Healing Soundscapes

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What does it sound like in places that deal with illness and recovery? What do rooms in hospitals and doctors' surgeries need in terms of acoustic and atmospheric design? How can sounds promote well-being? With these questions in mind, we invite you to explore the world of Healing Soundscapes. Healing Soundscapes are health-promoting sound environments that are created under the influence of artistically and spatially designed Musical Soundscape Interventions (MSI). The Healing Soundscapes project develops and researches spatial sound interventions for sensitive hospital areas. The aim is to design the sound environment (the "soundscape") in such a way that the well-being of patients and staff in the rooms is improved.

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program on September 4th
Andrew Rossetti - Environmental Music Therapy (EMT): Modulating Soundscapes in the Hospital Environment

Environmental Music Therapy (EMT) is a live music intervention by music therapists meant to modify perception of potentially stressful environments through constructing dynamic soundscapes to provide enhanced comfort and safety. EMT has been shown to reduce state anxiety, distress, and regulate distortion of waiting time, ultimately changing overall perception and response to the hospital environment. In the bigger picture, EMT may be an affective therapeutic modality of prophylaxis for medically induced trauma and post traumatic stress. This lecture will explore the supporting theories, history, and praxis of EMT in contexts where potentially detrimental or toxic unwanted sound is a concern, and areas, such as hospital waiting rooms and common areas, where it is not. We will discuss two published studies on the subject. Guidelines for application will be presented, and numerous experientials will be provided to elucidate concepts.

Andrew Rossetti PhD, LCAT, MT-BC
The Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine, Mount Sinai Healthcare System; New York, USA

Andrew Rossetti PhD, MT-BC, LCAT, is a clinician, educator, researcher, solicited international speaker, and director of the Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine's multi-site Music Therapy Program in Oncology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center. His clinical practice in medical music psychotherapy is grounded in oncology, and includes procedural support for surgery, symptom management in infusion suites and radiation oncology, and the treatment of trauma and post-traumatic stress. His practice extends to intensive care in fragile areas, such as neonatal ICUs and oncology waiting rooms where he specializes in Environmental Music Therapy. His current research includes grant funded projects from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Institute of Health. His work as a consultant has led him to help design and implement music therapy programs in a number of hospitals in Europe. Dr. Rossetti is an international lecturer and has been a frequent invited and keynote speaker at conferences and universities in the US, Asia, South America, Europe, Africa, and Canada. He is the Executive Committee Secretary for the International Association for Music & Medicine, and chair of its ethics committee. Dr. Rossetti is on the faculty of Montclair State University, and the University of Barcelona. His work has been featured in the NY Times, NPR's Science Friday, and the NBC and CBS national television networks.

Registration is requested.
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Our lectures not only serve to exchange knowledge on a professional level, but also to share exciting findings with the world. We therefore invite all interested people to attend!
Lectures and discussions are scheduled to last 1-1.5 hours. After the presentations, there will be the opportunity to stay for a drink and continue the conversation.

All dates at a glance:
04.09., 6 pm - Andrew Rossetti
Environmental Music Therapy (EMT): Modulating Soundscapes in the Hospital Environment

16.10., 6 pm - Antti Ikonen
Friendly Sounds in Children's Hospital

18.11., 6 pm - Marie Koldkjær Højlund
Multisensory artwork and soundscapes in the hospital - an attuning approach in healthcare design

19.02., 6 p.m. - Peter Androsch
Air, air, air

19.03., 6 pm - Tanja Vollmer
The Healing Seven: How sensory perception in hospital influences recovery