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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...
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...
'It sends an important message'
... research has focused on creative collaboration in music communication in relationships. Her research has seen ... work with PhD students who are exploring the psychology of music and creative collaboration. ‘I’ve not had time to ...
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...
Difficult conversations in the SpeakEasy
This year's Latitude Festival – three days of music, comedy, theatre, spoken word and much more across a ...
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 ...
Putting a price on psychology
... a world in which no-one studied creative writing, art, or music, and the only beauty in the world was prefaced by a ...
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 ...
'Be curious, be brave'
... onto the wing and being hit by a wall of noise – music, shouting, and – after the men spotted Slade and her ...
Drivers for change in 'life wide' learning
... learn about the world through our hobbies, relationships, music, and culture, as well as what is delivered in the ...
‘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 ...
Practical examples of positive prevention
... social workers to use collaborative formulation; and Music And Change-UK has engaged marginalised young people at ...
Just the beginning of the story…
... offers a place for metalheads to share their love of the music and the ways it helps them cope. We have come a long ... metalheads who want to share their experiences of the music, song lyrics, writing and poetry. Quinn and her ...
‘We cannot afford to lose even one child’
... He forwent studies he had commenced in art, music, botany and biology. He was not studying as much Talmud ... have liked and had reluctantly stopped attending classical music concerts. Feuerstein died in April 2014 at the age of ...
Empowering bold discussions on anxiety
... talking therapies and pioneer Dizzy Gillespie ’s jazz music. Drawing upon the subjective experience of ...