Music Therapy in the UK Today: a weekend conference with the Music
Therapy Charity and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London,
29th-30th October 2022
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2nd Music Therapy Charity
Conference, arranged in collaboration with the music therapy
department at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for new and innovative
music therapy research funded by the MTC, alongside clinical
discussion and improvisation workshops organised by the Guildhall.
The conference will be of particular interest to students (with
special rates) ,music therapists, arts in health practitioners and
current and future researchers: all are welcome!
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Catherine Carr, (Queen Mary University of London): Tony Wigram
Travelling Fellowship Memorial lecture
Dr Tracey McConnell and Dr Lisa Graham-Wisener (Queen's University
Belfast): "Building capacity for high-quality research on the role of
music therapy in supporting informal carers of people at end-of-life:
MusiCARER project".
Dr Claire Flower (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHs Foundation Trust
London and Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge): "Music Therapy
Research & Practice, Shall We Dance?"
The Programme will include research presentations given by Guildhall
Alumni and recipients of grants awarded by the Music Therapy Charity:
Dr Elizabeth Coombes: The Singing Unit: a mixed methods study
exploring the benefits of a music therapy intervention for parents of
premature babies during their hospital stay.
Vicky Kammin: "Experiences of Music Therapy in Paediatric Palliative
Care from multiple stakeholder perspectives: a Systematic Review"
Gemma Lenton-Smith: Investigating a music therapy service in a primary
mainstream school: the teachers' perspective"
Joon Oh: "Music therapy with young people from multicultural
backgrounds in South Korea"
Tara Roman: "Disability, ethics and music therapy research: An
exploration of ethical considerations in a participatory research
project with disabled children and young people"
Dr Giorgos Tsiris: "Why researching spirituality in music therapy?"
Tina Warnock: "How does a music therapist's vocal awareness and
approach affect the potential for vocal interplay with a child with
autism?"
Bryony Waters: "Development and evaluation of Person Attuned Musical
Interactions (PAMI) Manual in Dementia – A UK Version"
Practical sessions will include a workshop with Dr Sarah Gail Brand
(Professor of Improvisation, Guildhall School of Music and Drama),
exploring improvised music making in music therapy and musical
performance from her doctoral research, and clinical discussion
workshops facilitated by Ann Sloboda (Head of Music Therapy, Guildhall
School of Music and Drama, Psychoanalyst and member of the British
Psychoanalytic Society).
The conference fee will include lunch on Saturday 29th, tea/coffee on
both days and a drinks reception 5-6pm on Saturday evening; it will
close at 1400 on Sunday 30th October.
Booking:
Via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/music-therapy-in-the-uk-today-
tickets-335304664277?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Early Bird (until 20th September 2022) £90 (+7.61 booking fee) Student
£40.00 (+£3.71 booking fee)
Standard (until 20th October 2022) £120 (+£9.95 booking fee)
Or, direct to The Music Therapy Charity (no booking fee) via bank transfer to:
Account name: The Music Therapy Charity
Sort code: 40-52-40
Account number: 00001391
Reference: RCUK(YOUR NAME)
NB Cancellations up to 19/08/22 will be refundable minus the
Eventbrite fees but cancellations after 19/08/22 will not be
refundable.
All enquiries should be addressed to the Conference Secretary, Nicola
Barton, info@musictherapy.org.uk
