Music and Health Seminar
OPUS Director and Musician Nick Cutts is to present at a 2-day seminar on Music and Health on 10 and 11 May 2012 at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.
RNCM Music for Health is pleased to invite people working in the cultural and health sectors to attend a FREE 2-day seminar about music in healthcare.
The seminar will
- present the experience and learning from the EC funded ‘Music in Healthcare Settings: Training Trainers project’ (Leonardo Transfer of Innovation) at a local, national and European level;
- highlight the importance of working in partnerships across the cultural and health sectors;
- compare and discuss policy frameworks in the UK and France;
- present case studies of musical interactions in healthcare settings and outline the training offered by RNCM, including the Medical Notes project funded by Youth Music;
- present evaluation and research findings from the RNCM Music for Health programme.
A flyer and booking form for the seminar are here:
(attendance at just one day is acceptable)
RNCM Music in Healthcare Settings Seminar flyer
RNCM Music in Healthcare Settings booking form
OPUS musicians have been involved in a year-long project, supporting the development of music and story-making for early years children and their families in library settings across Derbyshire. The project was hugely successful, with many libraries continuing to deliver practice beyond the project. The project was managed and supported by Derbyshire County Council with funding from Youth Music. The full evalution report has now been published. 
OPUS musicians are all highly trained for music and health practice by internationally renowned leaders in this field, Musique & Santé. Nick Cutts has previously trained alongside a European team of musicians in Manchester, Paris, Krakow and Dublin under the guidance of Musique & Sante trainers. In December 2010, Marianne Clarac, a trainer and musician from Musique & Santé visited Derby for a week to deliver training to all OPUS musicians along with others from the region. Nick is now training again in Manchester and Paris with Musique & Santé as part of a European ‘Train the Trainer’ programme. Nick and OPUS colleagues are currently delivering training to musicians and healthcare staff from across the UK using approaches developed by Musique & Santé over many years.
