Music Therapy Advances in Neuro-disability - Innovations in Research and Practice: Summary Report and Reflections on a Two-Day International Conference

Authors

  • Julian Winn O'Kelly Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability & Aalborg University
  • Wendy Magee
  • Alex Street
  • Jörg Fachner Anglia Ruskin University
  • Adèle Isabel Drake Liquid Vibrations
  • Joel Cahen Liquid Vibrations
  • Teppo Särkämö Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Univwersity of Helsinki
  • Hanne Mette Ridder Aalborg University
  • Monika Jungblut
  • Ruth Melhuish Camden&Islington NHS Trust
  • Dale Taylor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v14i1.742

Keywords:

music therapy, neuro-disability, neuro-imaging, Neuro-plasticity, dementia, stroke, brain injury

Abstract

This article provides a summary of the oral papers presented during a two day international conference, which took place on 7th & 8th June 2013, at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN) in London. The summary texts detail innovative research projects and clinical developments across music therapy, music neuroscience and music psychology addressing the needs of those with acquired and degenerative neurological conditions. The diverse and evolving work in this field is reflected in the topics covered, including disorders of consciousness, dementia, stroke, and the use of modern neuro-imaging methods to measure the effects of music therapy at a cortical level. A discussion of the implications of these converging foci highlights the benefits of the cross-disciplinary dialogue that characterised the conference.

Author Biographies

Julian Winn O'Kelly, Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability & Aalborg University

Julian O’Kelly MSc, BA (Hons), Dip MT, NMT PhD Mobility Fellow, Royal Hospital of Neuro-disability Julian began work as a clinician piloting a music therapy service for Rowcroft Hospice in South Devon, whilst helping the Towersey Foundation set up palliative care posts across the UK .He has published numerous papers, and regularly presents at international conferences and symposia. Following the appointment as Head of Music Therapy at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, he was awarded a PhD Mobility Fellowship with Aalborg University in 2010. His PhD study is focused on developing the evidence base for music therapy in the assessment and rehabilitation of those with disorders of consciousness, which he defends in April 2014.

Alex Street

Cambridgeshire Music Therapy, private practice.Music Therapy Bedfordshire, private practice.I specialise in using neurologic music therapy techniques, music software, computers and technology and songwriting, working with adults with ABI and TBI and children with cerebral palsy and ASC.

Jörg Fachner, Anglia Ruskin University

Jörg Fachner is Professor of Music, Health and the Brain and holds a PhD in Medicine. He was trained as an educationalist and social scientist, utilizing music therapy in special education, targeting deviant adolescents and addiction.

Adèle Isabel Drake, Liquid Vibrations

Liquid VibrationsDirector

Hanne Mette Ridder, Aalborg University

Professor, Dr. Doctoral Programme in Music Therapy, Department of Communication and Psychology, Aalborg University, Denmark.

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Published

2014-02-03

How to Cite

O’Kelly, J. W., Magee, W., Street, A., Fachner, J., Drake, A. I., Cahen, J., … Taylor, D. (2014). Music Therapy Advances in Neuro-disability - Innovations in Research and Practice: Summary Report and Reflections on a Two-Day International Conference. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v14i1.742

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Original Voices

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