Isabelle Cossette, McGill University

Research

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Latest papers

The Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown 1.0 on Working Patterns, Income, and Wellbeing Among Performing Arts Professionals in the United Kingdom (April-June 2020).
Frontiers in psychology · 2020
Kinematic Analysis of Pianists' Expressive Performances of Romantic Excerpts: Applications for Enhanced Pedagogical Approaches
Frontiers in Psychology · 2019
Chest wall dynamics and muscle recruitment during professional flute playing.
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology · 2008 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology: The Sound of the Future & the Future of Sound
CFI · 2025 · Co-investigator
$3,618,791
Learning and teaching music in the twenty-first century: the contribution of science and technology
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$24,851
Musicking the body electric - new music for spatialized performing and listening using novel score interfaces for mobile musicians
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$444,997

All 6 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

The Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown 1.0 on Working Patterns, Income, and Wellbeing Among Performing Arts Professionals in the United Kingdom (April-June 2020).

Spiro N, Perkins R, Kaye S, Tymoszuk U, Mason-Bertrand A, Cossette I, Glasser S, Williamon A

Frontiers in psychology2020

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.594086 PMID: 33643111

02

Kinematic Analysis of Pianists' Expressive Performances of Romantic Excerpts: Applications for Enhanced Pedagogical Approaches

Catherine Massie-Laberge, Isabelle Cossette, Marcelo M. Wanderley

Frontiers in Psychology201936 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02725 PMID: 30687180

03

Chest wall dynamics and muscle recruitment during professional flute playing.

Cossette I, Monaco P, Aliverti A, Macklem PT

Respiratory physiology & neurobiology2008First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2007.09.009 PMID: 17977805

The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology: The Sound of the Future & the Future of Sound

Co-investigatorCFI2025Innovation Fund: Innovation Fund 2025 Stream 3 (Core Facilities)

Principal investigators: Fabrice Marandola, Marcelo Wanderley

Keywords: Music technology, Music performance, Performance science, Immersive environments, Interactive systems, Digital Musical Instruments, Computational Models Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music, Media and Technology (CIRMMT)

$3,618,791

Learning and teaching music in the twenty-first century: the contribution of science and technology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Cossette, Isabelle

Keywords: conference; music learning and teaching; science and technology; collaborative research; performance; pedagogy; formal and informal teaching; collective and individual learning; amateur practice; creativity; composition

$24,851

Musicking the body electric - new music for spatialized performing and listening using novel score interfaces for mobile musicians

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bhagwati, Sandeep

Keywords: spatialized music; body suit score; mobile performance; interactive scores; music interfaces; comprovisation; wearable computing; human-computer-interface; composition; digital music; music performance; performance pedagogy; digital aesthetics

$444,997

Regroupements stratégiques

Principal investigatorFRQSC2014Regroupements stratégiques

Principal investigators: Cossette, Isabelle

Keywords: Multidisciplinary research, Sound analysis and synthesis, Acoustics modeling, Perception and cognition, Music information retrieval, Expanded musical practice, Computer music, Music technology, Surround sound recording, Music composition, Musical acoustics, Neurocognition of music, Digital archiving, Shared reality, Music psychology, Sound synthesis; Médias, communications et information; Composition musicale; Traitement d'autres formes sonores

$545,292

Optoelectronic plethysmography and respiratory laboratory for the study of mechanics of breathing and musical performances

Principal investigatorCFI2004John R. Evans Leaders Fund: On-going New Opportunities Fund

Principal investigators: Cossette, Isabelle

Keywords: Breathing, wind instruments, singing, respiratory muscles, 'breath support', respiratory mechanics, diaphragm, optoelectronic plethysmography, chest wall distortion, music education

$186,806

Étude multidisciplinaire en interprétation musicale et en mécanique respiratoire: création d'un réseau de recherche et d'une pédagogie nouvelle

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Cossette, Isabelle

Keywords: enseignement musical; instruments à vent; respiration; soutien respiratoire; muscles respiratoires

$67,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Marcelo Wanderley

Music Research

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Cossette, 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]. I read your paper "The Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown 1.0 on Working Patterns, Income, and Wellbeing Among Performing Arts Professionals in the United Kingdom (April-June 2020)." (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]