Isabella Mazzarolo

Isabella Mazzarolo is a classical pianist, piano tutor, and Scientia PhD Scholar at the University of New South Wales Australia (UNSW). Her 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. Isabella has presented her research at international conferences including the Performing Arts Medicine Association Symposium, London; the International Symposium of Performance Science, Warsaw; and the Women’s Music Festival, Padova. With a strong interest in the interface between research and practice, Isabella has also presented her work to Ensemble Offspring and the Music Teachers Association of New South Wales, and she has contributed to undergraduate courses in music performance and the psychology of music. Recently, Isabella has helped Musica Viva Australia develop digital teaching resources on performance anxiety that will be distributed to classroom teachers nationally. Through her experience as a classical pianist and piano tutor, Isabella is passionate about sharing her research with musicians and educators to help them navigate the complexities of performance anxiety and thrive in musical performance.