Updated 19.03.2024
Susanna Mesiä

Staff

Susanna Mesiä

Senior Lecturer

Doctor of Music

Pop/jazz vocal teacher

School of Cultural Services and Music

I am a musician, a music teacher, a researcher and entrepreneurship lecturer in degree programme in Music.

Contact us

Postal address:

PL 4042, 00079 Metropolia

Language skills

Finnish: Native English: Excellent Swedish: Intermediate

Publications

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…

Interests

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…