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Webinars
Who should attend? We welcome musicians that are interested in learning more about how music can assist in the healing process.
The webinars are carefully chosen for their rich content that contribute to the quality of life of those injured, sick, and dying, through advancement of skills and methodology of the musician.
Those participating certified therapeutic musicians wishing to attain continuing education units (CEU's), please contact your respective program for pre-approval. To request a Certificate of Attendance please click here, and include the title and date of webinar attended. Click here for a listing of accredited programs.
What You Get
At the Healing Musician’s Center we pride ourselves in delivering the “next best thing to being there” type of online workshop. Webinars are created to simulate an on-site workshop by including as much live audio, experiential, resources for continuing thought and networking opportunities as possible, with the outcome being a rich and unprecedented experience for participants.
All webinars are private and include login codes to access the webinar page, which includes downloadable handouts, and audio of the presentation. To further enhance the webinar experience, each webinar comes with a blog where participants can rehash the webinar, exchange ideas, and network. Consider the blog the "social time" after an on-site workshop.
Technical Requirements
Today's technology makes it easy to communicate around the world using VOIP and traditional communication channels. Before registering for a webinar, it's very important that participants go to the technical requirement's page to learn what technical equipment and software is acceptable in order to have a smooth and relaxed webinar experience. We expect participants to know how to access and maintain their computer and telephone communications devices, and to make sure they are in good working order before and during the webinar. Although we are not able to give technical support on your equipment, we can tell you what devices and software are necessary to participate. If you still have questions after reading the technical requirements please contact us. We'll do our best to help you.
Schedule (Revised 8/24/10)
We're taking the Summer Off. It's a must in the Northwestern part of the USA, where the sun hides behind the clouds 10 months a year. So have a great summer and please come back in the fall.
Thank you, Stella
Fall Events
 Resonant Tone for Certified Musicians, Presented by Christina Tourin: Tuesday, September 28, 5pm-7pm, PDT, and Thursday, September 30, 2010, 5pm-7pm, PST. In this webinar participants will explore harmonic correspondences with the whole body, how sound affect certain body parts on tour journey to finding the overall tone that harmonizes with the whole body. You will receive a short tune that you can play in four different keys of music to help you in the determination of the overall resonant tone plus, other techniques to help you feel confident that your intuition is 'spot on." Please see "Time Zone" in the navigation panel to the left for national/international time conversions. $125.00/4hrs. per person.
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 The Original Healing Modes, Presented by Stella Benson: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 5pm-7pm, PDT, and Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 5pm-7pm, PST. What are healing modes anyway? And, why are they healing? Learn the healing temperament of each of the seven original Western scales. Participants learn their structural distinctions, potential receptive values and various healing aspects. Participants experience a simple, but creative and powerful way to improvise in each mode, recognize the modes by ear, with an introduction to arrhythmic music. This skill is particularly important when using the entrainment phenomenon with your listener. Participants leave with a basic foundation for excelling in improvisational empowerment, basic ear training in Western modes, and a basic understanding of the unique healing aspect of each mode. All musicianship levels welcome. Bring your instrument. $125.00/4hrs. per person.
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The Labyrinth & Music, presented by Stella Benson: Friday, November 12, 2010, 5pm PST. Learn how to bring the Labyrinth experience to the bedside of your patients and their loved ones. Patients and loved ones can “walk” the Labyrinth without leaving the room, using the experience as a spiritual journey and powerful tool for transformation, peace and possibility. Part of the process is "the great dignity of the symbol regardless of one's own religious background." Includes a 9-minute video "Intro to Sacred Geometry." Bring your instrument. Please see "Time Zone" in the navigation panel to the left for national/international time conversions. $80.00/2hrs. per person.
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Winter Events
Subtle Energies & Music, presented by Stella Benson: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 6pm PST. Healing musicians influence, and are influenced by, subtle energy. The new science of subtle energies is emerging with surprising results that can affect our work as healing musicians. Learn what the research community has learned, how we are affected by subtle energies, and how we affect subtle energies, which can enhance or defeat our service at the bedside. Includes three 2-6 minute videos, and a short audio lecture on Geometric Effects on the Human Psyche. Please see "Time Zone" in the navigation panel to the left for national/international time conversions. $75.00/2hrs. per person.
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Chinese Musical Elements, presented by Stella Benson: Tuesday, January 25, 2010, 6pm PST. Increase your bedside repertoire with this uniquely designed workshop inspired by Chinese Elements, the Classical Four Elements from ancient Greece, Hindu and Buddhist cosmologies, and the Four Temperaments. Learn about the circulation of our own life force, “Chi,” in the human body, which is thought to affect the functions of the internal organs, psychological condition, and emotions in order to prevent and cure illnesses. Participants will take away new musical scales for improvisation as they relate to the archetypal elements and Western music elements and scales. Bring your instrument for this experiential webinar. Included are four videos. Bring your instrument for this experiential webinar. Please see "Time Zone" in the navigation panel to the left for national/international time conversions. $80.00/2hrs. per person.
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What Makes Your Music Healing? presented by Stella Benson: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 6pm, PST. Explore "what makes your music healing," includes a deeper analysis of the music in your repertoire, either your own composition or the composition of another, that is your favorite. Learn the healing elements inherent in your presented score or improvisation, and methods for transforming that same composition into other "moods," increasing the value of that piece. With that same piece, you learn the techniques that make arrhythmic music mesmerizing, peaceful and soothing. Learn various aspects of the art and science of arrhythmic music and how you can take your music even further into the service of your listener. Participants leave with a basic sense of how to transform existing tunes into many different types of musical conditions, and how one tune has "many lives." Bring your curiosity and instrument. Please see "Time Zone" in the navigation panel to the left for national/international time conversions. $80.00/2hrs. per person.
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Building Your Business Practice, presented by Stella Benson: Tuesday, March 8, 2010, 5pm PDT. Reviews the basics for starting a business practice and promoting oneself as a healing musician, giving presentations, writing proposals, setting fees, business licensing, promotion, advertising. Includes four short videos, downloadable handouts and informative related links. Please see "Time Zone" in the navigation panel to the left for national/international time conversions. $80.00/2hrs. per person.
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Music and Spiritual Pain, presented by Stella Benson: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 6pm PDT. Learn about Ethical Goals, the Universal Spiritual Elements, Spiritual Pain Patterns and Spiritual Pain Symptoms, and how to move towards Spiritual Awakening. Investigate alternative musical scales and frequencies that can be applied to various spiritual pain conditions. Explore how music can create a sanctuary for those in spiritual pain. Begin to diagnose and assess spiritual pain. Learn to help the patient live each day with respect, companionship and with as much meaning as possible with your presence and music? Participants leave with broader sense of identifying spiritual pain and alternative ways to musically address it. Included are four 4-9 minute videos. $80.00/2hrs. per person.
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Presenters
Welcome Presenters! At the Healing Musician’s Center we pride ourselves in delivering the “next best thing to being there” type of online workshop. Webinars are created to simulate an on-site workshop by including as much live audio/visual, experiential and networking opportunities as possible, with the outcome being a rich and unprecedented experience for participants. For webinar proposals and to see how it works for you, please see Four Steps to a Successful Webinar.
Come Soon!
Watch for new webinars presented by experts in the field of healing music. We constantly are on the lookout for fresh ways to enhance skills and enrich the experience of the healing musician. Prospective presenters are encourage to submit proposals. Click here to learn more. Let us know if you have ideas or questions. Contact us at Administration.
 Vibrational Healing – Past, Present and Future, presented by Sarajane Williams: During this comprehensive webinar, participants will explore the use of specific frequencies and techniques, based on current scientific and theoretical models that could enhance your skill as a healing musician. Sarajane presents the history and development of healing traditions, based on vibratory, psychological and spiritual principles. With a focus on the harp as a healing instrument, Sarajane explores the professional role of the Therapeutic Musician. Participants will also learn about new cutting edge technologies, and the scientific paradigm shift. $80.00/2hrs. per person.
 10 Vital Keys to Creating a Music Program in a Healthcare Facility, presented by Peggy Jaegly: Rescheduled for Fall 2010 (TBD). Learn the 10 elements you must have to create a successful music program in a healthcare facility. In this webinar you will: identify both who will provide and receive your music services, the most effective presentation methods to entice decision makers to hire you, various funding options for your program, important considerations in setting a schedule of services as well as how to set boundaries, how to determine the value of your services and present your fees in a palatable way to the facility. Also covered will be how to adapt your services to the differences between hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and hospices, how to handle special requests, effective marketing materials and other helpful documents, recommended forms and practices of communication with your funding sources and documenting patient visits, experiences and comments, in a manner which helps the facility desire to keep your program. $80.00/2hrs. per person.
The Alzheimer’s Patient and the Healing Musician, by Peggy Jaegly, CHM, CMP Sooner or later, the work of the healing musician will bring the practitioner face to face with either a patient or unit of patients who are suffering from the Alzheimer’s disease. Join this webinar to understand what is happening inside the patient how it may affect and manifest in his daily life. Learn what behaviors to expect and how to deal effectively with them. An overview of studies regarding Alzheimer’s including the effects of music for this group of patients will be discussed. Shape your repertoire with songs that are received successfully by this population, including songs that create emotional resonance. True stories of patient interactions will be shared. Learn concrete tips of interacting with Alzheimer’s patients and how to set boundaries as you offer your services as a healing musician. This is one of my most beloved populations and may become one of your favorites too! 90 minute webinar. $65/90 minutes.
HeartMath - The Effectiveness of Therapeutic Music, by Christina Tourin: Attendees will learn that changes in mental and emotional activity alter the autonomic nervous system function, and how this can be beneficial with music and HeartMath. HeartMath is a study of “physiological mechanisms by which the heart communicates with the brain, thereby influencing information processing, perceptions, emotions and health.” Attendees will learn the connection between HeartMath and music, and techniques involving Green Zone and Red Zone methodology. The purpose is to become more skilled in bringing a more comprehensive yet individualized therapeutic music treatment to the patient. The music treatment proceeds by focusing on the resonant tone, mood, tempo and preferred genre of music, and how it is observed in the HeartMath heart rate variability program.
Notice: Webinar prices and schedule are subject to change without notice.
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