1. Olivia Swedberg, USA: Discussing her paper on Music Therapy Voice Protocol (MTVP) for Singing Groups of People with Parkinson’s Disease.
2. Eun-Jeong Lee, Germany: Music therapist in Heidelberg talks about the use of the monochord in the oncology unit.
3. Joanna Kantor-Martynuska, psychology, Poland: Rumination and the effectiveness of mood induction with the use of music and speech; Physiological and self-reported music relaxation in people suffering from hypertension
4. Elizabeth Dennis – Institute for Music and Human Social Development, University of Edinburgh, Scotland: Can background music and caregiver singing benefit people with dementia? Results of a study in a Scottish home.

More lined up from the conference – we’re only half way through it!