European Training Session: Music in Health Settings, Paris

Musique & Sante (Paris) will deliver European Training Session: Music in Health Settings in partnership with the Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester) in Paris in June 2012.

The objective of the training is to:

• understand and imagine the place of music and of the musician in health settings
• explore the theoretical and practical competences necessary to carry out quality musical actions

Content includes:

• methods and approaches of musical actions in health settings (children, teenagers, and elderly people);
• musical techniques (vocal and instrumental repertoires, appropriate instruments, improvisation…);
• spatial awareness and interaction with patients and families;
• partnership with health institutions and care staff;
• ethical issues;
• musical interventions will be carried out in Parisian hospitals in paediatrics and geriatrics.

Good instrumental or vocal level required.

Dates: 25 – 29 June 2012
Location: Paris (France)
Registration fees:

• €750 for residents of European eligible countries (outside of France)
• €900 for residents of France

Target group: musicians
Working language: English

Grundtvig Grant

The European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme offers the opportunity to apply for a Grundtvig In-Service Training Grant. Anyone involved in adult education can participate in the programme including adult learners, teachers and trainers from a variety of organisations.
This training session is registered in the Comenius-Grundtvig Training Database under the reference number FR-2012-378-001.

Contact Musique et Sante or your Lifelong Learning Programme National Agency for further information.