Participants will create a musician’s toolbox and explore best practices developing programming and working in music and health settings
Berklee Abu Dhabi will be running a two-day masterclass entitled ‘Meet the Masters Series’ this weekend offering an opportunity for participants to explore the intersections between music, health, and overall wellbeing through a community lens.
Participants will create a musician’s toolbox and explore best practices developing programming and working in music and health settings by providing a cultural, community-oriented perspective.
Musicians, educators, and healthcare providers looking to develop beginning knowledge and skills in research, program development, and community engagement are all being invited to come and attend the series.
Attendees will learn a plethora of skills including understanding the scientific and cultural underpinnings for the use of music-based experiences to impact health outcomes while also exploring trends in practice and underlying frameworks that are part of the professional toolkit.
Leading the masterclass will be well-known pianist and music psychotherapist, Renate Tsuyako Rohlfing who is passionate about integrating music and public health. She is focused on researching the impact of music on grief, anxiety, and memory, and works with people across the autism spectrum.
A co-founder of Sounds That Carry, Renate develops projects for institutions that use musical and creative resources to solve challenges, process grief, enhance connections, and empower marginalized communities.
Ms. Rohlfing writes for Psychology Today about the therapeutic benefits of musical expression on her blog, Music on My Mind, and has presented at numerous institutions including Harvard University and McLean Hospital Health and Tech Lab, and at conferences such as Berklee’s Music and Health Institute Exchange Series and Chamber Music America.
She is an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music and teaches classes on music, health, and psychology while practicing as a therapist at the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy at New York University.
The cost of the course is AED 185. Anyone looking to become involved can find more information at berkleeabudhabi.ae/en/programs
Date
11 and 12 November, 11am to 4pm
Location
Berklee Abu Dhabi
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