Presented By: University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA)
How Music Benefits Our Health
Clara Teall Board-certified music therapist at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital's Perinatal Wellbeing Program
Teall's presentation will focus on music's benefits to our brain and overall health and offer insights about the Michigan Medicine Music Therapy Program. She will lead a funsing-along to celebrate the holiday season. Clara earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at DePaul University's School of Music. She went on to receive her Music Therapy Equivalency Certificate and Master of Arts in Music Therapy from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Teall has experience working with diverse populations, including patients in memory and hospice care, and individuals with traumatic brain injuries and aphasia. Teall holds additional certifications and training in NICU Music Therapy, Neurologic Music Therapy and Guided Imagery and Music.