MUS 14.04 Music and Healing in Cross-Cultural Perspective

This course explores from different disciplinary and cultural perspectives how music affects the body and the brain, and how culturally-rooted music therapies have leveraged the power of community in the service of socially inclusive health equity as a cultural practice. Case studies are drawn from a range of therapeutic practices that include sound and music as a therapeutic agent among Indigenous peoples in Siberia, healing rituals and sound yoga in India and Pakistan, the theory and practice of music therapy in China, and new technologies of sound and music-based healing that work across race, class, and gender to provide access to health and wellness. Guest presenters, including musicians and clinical practitioners, will participate in many class sessions. 

Instructor

Casey, Levin

Prerequisite

MUS 1 or equivalent experience

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:ART; WCult:NW

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