Marcella Mandanici
Musician and Researcher
Expertise: Digital Music Education
Music Conservatory "Luca Marenzio"
Dept. of Music Education
Brescia (Italy)
Biography
Marcella Mandanici is a music composer, researcher, and professor of music education at the Music Conservatory of Brescia (Italy). She has authored many vocal and theatrical works and, between 1986 and 1993, served as the artistic director of "Nuovi Spazi Sonori," an Italian association for promoting and advancing contemporary music.
Mandanici's academic background includes a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Music Technology from the Conservatory of Como, which she obtained in 2012. Later, in 2016, she earned a Ph.D. in information engineering from the University of Padova. Her diverse educational background reflects her interdisciplinary approach to research and teaching.
As a researcher, Mandanici focuses on applications for music education and rehabilitation. Her work has explored innovative ways of integrating technology into music education and using music as a means of rehabilitation. Since 2019, Mandanici has taught for the MSc degree in Technologies for Music Education. Throughout her career, Mandanici has authored over 30 scientific works in the areas of sound and music computing, multimedia, and music education.