2012 Music for Healing & Transition Program International Conference

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Date: October 18-21, 2012
Place: Lutheridge Retreat & Conference Center, Arden, North Carolina
We are anticipating a wonderful, enriching event, with an inspiring group of presenters, interesting vendors and enjoyable activities. See link coming for more information, registration form and other Conference documents.

Our Conference Venue
Lutheridge sits on 160 acres of wooded land in Arden, North Carolina, not far from Asheville. October is a beautiful time of the year to be in North Carolina. Lutheridge is easily accessible, with the interstate close by and Asheville Airport (AVL) 3 miles away. It offers trails for walking, and comfortable accommodations with shared bathrooms. Our primary conference space will be the new Faith Center, which is large enough to accommodate our entire group as well as our vendors. The Faith Center has free wifi. The Dining Hall is very close-by, as is the largest residence.

Primary Presenters Each will each offer a keynote and a workshop during the Conference.

Dr. Lee Bartel
Dr. Bartel is Professor of Music at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music and Director of the Canadian Music Education Research Centre. Initially a performing choral conductor, singer, violinist, and guitarist and music educator, Dr. Bartel began doctoral studies and graduated in 1988 from the University of Illinois at Urbana. He began research on people’s response to music with special focus on emotional and intellectual response and social psychological connections. He founded the Canadian Music Education Research Centre in 1989. His involvement in research in music and medicine began in the early 90’s at Bloorview Kid’s Rehab with rehabilitation of attention deficits resulting from head injuries. He also conducted a noteworthy stress study of the 19 professional orchestras in Canada with the Centre for Health Promotion at University of Toronto. He is the Director of the Sonic B.R.A.I.N. Lab at the U of T. He is also actively involved at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto in perceptual ability diagnosis and music response research with cochlear implant recipients. Within the Canadian Music Education Research Centre, he is the Coordinator of the Music, Mind and Brain Special Research Interest Group, and Coordinator of the Music Therapy and Health Special Research Interest Group within which he recently conducted a health promotion study in the Faculty of Music with a student from the Medical Department.

In 2005 he began work on subsonic structures of music, exploring possible effects of polyrhythmic effects. He began implementing “subsonic architecture” into sound recordings to take advantage of transducer based sound devices in 2006. His current interest is in the health and mood effects of vibro-acoustics.

Drawing on his extensive research background, Dr. Bartel is the scientific designer of the internationally best-selling Music for Your Health series of recordings on the Solitudes label as well as the SonicAid series. He is also the music consultant on some 70 Fisher Price recordings for children.

Dr. James Oschman
Dr. James Oschman is the author of two books, Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis and Energy Medicine in Therapeutics and Human Performance. These two books give the most skeptical academic scientists a theoretical basis for exploring the physiology and biophysics of energy medicines.

Dr. Oschman has both the academic credentials and the background in alternative therapies to carry out his explorations. He has degrees in Biophysics and Biology from the University of Pittsburgh. He has worked in major research labs around the world. These include Cambridge University in England, Case-Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, the University of Copenhagen, Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he was on the faculty, and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, where he was a staff scientist. His many scientific papers have been published in the world’s leading journals. And, to learn about the theories and practices underlying complementary methods, Jim has both taught and attended classes at various schools around the world, and experienced a wide range of bodywork techniques. This has brought Jim some distinctions, including acting as President of the New England School of Acupuncture, and a Distinguished Service Award from the Rolf Institute. Jim continues his research and writing in Dover, New Hampshire, where he is President of Nature’s Own Research Association.

Dr. Oschman is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine in Washington, DC, USA. On November 16, 2002, Jim was presented with the Foundation’s Founders Award at a ceremony held at the Madison Hotel in Washington, DC. Jim is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine; which is currently focused on researching electromagnetic devices for treating cancer. This is the only organization that sends scouts throughout the world searching for alternative therapies with the goal of subjecting these methods to scientific investigation and reporting the results to the American public on its web page: NFAM.org.

Here are some of the other sessions and activities planned:

• Panel Discussion & Q&A with four or five Certified Music Practitioners who have begun or currently supervise well-established hospital-wide therapeutic music programs with a team of therapeutic musicians. Find out how they did it and how you can apply their knowledge.
• Panel Discussion & Q&A with religious leaders of a variety of faith-traditions. Topic: The place of music during illness and end of life care in their traditions.
• Sessions for repertoire-sharing on specific instruments.
• Round-robin introduction of unusual instruments for therapeutic use.
• Special-Interest sessions on research & different patient populations: veterans, hospice, ICU, NICU, etc.
• Circle dancing, jams, drum-circle
• Optional individual sessions for your relaxation and enjoyment: Massage, ergonomic lessons with your instrument and Vibroacosutic Harp Therapy. Individual instrumental and/or vocal music lessons may be available from MHTP faculty attending the conference.