Anna Menén Sánchez, J. Pool, Janeen Bower, Valerie Paasch, W. Magee
Children and youth with Disorders of Consciousness (DoC) present with highly complex medical, physical, and behavioral needs. Additionally, involving such children and young people in meaningful activities with caregivers can be challenging due to the combined motor, sensory, cognitive and communication impairments. Authoritative guidelines for engaging children and youth in meaningful sensory experiences that can enhance social and emotional experiences are lacking due to the minimal research with this population. Music is a medium that optimizes sensory stimulation using salient stimuli in the auditory modality. Furthermore, music experiences require minimal physical demands and offer opportunities for social interactions in line with developmental milestones. The primary objective of this paper is to offer best-practice recommendations for musical stimulation with children and youth with DoC, including its use in leisure and relaxation activities. These recommendations are synthesized from the existing evidence and combined with expert opinion. They are intended for caregivers of children and young people with DoC, which include paid healthcare professionals and providers, as well as non-paid caregivers such as family, friends, and volunteers. These practical suggestions may be applicable in a variety of settings, including hospitals, educational and residential care settings, family homes, and rehabilitation units.
{"title":"Best practice recommendations for using music with children and young people with disorders of consciousness","authors":"Anna Menén Sánchez, J. Pool, Janeen Bower, Valerie Paasch, W. Magee","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v15i1.885","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v15i1.885","url":null,"abstract":"Children and youth with Disorders of Consciousness (DoC) present with highly complex medical, physical, and behavioral needs. Additionally, involving such children and young people in meaningful activities with caregivers can be challenging due to the combined motor, sensory, cognitive and communication impairments. Authoritative guidelines for engaging children and youth in meaningful sensory experiences that can enhance social and emotional experiences are lacking due to the minimal research with this population. Music is a medium that optimizes sensory stimulation using salient stimuli in the auditory modality. Furthermore, music experiences require minimal physical demands and offer opportunities for social interactions in line with developmental milestones. The primary objective of this paper is to offer best-practice recommendations for musical stimulation with children and youth with DoC, including its use in leisure and relaxation activities. These recommendations are synthesized from the existing evidence and combined with expert opinion. They are intended for caregivers of children and young people with DoC, which include paid healthcare professionals and providers, as well as non-paid caregivers such as family, friends, and volunteers. These practical suggestions may be applicable in a variety of settings, including hospitals, educational and residential care settings, family homes, and rehabilitation units.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73855309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The aim of this international scoping review was to assess the evidence of group singing as a form of social prescription. While efforts have grown over the last two decades to catalogue and evaluate the health benefits of arts and cultural activities as part of social prescribing, there has been limited exploration into group singing on social prescription, specifically. Given the growing body of research supporting the health and wellbeing gains of both group singing and social prescribing, this first scoping review is needed and timely. Published evidence is very limited at the moment, and only nine studies met the eligibility requirements. Identified barriers to wider integration of singing on prescription included lack of formalization of the social prescribing process, challenges solidifying buy-in from general practitioners and other healthcare professionals, difficulties sustaining funding, and shifts to organizational structure resulting in staff changeover and loss of institutional knowledge. Recommendations for future research, wider implementation of singing on social prescription and standardization of evaluation methods are included.
{"title":"Group singing on social prescription: A scoping review","authors":"E. Helitzer, Amy Clements-Cortés, H. Moss","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v14i4.849","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v14i4.849","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this international scoping review was to assess the evidence of group singing as a form of social prescription. While efforts have grown over the last two decades to catalogue and evaluate the health benefits of arts and cultural activities as part of social prescribing, there has been limited exploration into group singing on social prescription, specifically. Given the growing body of research supporting the health and wellbeing gains of both group singing and social prescribing, this first scoping review is needed and timely. Published evidence is very limited at the moment, and only nine studies met the eligibility requirements. Identified barriers to wider integration of singing on prescription included lack of formalization of the social prescribing process, challenges solidifying buy-in from general practitioners and other healthcare professionals, difficulties sustaining funding, and shifts to organizational structure resulting in staff changeover and loss of institutional knowledge. Recommendations for future research, wider implementation of singing on social prescription and standardization of evaluation methods are included.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":"1987 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88759475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Debus, Dorothee Van Moreau, Karin Holzwarth, David Baaß, R. Spintge
The first Science and Sounds conference in Germany took place in early September 2022. Attendees were provided with an overview of standards and significant results of scientific research on the use of music as therapeutic intervention in medical settings. An international faculty of experts from USA, Finland, and Europe presented a scientific program ranging from definitions in MusicMedicine and Music Therapy, latest results from brain research about important impacts of musical stimuli on neuronal networks -explaining therapeutic results as well as directions for occupational care for musicians. General aspects and global developments in furthering implementation of interdisciplinary approaches in research and application including enhancement of professional environment in health care institutions were discussed and practically demonstrated during clinical excursions to UKE facilities. This article will provide an overview of the conference and will highlight our opening of the new Centre.
{"title":"Where music meets medicine:","authors":"E. Debus, Dorothee Van Moreau, Karin Holzwarth, David Baaß, R. Spintge","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v14i4.897","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v14i4.897","url":null,"abstract":"The first Science and Sounds conference in Germany took place in early September 2022. Attendees were provided with an overview of standards and significant results of scientific research on the use of music as therapeutic intervention in medical settings. An international faculty of experts from USA, Finland, and Europe presented a scientific program ranging from definitions in MusicMedicine and Music Therapy, latest results from brain research about important impacts of musical stimuli on neuronal networks -explaining therapeutic results as well as directions for occupational care for musicians. General aspects and global developments in furthering implementation of interdisciplinary approaches in research and application including enhancement of professional environment in health care institutions were discussed and practically demonstrated during clinical excursions to UKE facilities. This article will provide an overview of the conference and will highlight our opening of the new Centre.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89730724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused elevated levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress. Health care staff daily deal with varying degrees of agitation and anxiety which requires perseverance and a high degree of motivation and concentration. This study aimed to meet such diverse challenges by supporting citizens and staff through Covid-19 vaccine procedures in Spring 2021 using background music. A curated playlist was developed in collaboration with health care staff and medical staff. Observation data was collected on three days with music and on three days without music with a total of 699 citizens and 39 employees participating. Analysis of data indicated how background music in connection with vaccination may have a positive effect on citizens and staff, especially in terms of citizen experience of waiting time, of mood, of sound environment in the vaccination hall, as well as staff experience of contact with citizens and of cooperation with colleagues. Implementing curated playlists requires professional expertise to maximize potential benefits, as background music also can have negative effects. The involvement of staff is essential in addressing ethical aspect, as they need to be fully informed about background music and its appropriate usage.
{"title":"Background music improves experience of Covid-19 vaccination for citizens and vaccination staff - a pilot study.","authors":"S. Jacobsen, B. Beck, Charlotte Lindvang","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v14i4.889","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v14i4.889","url":null,"abstract":"The Covid-19 pandemic has caused elevated levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress. Health care staff daily deal with varying degrees of agitation and anxiety which requires perseverance and a high degree of motivation and concentration. This study aimed to meet such diverse challenges by supporting citizens and staff through Covid-19 vaccine procedures in Spring 2021 using background music. A curated playlist was developed in collaboration with health care staff and medical staff. Observation data was collected on three days with music and on three days without music with a total of 699 citizens and 39 employees participating. Analysis of data indicated how background music in connection with vaccination may have a positive effect on citizens and staff, especially in terms of citizen experience of waiting time, of mood, of sound environment in the vaccination hall, as well as staff experience of contact with citizens and of cooperation with colleagues. Implementing curated playlists requires professional expertise to maximize potential benefits, as background music also can have negative effects. The involvement of staff is essential in addressing ethical aspect, as they need to be fully informed about background music and its appropriate usage.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80741080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a medical intervention used to assist the respiratory function of someone who is medically compromised. Patients need to wean from the ventilator in order to resume breathing on their own. A spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) determines one’s readiness to be liberated from the ventilator. Board-certified music therapists facilitate music interventions to address patient-specific goals within a therapeutic relationship. Music therapists working in an intensive care unit (ICU) may address the stressors, fears, and medical complications associated with vent weaning. The goal of the present study was to determine if one 30-minute music therapy session during an SBT would decrease the patient’s perceived level of anxiety and improve physiologic metrics related to the SBT, specifically, respiratory rate (RR), blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and heart rate (HR). The researcher also sought to understand the perspective of the patient. The research question was: What does the patient experience related to music therapy during their SBT? Data collected from 20 patients revealed that measurements of HR and blood pressure significantly increased pre- to post-music therapy session. Data analyzed in the interviews suggested that music therapy may assist patients in coping with the physical, emotional, and spiritual stressors of weaning from MV.
{"title":"Experience of music therapy during the weaning process of patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation","authors":"S. Morris","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v14i4.857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v14i4.857","url":null,"abstract":"Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a medical intervention used to assist the respiratory function of someone who is medically compromised. Patients need to wean from the ventilator in order to resume breathing on their own. A spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) determines one’s readiness to be liberated from the ventilator. Board-certified music therapists facilitate music interventions to address patient-specific goals within a therapeutic relationship. Music therapists working in an intensive care unit (ICU) may address the stressors, fears, and medical complications associated with vent weaning. The goal of the present study was to determine if one 30-minute music therapy session during an SBT would decrease the patient’s perceived level of anxiety and improve physiologic metrics related to the SBT, specifically, respiratory rate (RR), blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and heart rate (HR). The researcher also sought to understand the perspective of the patient. The research question was: What does the patient experience related to music therapy during their SBT? Data collected from 20 patients revealed that measurements of HR and blood pressure significantly increased pre- to post-music therapy session. Data analyzed in the interviews suggested that music therapy may assist patients in coping with the physical, emotional, and spiritual stressors of weaning from MV.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":"30 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72371524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pregnancy, childbirth, and lactation are connected to the physical and psychological well-being of women and the infant after delivery. Taking into consideration the need to build evidence for music therapy, this review explains the mechanism from the bio-psycho-immunological dimensions of stress and its consequences for women during pregnancy, labour and post-partum. The use of music as a correlate to stress and its consequences during the perinatal, prenatal, and postnatal process of pregnancy has been in research for more than 5 decades, yet there is no concrete understanding in that direction. India is culturally and musically rich with many traditional healing systems. Bringing them into the Music has an inside out effect and can be included in the mind-body concept. This paper discusses music in the Indian context that connects the body & mind as well as the traditional uses of music from a therapeutic view, and finally, the need for further research to bring forth evidence-based music therapy within healthcare.
{"title":"Impact of music therapy of the extracellular status of endocrine markers in pregnant women- A review","authors":"Bhuvaneswari Ramesh, S. A R","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v14i4.881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v14i4.881","url":null,"abstract":"Pregnancy, childbirth, and lactation are connected to the physical and psychological well-being of women and the infant after delivery. Taking into consideration the need to build evidence for music therapy, this review explains the mechanism from the bio-psycho-immunological dimensions of stress and its consequences for women during pregnancy, labour and post-partum. The use of music as a correlate to stress and its consequences during the perinatal, prenatal, and postnatal process of pregnancy has been in research for more than 5 decades, yet there is no concrete understanding in that direction. India is culturally and musically rich with many traditional healing systems. Bringing them into the Music has an inside out effect and can be included in the mind-body concept. This paper discusses music in the Indian context that connects the body & mind as well as the traditional uses of music from a therapeutic view, and finally, the need for further research to bring forth evidence-based music therapy within healthcare. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79018787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study reflects the development of a protocol for examining the essential elements related to implementing environmental music through a dedicated Visiting Artists Series (VAS) program in a large urban hospital lobby. Through random distributions of survey questionnaires and subsequent analyses, our findings present the seminal perspectives of both Visiting Artists and listeners’ (i.e., patients/personal caregivers and staff members), who both separately and together inhabit a vulnerable treatment environment. When fortified with environmental enhancements, hospitals may potentially prosper. We found that patients and personal caregivers, as well as staff members, are generally pleased with the hospital environment enhanced with music and expressed favorable perceptions of the environmental music series. Performers in the VAS described their impressions of the importance of environmental music in hospitals and are grateful for the opportunity to play under conditions where they were perceived to be appreciated. Suggestions for improvement of hospital lobby environments and the VAS are provided, as are future directions for clinical practice and research.
{"title":"Music in the lobby: Listener and performer perspectives of a hospital Visiting Artists Series (VAS)","authors":"Hanneke van Dokkum, Andrew Rossetti, J. Loewy","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v14i4.886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v14i4.886","url":null,"abstract":"This study reflects the development of a protocol for examining the essential elements related to implementing environmental music through a dedicated Visiting Artists Series (VAS) program in a large urban hospital lobby. Through random distributions of survey questionnaires and subsequent analyses, our findings present the seminal perspectives of both Visiting Artists and listeners’ (i.e., patients/personal caregivers and staff members), who both separately and together inhabit a vulnerable treatment environment. When fortified with environmental enhancements, hospitals may potentially prosper. We found that patients and personal caregivers, as well as staff members, are generally pleased with the hospital environment enhanced with music and expressed favorable perceptions of the environmental music series. Performers in the VAS described their impressions of the importance of environmental music in hospitals and are grateful for the opportunity to play under conditions where they were perceived to be appreciated. Suggestions for improvement of hospital lobby environments and the VAS are provided, as are future directions for clinical practice and research.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81971853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Recent attention related to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic is reflecting upon its impact in social and workplace settings. A September Gallup pole in the United States found that “quiet quitters" make up at least 50% of the U.S. workforce -- likely more...
{"title":"Quiet quitting:","authors":"J. Loewy, R. Spintge","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v14i4.899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v14i4.899","url":null,"abstract":"Recent attention related to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic is reflecting upon its impact in social and workplace settings. A September Gallup pole in the United States found that “quiet quitters\" make up at least 50% of the U.S. workforce -- likely more...","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":"259 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77114469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Brosh, E. Roditi, L. Wasser, Ahmad Aryan, J. Hanhart, Michael J. Potter
Purpose: To investigate music selection as a treatment for anxiety during intravitreal injections (IVI) for individuals of varying cultures.Methods: A randomized control study was performed to evaluate the effect of music in 3 different subject groups. 106 individuals were enrolled in the study. Individuals were randomized into one of three categories: (1) a control group in which the IVI procedure was performed without music (n=35), (2) an experimental group in which music was selected by the physician (n=36), (3) an experimental group in which music was selected by the patient (n=35). Following the procedure, all patients completed a questionnaire regarding their level of experienced anxiety, pain and discomfort (grade 0-10). The primary outcome was anxiety level during the procedure.Results: Although no statistically significant difference in anxiety levels between groups was demonstrable, the experimental group in which patients selected music had higher number of patients with low anxiety scores compared to the other groups (p=0.04). Subjects who completed the questionnaire in Arabic were less likely to desire music on subsequent injections compare to Hebrew and English speakers (p=0.02). Music was deemed by both experimental groups as an effective method to induce relaxation (6.5±3.8 and 7.2±3.7). Preference for music on subsequent injections was increased in both experimental groups compared to the control group (P<0.01), but more prominently in the third group (P<0.01).Conclusion: Music selection may be an effective way to reduce anxiety levels during IVI. Preference for music during IVI may be influenced by culture and previous music exposure.
{"title":"Effect of music selection on anxiety during intravitreal injections for individuals of varying ethnicity.","authors":"K. Brosh, E. Roditi, L. Wasser, Ahmad Aryan, J. Hanhart, Michael J. Potter","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v14i4.827","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v14i4.827","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: To investigate music selection as a treatment for anxiety during intravitreal injections (IVI) for individuals of varying cultures.Methods: A randomized control study was performed to evaluate the effect of music in 3 different subject groups. 106 individuals were enrolled in the study. Individuals were randomized into one of three categories: (1) a control group in which the IVI procedure was performed without music (n=35), (2) an experimental group in which music was selected by the physician (n=36), (3) an experimental group in which music was selected by the patient (n=35). Following the procedure, all patients completed a questionnaire regarding their level of experienced anxiety, pain and discomfort (grade 0-10). The primary outcome was anxiety level during the procedure.Results: Although no statistically significant difference in anxiety levels between groups was demonstrable, the experimental group in which patients selected music had higher number of patients with low anxiety scores compared to the other groups (p=0.04). Subjects who completed the questionnaire in Arabic were less likely to desire music on subsequent injections compare to Hebrew and English speakers (p=0.02). Music was deemed by both experimental groups as an effective method to induce relaxation (6.5±3.8 and 7.2±3.7). Preference for music on subsequent injections was increased in both experimental groups compared to the control group (P<0.01), but more prominently in the third group (P<0.01).Conclusion: Music selection may be an effective way to reduce anxiety levels during IVI. Preference for music during IVI may be influenced by culture and previous music exposure.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73282345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The 7th International Conference of the International Association for Music & Medicine was held on May 28 - 29, 2022. Meetings and presentations from Greek and international invited speakers took place in person and through live streaming May 28 to May 29, 2022. Additionally, a week of online-only presentations took place May 30 to June 3, 2022.Athens is one of the world's oldest cities, offering centuries-old history to be explored and enjoyed. According to Plato, one of the first schools of music education was founded by the people of Crete followed by the musical schools of Athens, where students were taught to sing and play the lyre. Many delegates from across the globe were honored to meet in this magical and historical city. Below, conference delegate Dr. Efthymios Papatzikis reviews and reflects upon some of the conference highlights.
{"title":"An International Discourse on ‘Music and Medicine’","authors":"Efthymios Papatzikis","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v14i3.891","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v14i3.891","url":null,"abstract":"The 7th International Conference of the International Association for Music & Medicine was held on May 28 - 29, 2022. Meetings and presentations from Greek and international invited speakers took place in person and through live streaming May 28 to May 29, 2022. Additionally, a week of online-only presentations took place May 30 to June 3, 2022.Athens is one of the world's oldest cities, offering centuries-old history to be explored and enjoyed. According to Plato, one of the first schools of music education was founded by the people of Crete followed by the musical schools of Athens, where students were taught to sing and play the lyre. Many delegates from across the globe were honored to meet in this magical and historical city. Below, conference delegate Dr. Efthymios Papatzikis reviews and reflects upon some of the conference highlights. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73187120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}