The Quebec Music Therapy Community: Influence of Practice and Performance

Canadian Music Therapy

Today we welcome two guests from Quebec, Nathalie Albert and Marie-Fatima Rudolf who will be sharing with us more about the Quebec Association of Music Therapy. They will also speak about their own experiences as music therapists and performers and how the roles interchange and influence one another.

Here is a little more about Nathalie:

Nathalie is a vocalist with a vast performance and recording background. She studied music at the University of Montreal and discovered music therapy when performing in health care settings and completed her MA in Music Therapy at Concordia in 2019. Currently she works full-time with children with special needs at Yaldei School in Montreal. Other experiences include working with children suffering complex trauma from abuse or neglect, and older adults living with Alzheimer’s disease or other neurodegenerative disorders and those with intellectual disabilities. She is currently the President of the AQM.

Here is more about Marie-Fatima:

Marie-Fatima Rudolf is a jazz pianist and music therapist based in Montreal. After obtaining her Bachelor degree in jazz piano at McGill, she spent several years performing, recording albums, and teaching, before doing a Masters in jazz piano in New York. While in New York she discovered music therapy at the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine, and fell in love with the idea of combining music and well-being. She completed her masters in music therapy at Concordia in 2018 and has been working in various settings, including long-term care, palliative care, with autistic children and children with physical disabilities. She continues to perform and record in Montreal, Toronto, and New York.

For more information about resources from today’s show, please visit: beyondthestudio.ca