Staff
Susanna Mesiä
Senior Lecturer
Doctor of Music
Pop/jazz vocal teacher
School of Cultural Services and Music
Staff
Senior Lecturer
Doctor of Music
Pop/jazz vocal teacher
School of Cultural Services and Music
Mesiä, S. (2019). Developing Expertise of Popular Music and Jazz Vocal Pedagogy Through Professional Conversations: A collaborative project among teachers in Nordic countries’ higher music education. Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki. Studia Musica. Doctoral Dissertation. 223 pages.
Mesiä, S. & Ribaldini, P. 2015. Heavy Metal Vocals: a terminology compendium. Modern Heavy Metal: Markets, Practices and Cultures, International Academic Conference, Conference proceedings…
My special interests are popular music and jazz singing, pedagogy, band leading, continuing professional development, thesis supervision, projects and entrepreneurship in music. I teach both in Bachelor and Master programs. I'm also involved in Turbiini entrepreneur hub.
I perform as a vocalist and a musician in various musical styles. I also compose, write lyrics and arrange my own mysic.
My doctoral dissertation concerns continuing professional development and pedagogical thi…