Andrew Rossetti

Andrew Rossetti is a clinical music psychotherapist, researcher, and coordinator of the multi-site music therapy program in radiology oncology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center. He is currently a visiting professor at the University of Barcelona, and has developed several music therapy programs in hospitals both in the United States and in Spain. He is also on the faculty of Montclair State University. Andrew is the president of the NYC Regional Arts in Healthcare Group and serves on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Music & Medicine.

He has lectured on music therapy research and practice in Europe, Asia, Canada, and the United States. Andrew has a strong interest in further developing Environmental Music Therapy in fragile environments, and in using music psychotherapy to address trauma and the diverse challenges faced by people undergoing treatment for cancer. Andrew is currently a doctoral candidate in the music psychotherapy program at the University of Jyvaskyla, and holds a Masters degree in Music Therapy from the Facultad de Psicologia Blanquerna at Ramon Llull University in Barcelona Spain. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in classical guitar performance, and was the recipient of a private grant from Augustine Guitar Strings LTD to study classical guitar with Narciso Yepes in Spain.

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Mar 11th
2017
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Music to Whose Ears III: Music and Healing

This roundtable explores the therapeutic and cognitive effects of music on the brain, examining how melody, rhythm, and musical engagement can support individuals with conditions such as aphasia, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. It also considers empirical findings on music’s role in enhancing memory, supporting cognitive development, and potentially slowing age-related decline, while investigating the underlying neurological and psychological mechanisms that may account for these benefits.