Katie Rose M. Sanfilippo is currently a postdoctoral fellow in psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London in the UK. She is also an associated lecturer in music at University of Cambridge. Her current research is exploring the application of music-based interventions to support maternal mental health across different cultural contexts in Africa and the UK. She has worked with various policymakers, charities, and health organisations to promote maternal mental health in the educational and health policy agendas. She also worked for two years as a research assistant in the research team at Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Charity. Neta Spiro is a Reader in Performance Science at the Royal College of Music and an honorary Research Fellow at Imperial College London. She was previously Head of Research at Nordoff Robbins, London. She was Research Fellow at the New School for Social Research, New York and Royal Holloway, University of London. Neta taught at the Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge. Neta explores the potential role of music in peoples' health and wellbeing and the levels of shared understanding possible across a variety of forms of music making.
This is a fabulous book. Written by some of the world's leading researchers, each chapter is beautifully crafted to convey how music is a fundamental feature of human existence across the whole life. An essential read for anyone interested in the relationship between music and wellbeing. * Raymond MacDonald, Chair of Music Psychology and Improvisation, University of Edinburgh * This fascinating book shows how music can enhance and transform care for infants, children, young people, adults, and older people living with a wide range of diverse needs, in different communities across the world. * Helen Odell Miller, OBE PhD, Professor of Music Therapy, Director Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research (CIMTR) at Anglia Ruskin University *