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Research Interests

Jillian's research interests include:
  • Somatic training as a pedagogical tool in music education
  • Bio-physical factors related to playing related pain in musicians
  • Socio-psychological factors of playing-related pain in musicians
  • Motor control and biomechanics of piano playing
  • Movement tracking and video analysis of piano playing
  • Video as a feedback tool in observational learning
  • The Feldenkrais Method

Publications

Beacon, J.F., Comeau, G., & Russell, D. (2021). The Feldenkrais Method for musicians: Addressing the need for objective measurements (pp. 103-115).. In R. Sholl (Ed.), Feldenkrais and Creative Practice. Methuen Drama Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 

Beacon, J.F., Comeau, G., &Russell, D. (2021). Gaining insight on the impact of Feldenkrais Functional Integration in the context of piano playing: Considerations for measuring posture and movement quality (pp. 116-124). In R. Sholl (Ed.), Feldenkrais and Creative Practice. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  

Comeau, G., Beacon, J., Dempsey, E., Swirp, M., Balaa, F., Chen, K. C. J., & Russell, D. (2020). Differences in practice behaviours between expert musicians and non-musicians when learning a basic surgical skill. Music and Medicine, 12(1), 19-36.

Beacon, J. F., Comeau, G., Payeur, P., & Russell, D. (2017). Assessing the suitability of Kinect for measuring the impact of a week-long Feldenkrais method workshop on pianists’ posture and movement. Journal of Music, Technology & Education, 10(1), 51-72.
 
Payeur, P., Nascimento, G. M. G., Beacon, J., Comeau, G., Cretu, A. M., D'Aoust, V., & Charpentier, M. A. (2014, October). Human gesture quantification: An evaluation tool for somatic training and piano performance. In Haptic, Audio and Visual Environments and Games (HAVE), 2014 IEEE International Symposium on (pp. 100-105). IEEE.
Assessing the suitability of Kinect for measuring the impact of a week-long Feldenkrais method workshop on Pianists' posture and movement
Human Gesture Quantification: An evaluation tool for somatic training and piano performance
Master's Thesis
PH.D. Thesis

Media

  • University of Ottawa Opens the Musicians' Wellness Centre
  • Le télé-journal-L'Université d'Ottawa s'apprête à inaugurer un centre de bien-être pour les musiciens. Kevin Sweet nous en parle.
  • ​CBC Ottawa-New U of O health centre addresses 'taboo' of musicians' pain
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  • Feldenkrais Method
    • Awareness through Movement
    • Functional Integration
    • For Musicians
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  • Piano Lessons
    • Parent Resources
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  • Publications and media
  • Contact
  • Workshops
    • Embodiment in Performance
    • Chronic Pain