Exciting learning opportunities abound as the academic year opens. A symposium on the Science of Song and the Volunteer Advocacy Training Program—you’re invited.
The Science of Song! A Symposium for Music Lovers and Researchers—Sept. 12
The Program for Music, Mind & Society at Vanderbilt will present its annual symposium, The Science of Song, at Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2-8 p.m. Registration is at no cost and open to the public.
The Science of Song will come alive through engaging “lightning” talks and a keynote address, a songwriters round, live musical performances, and research posters. All are welcome as participants explore questions about the emerging role of music in health care and education, as well as how music is processed in the brain.
The keynote address will be presented by Isabelle Peretz, Ph.D., Canada Research Chair in the Neurocognition of Music at the Université de Montréal, where she also is co-director of the International Laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound Research. She investigates the musical potential of “ordinary people,” music’s neural correlates, its heritability, and its specificity relative to language.
The Program for Music, Mind & Society at Vanderbilt involves a growing network of over 30 researchers leading music projects at the intersection of psychology, neuroscience, medicine, education, engineering, music performance, arts policy, and more.
For additional information on the Symposium, click here.
To stay informed about the Music, Mind & Society Program, join their list serve by emailing musicandbrain@list.vanderbilt.edu.
Volunteer Advocacy Training Program—Aug. 30-Nov. 15
Realizing the challenges that parents face in advocating for their children with disabilities, the VKC UCEDD Volunteer Advocacy Project (VAP) trains interested individuals to become special education advocates so they can provide support to families of children with disabilities in Tennessee. Since it began Fall 2008, the VAP has trained more than 250 advocates across the state.
VAP training has two parts: (1) 40 hours of training across 12 sessions, and (2) the linkage of each volunteer advocate with four families of children with disabilities.
During Fall 2016, training sessions will be held at the VKC on Tuesday mornings, Aug. 30 to Nov. 15, from 9 a.m.-12 noon (CST). Training also is offered via video-conference to other Tennessee cities.
Click here for additional information, including registration.
Jan Rosemergy is VKC deputy director and director of Communications.
