Virtual Symposium Overview
Live music transforms the hospital environment, bringing comfort and emotional support when it’s needed most. Research shows that music can reduce stress, ease pain, and create moments of connection for patients, families, and healthcare staff. This two-part series on music in medicine will look at how musicians are offering live music in hospital settings and what impact this work has on their outlook as an artist, and how higher ed can help to prepare musicians to safely and authentically enter the healthcare environment.
- This symposium is FREE for all to attend, featuring two online, interactive sessions using the Zoom platform.
- Advance registration is required.
- Be sure to submit your questions for the panel at the time of registration. Questions must be received at least one day in advance in order to be included.
- Recordings of the sessions will be available online following the symposium for those registered.
Symposium Presenters
Session 1
Director,
Eastman Performing Arts Medicine
Musician,
Project: Music Heals Us
Co-Founder,
Sing for Hope
Artist/Teacher of Piano
Hillsdale College
Session 2
Director,
Eastman Performing Arts Medicine
Director of the Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida, Shands
Associate Dean for Innovation in the Arts and Health,
Peabody Institute
Founder Sound Health; Bringing Music to Medicine,
University of Nebraska, Omaha
Symposium Schedule and Registration
Session 1: Musicians Panel
Friday, March 28th from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern Time
A panel discussion with musicians who have created a niche in performing in healthcare spaces. How did they discover they wanted to do this work? What impact does sharing music this way have on their outlook as a performing artist?
View Recording →
Session 2: Higher Education Panel
Thursday, April 3rd from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern Time
Building on the conversation with our musicians last week, we will look at how music schools can help create the pathway to authentic and appropriate ways of engaging listeners in the healthcare space. Each of our panelists will share their unique approach to educating and training musicians for this experience.
← View Recording
Questions about the Symposium?
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. The sessions will be conducted in English, and each will utilize Zoom’s live transcript feature. For additional accessibility requests, please contact us at least 5 business days prior to the workshop and we will do our best to meet requested accessibility needs.
This symposium is supported by the Eastman School of Music’s Paul R. Judy Center for Research and Innovation and the Catherine Filene Shouse Keynote Lectureship.
