Berklee

Music for Wellness

Taught in English

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Annette Philip
Suzanne Hanser

Instructors: Annette Philip

4.6

(307 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
10 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn

  • The effects music has on the brain

  • Strategies and techniques for regulating emotions and stress by integrating music with ancient practices such as mantra and pranayama

  • The scientific underpinnings that support the efficacy of ancient traditional practices used to promote wellness

  • How and why music can help you to live a happier, healthier life

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There are 5 modules in this course

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What's included

3 videos5 readings1 quiz

In this lesson, we'll begin to work on improvisation and creating music based on how we feel. Improvisation can seem daunting to many, but we will focus adding new ideas little by little until you are comfortable using your voice. We'll work on circle singing exercises and talk about looping in order to create your own song.

What's included

7 videos3 readings2 quizzes1 discussion prompt

In this lesson we will focus on using music to comfort ourselves during stressful times. We will start with connecting to our breath and learning to control our breathing. We will continue by talking about creating lullabies and practicing Musical PMR. Finally, we will go through Pranayama exercises and how they can be used for different results.

What's included

10 videos4 readings2 quizzes1 discussion prompt

In this lesson, we will begin to take the music that we create and the music that comforts us and use it to focus our feelings into something we need. We will start by chanting and learning about mantra. Then we will use repetition to meditate and change our mood. Finally we will create the modern form of mantra, jingles, to help us focus during different times in our life.

What's included

6 videos3 readings2 quizzes1 discussion prompt

In this lesson, we will look at how listening to music can help us focus during stressful times. We will practice active listening and letting music help us control our emotions. We will then practice creating playlists for different needs in our life so that we always have music ready when we need it.

What's included

5 videos4 readings1 quiz1 peer review

Instructors

Instructor ratings
4.8 (161 ratings)
Annette Philip
Berklee
1 Course34,152 learners
Suzanne Hanser
Berklee
1 Course34,152 learners

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