This group is for anyone interested or involved in using music to improve the health or wellbeing of people living with dementia, to generate ideas and share practice for more research.

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Post created Thu, 04/14/2016 - 17:16 by Graeme Wilson

Regisrtration is now open for the ISME Commission Preconference Seminar on Special Music Education and Music Therapy which will be held from 20 - 23 July 2016 at University of Edinburgh’s Pollock Halls complex, Edinburgh. The seminar aims to: • promote Practice and Research in the fields of Special Music Education and Music Therapy through a range of presentations; • exchange information regarding training and education standards in these fields; • foster international dialogue and discussion between practitioners, researchers as well as funders and policy-makers;

An exciting day coming up...

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Post created Thu, 02/11/2016 - 14:34 by Graeme Wilson

An exciting day coming up on April 11th at Queen Margaret University on Adolescent Development and Music Therapy: Dialogues in Action, with international speakers. Performances include Sensatronic, who played a storm at October's SMHN event You can get more details and register (free) at: www.qmu.ac.uk/mts

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Post created Tue, 09/15/2015 - 12:37 by Graeme Wilson

You can register now for the next SMHN event, 'Music and Maintaining Health and Wellbeing' in Glasgow on October 23rd, via the link on the events page for the SEMPRE 2015 conference: http://bit.ly/1L1oIsM Or direct on Eventbrite at: http://bit.ly/1NyXhbm Full programme will be available shortly. See you there!

Deadline for the call fro...

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Post created Thu, 07/16/2015 - 17:07 by Graeme Wilson

Deadline for the call fro papers at the SEMPRE conference in Glasgow this October has been extended to August 3rd! details on the Events page here (http://www.smhn.hss.ed.ac.uk/groups/all-smhn/sempre-conference-music-and-health-incl-3rd-meeting-scottish-music-health-network) and on the GCU website (http://www.gcu.ac.uk/ebe/newsevents/events/article.php?id=118996)

More details on the next...

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Post created Wed, 06/10/2015 - 16:30 by Graeme Wilson

More details on the next SMHN and SEMPRE events October 21-23 in Glasgow are now availabe on the Events page (http://bit.ly/1L1oIsM). Closing date for the call for papers is 20th July!

Delighted to confirm this...

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Post created Fri, 02/20/2015 - 16:24 by Graeme Wilson

Delighted to confirm this week that the Cheyne Gang COPD choir from Stockbridge will be giving a short performance at lunchtime during our Developing Research on Music and Health event on March 2nd! Full programme is on the Events page, & more about the choir at http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/lung-disease-patients-form-choir-as-therapy-1-3349049

interesting open-access...

interesting open-access article from earlier this year published at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13607863.2013.875124#.U4cczS_i6Uc Reports on a qualitative study of music & dementia care, with a model proposed for the distinct ways that music can have effects. Any others seen this and have any thoughts?

Regisrtration is now open...

Graeme Wilson's picture

Post created Thu, 04/14/2016 - 17:16 by Graeme Wilson

Regisrtration is now open for the ISME Commission Preconference Seminar on Special Music Education and Music Therapy which will be held from 20 - 23 July 2016 at University of Edinburgh’s Pollock Halls complex, Edinburgh. The seminar aims to: • promote Practice and Research in the fields of Special Music Education and Music Therapy through a range of presentations; • exchange information regarding training and education standards in these fields; • foster international dialogue and discussion between practitioners, researchers as well as funders and policy-makers;

An exciting day coming up...

Graeme Wilson's picture

Post created Thu, 02/11/2016 - 14:34 by Graeme Wilson

An exciting day coming up on April 11th at Queen Margaret University on Adolescent Development and Music Therapy: Dialogues in Action, with international speakers. Performances include Sensatronic, who played a storm at October's SMHN event You can get more details and register (free) at: www.qmu.ac.uk/mts

You can register now for...

Graeme Wilson's picture

Post created Tue, 09/15/2015 - 12:37 by Graeme Wilson

You can register now for the next SMHN event, 'Music and Maintaining Health and Wellbeing' in Glasgow on October 23rd, via the link on the events page for the SEMPRE 2015 conference: http://bit.ly/1L1oIsM Or direct on Eventbrite at: http://bit.ly/1NyXhbm Full programme will be available shortly. See you there!

Deadline for the call fro...

Graeme Wilson's picture

Post created Thu, 07/16/2015 - 17:07 by Graeme Wilson

Deadline for the call fro papers at the SEMPRE conference in Glasgow this October has been extended to August 3rd! details on the Events page here (http://www.smhn.hss.ed.ac.uk/groups/all-smhn/sempre-conference-music-and-health-incl-3rd-meeting-scottish-music-health-network) and on the GCU website (http://www.gcu.ac.uk/ebe/newsevents/events/article.php?id=118996)

More details on the next...

Graeme Wilson's picture

Post created Wed, 06/10/2015 - 16:30 by Graeme Wilson

More details on the next SMHN and SEMPRE events October 21-23 in Glasgow are now availabe on the Events page (http://bit.ly/1L1oIsM). Closing date for the call for papers is 20th July!

Delighted to confirm this...

Graeme Wilson's picture

Post created Fri, 02/20/2015 - 16:24 by Graeme Wilson

Delighted to confirm this week that the Cheyne Gang COPD choir from Stockbridge will be giving a short performance at lunchtime during our Developing Research on Music and Health event on March 2nd! Full programme is on the Events page, & more about the choir at http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/lung-disease-patients-form-choir-as-therapy-1-3349049

interesting open-access...

interesting open-access article from earlier this year published at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13607863.2013.875124#.U4cczS_i6Uc Reports on a qualitative study of music & dementia care, with a model proposed for the distinct ways that music can have effects. Any others seen this and have any thoughts?
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