Simone Maurer

Researcher | Flautist | Movement Analyst | Educator
Researching the connection between movement patterns and cognitive processes of musicians.
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[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

@whenmusicbreaks Thank you so much!! 🤩

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

Honoured to win the @UniMelb @unimelbRDU #VYT2023 competition! Videos of all finalists are available on Figshare and are well worth watching 👏
Balancing a part-time PhD alongside a busy teaching load has been challenging at times, but outcomes like these are uplifting! 🫶

[Researcher Development Unit @unimelbRDU]

And last, but not least... the winner of the VYT Local competition and UniMelb's entry into the international competition, @SimoneMmusic! A PhD Candidate in @vca_mcm, Simone is researching the nuances in body language and movement in solo performing musicians.

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

@unilibrary @vca_mcm They really are 🥰🥰

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

@unimelbRDU @vca_mcm Congratulations to all of the finalists - I thoroughly enjoyed watching all of the videos 👏 Thank you, @unimelbRDU - it's an honour to win this competition! Apologies I was unable to attend in-person today. Coincidentally, I was giving a flute lesson!

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

Here's a great piece on #music #listening as a #wellbeing coping mechanism by my PhD supervisor @StudyListening (extra relevant as I'm literally listening to the new #BillieEilish album right now for #mood #regulation after a tough #COVID19 week)! 🎵😌

[Research Listening @StudyListening]

.@biancadeloryn wrote a nice piece on my radio for well-being research project for @jcu - check it out at:

https://t.co/KV9xweguIO

#MusicScience #Listening #WellBeing

[Research Listening @StudyListening]

.@biancadeloryn wrote a nice piece on my radio for well-being research project for @jcu - check it out at:

https://t.co/KV9xweguIO

#MusicScience #Listening #WellBeing

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

I'd like to highlight Dr Amanda Krause @StudyListening @jcu in particular for making @AusMusPsySoc #AMPS2020 such a success! Thanks for all of the unseen organisation you do! 👏👏👏

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

Thoroughly enjoyed learning, discussing, and connecting with #MusicScience friends at the #AMPS2020 @AusMusPsySoc virtual conference today! Thanks to everyone involved 👏👏👏

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

Thanks for such a great presentation and discussion! 👏👏👏

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

@DiannaVidas @uqmusicdance "Music listening as a strategy for coping with Covid-19 stress in first-year university students" at the @AusMusPsySoc and #AMPS2020 conference.

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

Future direction: consider linking data from Fitbit, Spotify, etc.

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

Thanks for such a great presentation and discussion! 👏👏👏

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

@SpreadboroughKL @unimelb "I got the music in me: An examination of the use of Musical Interventions in Parkinson’s" @AusMusPsySoc #AMPS2020 conference. Systematic literature review of musical interventions for people with Parkinson's disease.

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

Q: did the studies measure cognitive impacts of musical interventions? A: some did, while others were not possible or not relevant to study.

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

Thanks for such a great presentation and discussion! 👏👏👏

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

@hannerism, @vca_mcm "Musical engagement in the eating disorders" at @AusMusPsySoc #AMPS2020 conference. Asking how people with eating disorders engage with music (do they enjoy, how do they use, connection with alexithymia and anhedonia).

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

Idea: different ways of capturing responses than just a scale, e.g. responding to images?

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

Thanks for such a great presentation and discussion! 👏👏👏

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

@jenmacritchie @MARCSinstitute "The Active Minds Music Ensemble: Older adult music instrument learning" at @AusMusPsySoc #AMPS2020

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

Q: why ThumbJam? A: contemplated designing own app but ultimately chose ThumbJam due to previous success and fits research criteria.

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

Q: any difference in outcomes between interventions? A: surprisingly, very little difference.

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

@M_Paulini, @GoldsmithsUoL "Bursting into Songs: Music’s impact on well-being in older adults’ care homes" at the @AusMusPsySoc #AMPS2020 conference.

[Simone Maurer @SimoneMmusic]

Q: in general, do you have feedback on what worked best? A: movement better received (perhaps music sparked memory), improvisation had more empowerment for participants. Q: any hesitance received? A: not really.