[WEBINAR] Mental Health and Healing through Music: Perspectives from Arts and Science
The Covid-19 pandemic era has thrown issues of mental health into sharp relief. How can music therapy and traditional practices of healing through music offer insights into developing a holistic approach to mental health? This webinar draws together experts from the fields of arts and science—medicine, music therapy, music and ethnomusicology—to share their knowledge and perspectives towards nurturing the resilience of our collective wellbeing.
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Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Pugh-Kitingan
Head, Culture and Heritage Cluster, Borneo Institute for Indigenous Studies; Professor of Ethnomusicology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Prof. Dr. Mohd Anis Md Nor
Adjunct Professor, Sunway University; Managing Director, Nusantara Performing Arts Research Centre (NUSPARC)
Dr. Indra Selvarajah
Medical Music Therapist & Lecturer, Department of Music, Faculty of Human Ecology, UPM Serdang; Founding President, Malaysian Music Therapy Association (MMTA)
Chair, Global Crises Intervention Commission, World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT)
Maya Hasan
CMP, Celebrated Harpist, Certified Music Practitioner, Director of IHTP for Indonesia, CEO/Founder of Grotto Holistic Healing Boutique
Dr. Nurashikin Ibrahim
Public Health Physician, Head Sector, Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Violence Injury Prevention Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health
Moderator: Pauline Fan
Creative Director, PUSAKA
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Created: 18 Oct 2021, 10:15AM
Updated: 23 Aug 2025, 4:12PM