Keynotes

The keynote presentations are planned to build bridges between disciplines and perspectives.

We start with an umbrella review, that builds a bridge to arts therapies and arts-based interventions. Following this overview presentation, there will be three keynote panels. We have come up with a special ‚Bridges’ format for these presentations. Each keynote panel will be introduced by a non-music therapist. Two music therapists will then form a bridge to the presentation.

Keynote Speakers

Arts-based interventions for non-communicable diseases: An impressive body of evidence

Photo: Gema Gomez

Dr. Martina de Witte

University of Melbourne
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
McKenzie Research Fellow
The Netherlands/Australia

It deeply saddens us to announce that Martina de Witte passed away on Tuesday, 11 March. Her death is a profound loss to the music therapy community. The keynote will be given in her memory.

Joke Bradt

Prof. Joke Bradt, PhD

Drexel University of Philadelphia
Creative Arts Therapies Department
United States of America

We are honored to announce that Joke Bradt will be giving this keynote. Martina de Witte planned this Umbrella review together with Joke Bradt. She was asked by Martina de Witte to stand in for her.

Abstract
Short Vita

Music therapy and psychotherapy research

Ulrike Willutzki

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Willutzki

University Witten/Herdecke
Health Faculty
Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy
Germany

Abstract
Short Vita

Karin Mössler

Dr. Karin Mössler

Bergen Culture School
Viennese Institute for Music Therapy
Norway/ Austria

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Short Vita

Catherine Carr

Dr. Catherine Carr

Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry
Queen Mary University of London
East London Foundation NHS Trust, London
United Kingdom

Abstract
Short Vita

Music therapy in society

Katinka Schweizer
Photo: Anna Dill

Prof. Dr. Katinka Schweizer

MSH Medical School Hamburg
University of Applied Sciences and Medical University
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences
Germany

Abstract
Short Vita

Eleni Tsolka

Eleni Tsolka

Piraeus, Attika
Greece

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Short Vita

Avi Gilboa

Prof. Avi Gilboa, PhD

Bar-Ilan University
Faculty of Humanities
Department of Music
Israel

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Medicine and music psychology for music therapy

Petri Toiviainen

Prof. Petri Toiviainen, PhD

University of Jyväskylä
Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain
Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies
Finland

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Short Vita

Susanne Metzner
Photo: Martina Bogdahn

Prof. Dr. habil. Susanne Metzner 

University of Augsburg
Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences
Leopold Mozart College of Music
Germany

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Anna Ménen

Anna Ménen Sanchez

Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Badalona, Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès)
Spain

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