Like many music therapists, Jennifer started with a huge mission. She wanted to help people in their pursuit of optimum health. But after running her private practice for twenty years, even with thousands of clients and loyal staff, she felt burned out and not sure if her private practice would Read more…
Music is known to have the power to induce strong emotions. In this talk we will assess, based on Electroencephalography (EEG) data, the emotional response of terminally ill cancer patients to a music therapy intervention in a randomized controlled trial. A sample of 40 participants from the palliative care unit Read more…
In this conversation with Lars Ole Bonde (Denmark), Karette Stensæth/Gro Trondalen (Norway), Eva Bojner Horwitz (Sweden) and Suvi Saarikallio (Finland), we will learn about the Nordic Network on Research in Music and Public Health. The network formed in 2016 with the purpose of gathering researchers from the fields of music Read more…
This presentation will focus on a study which identifies through a brain-computer interface, the correlation between the records of encephalographic signals of intergenerational music therapy activities, with the regulation of emotions. Emotion regulation is conceptualized as momentary affective states which arise from experiences that modify various areas of the brain, Read more…
Dr. Mary Rorro, will discuss her therapeutic music program for veterans, “A Few Good Notes,” She helped create the Guitar Instruction Group in her VA, which provides free guitars and lessons for veterans and she performs with patient musicians on viola. Dr. Rorro will share a video of the guitar Read more…
In this conversation we will talk with Jane Edwards, IAMM's Founding President, about her time as President of IAMM, as well as her current professional interests. We will also talk about music and medicine in Australia and human experiences of the arts, in particular how people use music to navigate Read more…
In this event, NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) music therapy for palliative and terminal care will be discussed based on experiences, reflections, and considerations from early clinical practice at Saitama Children’s Medical Center, Japan. The NICU/GCU (growing care unit) music therapy program started at the hospital in 2018. The program Read more…
IAMM Global Café (IGC) is a virtual networking event for IAMM members across the world. These Cafés are hosted by members of IAMM’s Committee on Global Reporting. The next IGC focuses on the intersection of music and medicine/health in Israel. Dana Yacobson will host a panel of practitioners actively engaged Read more…
Please join us for this free event with Prof. Chi Gook Kim! Please register using the form below. About this event The objectives of the Assistive Music Technology Lab at Berklee College of Music are to fully integrate blind students into the Berklee experience and empower blind and visually Read more…
A public live streamed event with experts from across the globe discussing and demonstrating the use of music therapy for chronic pain. About this event This public live streamed event will bring together international experts on chronic pain and music therapy to explore and present latest research and practice on Read more…
Join us for this talk on Breaking Strings: Explorations of Mistakes in Music Therapy on November 11th. In this innovative volume of Breaking Strings, Avi Gilboa from and Laurien Hakvoort use broken strings on an instrument as a metaphor to refer to those frustrating and sometimes upsetting moments when things #!trpst#trp-gettext data-trpgettextoriginal=171#!trpen#阅读更多#!trpst#/trp-gettext#!trpen#…
Join us for this hybrid event live from Harvard Medical School, where we will explore unexpected findings from Swedish researchers in the music and health field. We will delve into the question of which results are true and discuss the importance of applied research in this field. It has been #!trpst#trp-gettext data-trpgettextoriginal=171#!trpen#阅读更多#!trpst#/trp-gettext#!trpen#…
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IAMM is excited to announce our next interdisciplinary conference on music and medicine. The 7th International Conference of the IAMM will be held May 28 - 29, 2022 in Athens, Greece. Meetings and presentations from Greek and international invited speakers will take place in person and through live streaming May 28 - 29, 2022. Additionally, a week of online-only presentations will take place May 30 to June 3, 2022
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and to facilitate maximum international participation, you can opt to attend the conference virtually or in-person.
Athens is one of the world's oldest cities, offering centuries-old history to be explored and enjoyed. According to Plato, one of the first schools of music education was founded by the people of Crete followed by the musical schools of Athens, where students were taught to sing and play the lyre. We sincerely hope you will join us in this magical and historical city for our conference in-person or virtually.
The 6th International Conference of the IAMM - 2020
The 5th International Conference of the IAMM in Barcelona - 07 June 2018
The 4th International Conference of the IAMM in Beijing - 11 June 2016
The 3rd International Conference of the IAMM in Toronto - 24 June 2014
The 2nd International Conference of the IAMM in Thailand - 03 July 2012
The Inaugural Meeting of the IAMM - 05 July 2009