A live Q&A and conversation
on the therapeutic use of music
Two hours with Dr Mendel Kaelen.
Register for freeWho is this for
Anyone using or curious about music in service of care
These evenings draw practitioners and creatives from a wide range of backgrounds, all working with music in some way.
No existing music training required.
The Q&A portions of webinars are often where the real richness lives. They are warm, informative, and frequently where the most useful insights surface, in the back and forth of genuine questions from practice.
So, rather than a lecture, this is an open evening built around the questions that come up most in this work, explored together in real time. We will work through some of the most common ones, and throughout the evening you will be able to add your own questions and upvote others, so we spend our time where it matters most to you.
The shape of the evening comes from what people bring, and from the interactive conversation that unfolds, in good company with others who care about this work. This evening will not be recorded, so it is really one to join live if you can.
What we'll explore
Some of the questions we'll sit with
How do I select music that is effective?
How do I understand what specific music elicits in my clients?
When are words helpful, and when is non-lyrical music better?
What about using familiar music?
How do I respond when a client dislikes the music?
How can music become harmful, and how do I know where that boundary lies?
There will be plenty of room to bring your own questions and challenges too.
About Mendel
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Dr Mendel Kaelen
Neuroscientist, researcher, instructor & musician
Dr Mendel Kaelen is the founder of Wavepaths and the developer and instructor of the Foundations of Therapeutic Music course. He completed his PhD at Imperial College London on the role of music in psychedelic therapy, and has co-authored more than 50 academic papers. Wavepaths and his playlists have supported over 100,000 therapy sessions worldwide.
Going deeper
Continue with the full programme
This evening is a small taste of a much larger body of work. Foundations of Therapeutic Music is Mendel's nine-month immersive programme, where the theory, the practice, and the art of curating music for care are taught in depth.
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