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Voice and Song in Music Therapy: Repertoire, Cases, Phenomena

Presented By: 

Maria Latysheva
Maria Pakosh
Elena Efimovskaya
Ekaterina Molodykh
This presentation explores “vocal psychosomatics,” highlighting how a person’s singing and speaking voice timbre relates to their psychological state, including personality structure and past traumas. Additionally, it addresses methods for selecting songs in therapeutic sessions with children, emphasizing the “round song” technique to engage them effectively. The discussion extends to the unique phenomenon of singers like Vladimir Vysotsky, whose rough voices have inspired generations, raising questions about their impact in vocal therapy. Finally, it examines how significant songs affect elderly patients’ self-regulation and social health in music therapy.

Session Start

February 1, 2025 12:15 pm GMT

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Session Length

60 minutes

Presenter Bios: 

Maria Latysheva is a Musicologist and inclusive educator. She’s a specialist of the Association Musical Psychologists and Psychotherapists (Russia) working with children who have special needs. A researcher looking at the overlap between music therapy and music education, she is the author of scientific articles. She also speaks at musical pedagogy and psychology conferences and seminars, and is author of the workbooks for children (“Musical instruments”, “Musical language”, Phoenix-book, 2020).
Maria Pakosh is a specialist in music therapy and the therapeutic use of music in geriatrics and palliative care. Head of the section of working with seniors of the Association Musical Psychologists and Psychotherapists (Russia).
Elena Efimovskaya is a specialist in physical and socio-cultural rehabilitation at the post-stroke department of the St. Petersburg City Rehabilitation Center. She is an author and presenter of the vocal-rehabilitation project “Wake up and Sing”. An adaptive pedagogy specialist in the field of art, she is a specialist in working with correction of organic and functional disorders of voice and speech.
Ekaterina Molodykh is a singer (“Elem” project, ensemble “Lik”), vocal coach (more than 20 years of practice), music therapist, independent researcher of Russian folklore, founder and director of vocal school for adults, founder and head of faculty of church music (SPIRiZI and RHGA), and author of numerous practical programs (dedicated to living through grief, working with trauma, sexuality, therapy) in connection with Russian traditional culture.