CMS Webinar
Musicians’ Health
December 2, 2022
The Importance of Music for Emotional Health
Articles
Cirelli, L. K., et al., (2014), Interpersonal synchrony increases prosocial behavior in infants. Developmental Science.
Kirschner, S. and Tomasello, M. (2010), Joint music making promotes prosocial behavior in 4-year-old children. Evolution and Human Behavior.
Svard, L., (2022), Music, Emotions, COVID – and the Brain, MTNA e-journal, 13, no. 3.
Wiltermuth, S. S., and Heath, C. (2009), Synchrony and cooperation, Psychological Science.
Winkler, I. et al., (2009). Newborn infants detect the beat in music, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Newspaper article
Michigan Opera Theatre drives into the pandemic era with a fresh take on a classic
Books
Steven Mithen, The Singing Neanderthals: the origins of music, language, mind, and body (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2006).
Videos seen in the presentation
Cunningham Piano Online Ensemble
Violinists across the world play for Ukraine
Paleolithic bone flute from Geißenklösterle
Paleolithic ivory flute from Gießenklosterle
11-month old twins moving to music
Websites
National Alliance for Music in Vulnerable Communities
And watch for:
The Musical Brain: what students, teachers, and performers need to know, by Lois Svard,
to be released by Oxford in February 2023.