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).
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.