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‘We all have unique relationships with music’
... for an NHS Trust. But back in 2006 I was researching what music therapy is, and I had perhaps my first encounter with the impact and power of music. I was with a music therapist working with a group of older adults with ...
‘What is therapy’s value, and how do we decide this?'
... She initially studied the violin at the Royal Academy of Music, and later qualified as a music therapist. Her work in the field of music therapy led to an undergraduate degree in psychology ...
‘You don’t have to stay within the barriers’
... and semantic memory.’ Nick has written on the role of music in a variety of areas and, since I have music playing all the time while working in my office, I was ... his paper in Applied Cognitive Psychology on ‘Disliked Music can be better for...
A message of hope and resilience
... Arena to Victoria rail station. It was an attack on music fans and their families as they were exiting a music concert, but it quickly felt like more than that too. ... such as the targeting of young people enjoying a music concert, often lead...
Improving the lives of those affected by dementia
... advanced dementia. 'We all have unique relationships with music' Grace Meadows, music therapist, on her work aiming to give people living with the condition better access to music. Frontotemporal dementia in Covid times ‘The self is...
One on one... with Dr Michelle Hamill
... dose of supervision. One composer I’d be lost without music. Einaudi is a favourite, especially I’m when travelling on the tube. I work with some brilliant music therapists, who are based on our inpatient wards. Their ... which sets the tone nicely. Thankfully...
Our December time machine
... experimental psychology . Our 2009 special issue on music psychology considered change in the digital era , emotion in music , music education , musical learning , and amusia . In ...
One on one... with Constantina Demosthenous
... The Swan Lake ballet with Tchaikovsky’s enchanting music in the Vienna State Opera… The combination of the place, the performance and the music mesmerised me. One article from The Psychologist ...
One on One... with Costas Karageorghis
... hard to know where the next meal is coming from in the music business. This is what prevented me from going headlong into music performance as a career. During my university years, I ... with two million.’ One musical selection A piece of music...
Homelessness
... Force on Psychology’s Contribution to End Homelessness Music and change with Charlie Alcock Hope, control and ...
The Psychologist Presents… at Latitude Festival
Since 2015, The Psychologist has had a slot at the annual music and arts event in Suffolk. Here are some transcripts ...
Something about nothing
... to the moves, which follow the light and shade in the music; the highs and lows from one phrase to another. The ...
Don’t fear jazz
... Everyone requires highly fluid roles, a departure from the music sheet. A different audience need the notes in new ways, ...
Tracking the footprints of consciousness
... examples of spandrels are humanity’s wide-spread love of music or the ability to engage in higher mathematics. It is likely that neither music appreciation nor math skills were directly selected for ...
My shelfie… Dr Kitrina Douglas
... the man who has only questions,to comfort himself, makes music.’ This was my first Mary Oliver book of poems (I now ...
One on One… with Elizabeth Bird
... I love the landscapes, the vibrancy of the people, the music and the big sky. One piece of advice for aspiring ...
‘This is the moment when everything is changing'
... this had a huge effect on me. We’d set up a tent at music festivals and people in crisis – often related to ...
‘The psychological will always be there… it’s like my skeleton’
... to, you don't deserve that. Do you think that poetry and music can really make a difference then? Definitely. The ...
One on One... with Mike Eslea
... with their darkly humorous and soul-baring lyrics. Perfect music for this old punk rocker! There’s plenty for ...
Shaking off the shackles of imposterism
... with. Just as we think we have found our seat, the music stops and some other hungry postgrad grabs it before we ...
The Rocky Horror Pixel Show
... pseudoscience. The second neuroimaging paradigm uses music – jazz improv mostly. Here a melodic string is ...
Building resilience
... only this, but much more . Through funded sport, art and music classes, teenagers were given alternative ways to feel ...
The anatomy of online grief
... how I clothe my body and decorate my home, and Apple Music and Spotify records reveal the music that speaks to me most; but only a select few see all ...
What makes a psychologist?
... question, write, and then read and question more. The music teacher who pulled me aside at the end of a lesson and ...