Vanessa Mio, University of Windsor

Research

string pedagogy mixed methods communities of musical practice String Project cognitive and behavioural reactions social cohesion well-being music teaching and learning

Latest funding

Music and the String Project model: An exploratory study in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$70,592
Foundational learning and rehabilitation: an investigation of the rehabilitative strategies of postsecondary violin instructors
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$20,000

All 2 grants and awards

Music and the String Project model: An exploratory study in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Mio, Vanessa

Keywords: string pedagogy; mixed methods; communities of musical practice; String Project; cognitive and behavioural reactions; social cohesion; well-being; music teaching and learning; teacher training

$70,592

Foundational learning and rehabilitation: an investigation of the rehabilitative strategies of postsecondary violin instructors

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Mio, Vanessa A.

Keywords: rehabilitative strategies of postsecondary violin instructors; importance of correct early development; social development theory; scaffolding theory; attribution theory; qualitative multiple case study methodology; semi-structured interviews

$20,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: string pedagogy Dear Professor Mio, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on string pedagogy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Music and the String Project model: An exploratory study in Windsor, Ontario, Canada" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]