5th International Conference on Psychology of Music and Mental Health
Dates: 27th - 28th April, 2012.
Organiser/s: Nada Centre for Music Therapy, Chennai (T.N.), INDIA and The Department of Psychology, Bangalore University, Bangalore (Karnataka), INDIA. Venue: Department of Psychology, Bangalore University, Bangalore-560 056 (Karnataka), INDIA.
About: This is the first ever international conference on Psychology of Music and Mental Health to be organized by the Department of Psychology, Bangalore University Bangalore and the Fifth International Conference to be organized by NADA Centre for music therapy, Chennai. The earlier four conferences organized at Chennai, Delhi and Visakhapatnam were well attended by international participants drawn from various parts of the world such as Canada, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, UK and USA, besides participants from India. Music and mental health have not had enough interdisciplinary platforms to explore the immense influence one can bear over the other. Keeping this need in mind, the theme of this conference has been carefully selected to capture the tremendous possibilities that are emerging in use of music as complementary to the study of mental health. Psychology of music has demonstrated newer paradigms in areas of cognition, emotions and harmonious human development. Participants across the world have shown their individual solidarity with NADA Centre for Music Therapy in this Mission of Making Music as a part of Mental Health.
Contact: Dr. R. Gopalakrishna, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Bangalore University,
Email: rgkbub@gmail.com
Phone: 080-22961506.
Mobile: 9731981899
