The School of Music at North-West University and Music, Spirituality and Wellbeing is organizing a conference on for April 25-27, 2024, that will take place online. Call for Papers: “Ecologies of Practice in Music, Spirituality, and Well-Being” Conference Discover the fascinating interplay between music, spirituality, and well-being at our upcoming interdisciplinary conference. Join scholars, READ MORE
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Music, Spirituality and Genre study day Schedule
Friday 20 May 2022 Dr Mike Dines and Dr Brian Inglis, in association with the international network Music, Spirituality and Wellbeing (MSW) From Lady Gaga and Leonard Cohen to Arvo Pärt and Galina Ustvolskaya via John Coltrane, musicians working in various genres have notably explored spiritual themes and/or made music with spiritual intention. Music without READ MORE
Culturally Responsive Mentoring for Music Educators – A Presentation Preview for the Upcoming MSWI Conference
For music educators, establishing positive, dependable relationships with colleagues in the community is an important element of the mentoring process. Culturally responsive care, when applied to mentoring, fosters an environment where individuals are fully seen in all aspects of their identity through a holistic and anti-oppressive approach to mentorship. For music teacher educators, READ MORE
Christians, Muslims, and Jews welcome the winter season performing together on Zoom from Israel and the UK
The 2020 pandemic unleashed two contradictory forces of global affinity and lonely isolation. As many countries enacted lockdown policies individuals and communities had to deal with unprecedented enforced isolation. At the same time, at least for a few moments, people all over the world felt a strong sense of affinity and empathy, as no matter READ MORE