Music therapy is evidence-based professional clinical application of music and its elements to improve psychological, emotional, cognitive, physical and social health and wellbeing of human individuals and communities (Davis, Gfeller, Thaut, & American Music Therapy Association, 2008), (Pedersen & Wigram 2002), (Wheeler, 2015), (Hanser, 2018).
International expert on harnessing the power of live and recorded music to improve people's lives. Certified music therapist, neurologic music therapist. Entrepreneur. Speaker. Performing musician, composer. Educator. Author. Storyteller. Researcher focused on vocal therapy for wellbeing and responsive music environments.
I am happy to be now in Glasgow, UK, to learn from the ALS / MND international experts, to meet new ALS heroes and
When I left my clinical teaching position back in May to pursue the full time research on music therapy for people with ALS, it was