Healing Minds Through Music
Healing Minds Through Music
The Centre for Music and Mental Health seeks to foster the impact of music on the mental health of marginalized populations. The organization engages in programming involving the active use of music including musical training, musical literacy, and participation in musical ensembles.
The organization builds upon existing knowledge and research of the benefits of active engagement with music to improve cognitive functioning and quality of life for individuals with mental health challenges. Target populations served include but are not limited to individuals with varying forms of neurocognitive impairment (dementia), developmental disabilities, and chronic mental illness.
Program Director
Nancy K. Farber is a licensed clinical psychologist and veteran professor of counseling who also holds a degree in music. She is a graduate of Cornell University, The University of Pennsylvania, Ball State University, and Lebanon Valley College. Dr. Farber started her career as a school counselor, and later became interested in working with severe mental illness and dementia. She has presented research at the American Psychological Association and published in journals including The Humanistic Psychologist and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, and Practice. She has also taught continuing education workshops on suicide prevention and the active use of music to improve working memory in individuals with cognitive impairment.
Dr. Farber’s recent applied research work includes using music literacy to help individuals with memory impairment and starting a choir with patients in a state psychiatric hospital. She is a strengths-based psychologist who believes in human potential. She loves to compose music, play the guitar, and sing, and is passionate about the power of music to heal minds and hearts!
To learn more about Nancy Farber, please visit her website at www.nancyfarberkent.com
Mary Alleman started her social work career working to support the mental health needs of children. She has spent the last ten years working with people who are aging in a long-term care facility. She is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker and a Nursing Home Administrator in the state of Pennsylvania.
Mary enjoys singing and playing p
Mary Alleman started her social work career working to support the mental health needs of children. She has spent the last ten years working with people who are aging in a long-term care facility. She is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker and a Nursing Home Administrator in the state of Pennsylvania.
Mary enjoys singing and playing piano and guitar. Mary believes in the power of music to enhance the human experience with joy, comfort, and healing.
Colleen Murphy is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Psychological Services in Education program, and the University of Virginia. Dr. Murphy is a Counselor Educator and licensed psychologist. She spent 15 years in the field of developmental disabilities and specializes in the assessment of children with autism and
behavior prob
Colleen Murphy is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Psychological Services in Education program, and the University of Virginia. Dr. Murphy is a Counselor Educator and licensed psychologist. She spent 15 years in the field of developmental disabilities and specializes in the assessment of children with autism and
behavior problems.
She is a dog lover and lives in suburban Philadelphia. She enjoys writing and the sport of archery, and she loves to sing!
Jeffrey Lovell is an Associate Professor of Music at Lebanon Valley College, where he teaches courses in music theory and aural skills, and is co-director of the LVC jazz ensembles. He holds degrees in music from Brigham Young University, Rutgers University, and the University of Oregon. His areas of specialization include music
theory ped
Jeffrey Lovell is an Associate Professor of Music at Lebanon Valley College, where he teaches courses in music theory and aural skills, and is co-director of the LVC jazz ensembles. He holds degrees in music from Brigham Young University, Rutgers University, and the University of Oregon. His areas of specialization include music
theory pedagogy and jazz analysis, and his research has been published in the Journal of Jazz Studies, Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy, and The New Grove Dictionary of American Music. He has served as chair of the Pedagogy Interest Group, affiliated with the Society of Music Theory and is currently on the editorial board for the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy. He is also active as a jazz pianist, saxophonist, and composer. His first album as a leader, Artifactual, released by Vale Records in 2020, can be heard on all major streaming services.
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