Piano Pedagogy Research Laboratory
University of Ottawa - Prez Hall 50 University - Room 204 K1N 6N5 Ottawa, ON, Canada

Joyeuses Ftes! Happy Holidays!

Congratulations to Mlina Dalaire on a successful Masters defence!

Please see the opportunity to participate in a new study entitled Sensitivity to Touch Variation in Piano Keys! If you are interested in participating in this study, or would like more details on the study, please email Francesca Tsimiklis at [email protected]. Please see further details in the attached poster.

Upcoming thesis defence

Thesis defence this Thursday.

The School of Music has opened a new centre focusing on health issues specific to musicians. Through research, teaching, and clinical care, the centre takes an interdisciplinary approach to musicians health and wellness. Read the story here:

New publication in the Journal of Music, Technology & Education Authors: Gilles Comeau, Yuanyuan Lu, and Mikael Swirp Title: On-site and distance piano teaching: An analysis of verbal and physical behaviours in a teacher, student and parent... Abstract: This study was designed to examine how distance piano teaching might affect the verbal behaviours and physical actions of a teacher, a student and a parent. Weekly 30-minute piano lessons over a year-long period were taught to a 5-and-a-half-year-old on-site student and a 6-year-old distance student. All lessons were delivered by the same teacher who followed the Suzuki programme. All sessions were recorded and then analysed using Simple Computer Recording Interface Behaviour Evaluation (SCRIBE), a video analysis software that provides frequencies and durations of pre-coded events. The observation of recorded lessons showed that distance teaching did not slow down student progress. In addition, behavioural analysis revealed that in most aspects, distance and on-site delivery were remarkably similar. The most striking difference was the interaction between the teacher and the parent. During on-site teaching, most of the teachers instructions were directed to the student while the parent was listening and observing attentively; during distance teaching, half of the teachers instructions were addressed to the student and the other half to the parent. The distance student also tended to relate more to the parent than to the teacher. In the distance environment, when interacting with a young beginner student, the role of the parent becomes very central to the success of the lessons. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmte.12.1.49_1

https://www.uottawa.ca//veritable-sanctuaire-musiciens-ott https://www.uottawa.ca//en/news/new-refuge-ottawa-musicians

CBC Radios All in a Day interview with Gilles Comeau https://www.cbc.ca//wellness-centre-university-ottawa-musi

CBC visits the Musicians Wellness Centre https://ici.radio-canada.ca//repo/136855/centre-bien-etre

Call for papers / Appel communications The uOttawa Musicians Wellness Centre is hosting a Research Study Day to be held at the uOttawa School of Music on March 20th, 2020! Deadline for proposals: November 30, 2019

Whats new? https://piano.uottawa.ca/mwc/index.html

New opportunity to be part of a research project and test your fine motor skills

Come see us this Wednesday!

https://research.uottawa.ca//royal-society-canada-welcomes

*Correction to Course Code

Coming this fall!

Opportunity to participate in research!

Call for study participants.

Please see the opportunity to participate in a new study: Sensitivity to Touch Variation in Piano Keys! If you are interested in participating in this study, or would like more details on the study, please email Francesca Tsimiklis at [email protected]

Thesis defence tomorrow for Dapne Mercado Friday, 2 November, 2018 15h30 in room 204 Perez

Upcoming Suzuki microprogram:

Upcoming workshops!

Upcoming Dalcroze program:

As part of Lotus Centres commitment to providing access to music for the special needs community, we are delighted to announce that we are partnering with the ...University of Ottawa - LUniversit dOttawa to deliver Canadas first and only certificate program in special music education! Training teachers and providing them with the tools they need to work with special needs students is a huge part of increasing accessibility, and we are excited to be taking this step forward! Workshops and practicum options available, the first weekend workshop will be offered October 13-14. Visit https://continue.uottawa.ca//teaching-music-children-speci for full information and to register. See more

Friday events: MA Thesis proposal defence Alessandra Dicienzo A comparison of the middle C and the mixed intervallic reading approaches on music reading among beginner piano students... 11:30 am, September 7 Room 208, School of Music (Perez) PhD Thesis proposal defence Grace Wong The effects of somatic approaches on the physiology and tone quality of pianists 2:00 pm, September 7 Lees C123 (200 Lees Avenue)

Tomorrow! Thesis Thursday: Invitation to attend thesis proposal defence Nicole Stanson... The impacts of mindfulness training on music performance anxiety 1:30 pm, September 6th Room 208, School of Music (Perez) See more

Opportunity for pianists interested in the Alexander Technique. Please contact Grace Wong at [email protected]

Opportunity to participate in a study on music performance anxiety! Please contact Nicole Stanson at [email protected]

New practicum opportunity!

Opportunity to benefit from participation in a research project about the effects of the Alexander Technique on pianists Contact: Grace Wong

Faculty of Arts Professor of the Year Awarded to Dr. Gilles Comeau

Thesis defence this Monday: