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Isabella Mazzarolo

Isabella Mazzarolo

PhD Candidate
Arts, Design & Architecture
School of the Arts & Media

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I am a classical pianist, piano tutor, and Scientia PhD Scholar at the University of New South Wales Australia (Õ¬Äи£Àû). My research focuses on music performance anxiety, investigating how musicians cope with this issue and how music educators can effectively support their students in this area. I have presented my research at conferences including the International Symposium of Performance Science in Warsaw, Poland, and the Women’s Music Festival in Padova, Italy. With a strong interest in the interface between research and practice, I have also presented my work to Ensemble Offspring’s Mondays @ The Church Series on Fear and the Music Teachers Association of New South Wales, and have contributed to undergraduate courses in music performance and the psychology of music at Õ¬Äи£Àû. Recently, I have helped Musica Viva Australia develop digital teaching resources on performance anxiety that will be distributed to classroom teachers nationally. Through my experience as a classical pianist and piano tutor, I am passionate about sharing my research with musicians and educators to help them navigate the complexities of performance anxiety and thrive in musical performance.

Music performance anxiety
  • Mazzarolo I; Schubert E, 2022, , Frontiers in Psychology, 12, pp. 781262.
  • Mazzarolo I; Burwell K; Schubert E, 2023, , Frontiers in Psychology, 14.