Meet the Team


Emma
Emma Fleet

Dissertation: Injury prevention and warmups

Master of Arts with Thesis
in Piano/Music Pedagogy

Jeff
Jeffrey Sabo

Dissertation: Injury prevention and biomechanics or Piano Technique

Master of Arts with Thesis
in Piano/Music Pedagogy

Jeff
Meganne Woronchak

Dissertation: Music reading – Exploring vision challenges faced by young piano students

PhD in Human Kinetics
(with research topic in Piano Pedagogy)

Jillian
Jillian Beacon

Dissertation: Investigating the impact of the Feldenkrais Method on motor variability of pianists body movements

PhD in Human Kinetics
(with research topic in Piano Pedagogy)

Erin
Erin Dempsey

Dissertation: Examining the effects of a self-modelling intervention on music performance anxiety and self-efficacy in young musicians

PhD in Human Kinetics
(with research topic in Piano Pedagogy)

Grace
Grace Wong

Dissertation: The effects of the Alexander Technique on physical aspects of piano performance

PhD in Human Kinetics
(with research topic in Piano Pedagogy)

Alumni


Nicole Stanson: The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training on Young Adult Musicians Experiencing Music Performance Anxiety (2019)
Dapne Mercado: Assessment of the Effects of Global Postural Re-Education on Musicians with Nonspecific Musculoskeletal Pain as assessed by Questionnaires and Infrared Thermography (2018)
Teri Slade: Measurable changes in piano performance following a Body Mapping workshop (2018)
Susan Mielke: Mental practice in music performance: A literature-based glossary and taxonomy (2017)
Jillian Beacon: Assessing 2D and 3D motion tracking technologies for measure the immediate impact of Feldenkrais training on the playing postures of pianists (2015)
Erin Dempsey: Music performance anxiety in children and teenagers: Effects of perfectionism, self-efficacy and gender (2015)
Grace Wong: The immediate effects of somatic approach workshops on the body usage and musical quality of pianists (2015)
Michèle Wheatley-Brown: An analysis of terminology describing the physical aspect of piano technique (2011)