Why is music so powerful? How can music therapy promote, maintain and restore mental and physical health and wellbeing? What can music offer within cancer care? Join Dr. SarahRose Black, certified music therapist and registered psychotherapist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Whole Note Psychotherapy for an overview of the many roles of music therapy in healthcare, and the exciting, evidencebased connections between music and health. Dr. Black will explore the ways in which music affects our physiology, our emotions, our cognition, social connections, and spiritual wellbeing, and will offer ideas and examples of how to use music in every day life to enhance our health. No previous musical experience is required!



Facilitator: Dr. SarahRose Black
Dr. SarahRose Black is a certified music therapist and registered psychotherapist, specializing in palliative care and psychosocial oncology at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and her private psychotherapy clinic (Whole Note Psychotherapy) in Toronto. She is a pianist, vocalist, and music health educator, and has performed, taught, and presented on her clinical work and research across Canada. As founder and coordinator of the inaugural music therapy programs at both the cancer centre and Kensington Hospice, SarahRose has introduced models of music psychotherapy for patients with varying diagnoses and psychosocial needs, across varying ages and stages of treatment. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto, a supervisor at Wilfrid Laurier University, and the EditorinChief of the Canadian Journal of Music Therapy.


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