MALAYSIAN SOCIETY FOR MUSIC IN MEDICINE

The Malaysian Society of Music in Medicine (MSMM) was founded by Dr. Sharon Chong, a freshly graduate young doctor who pursued her passion for music by bringing together a team of likeminded people to advocate for Music in Medicine in Malaysia. It was formally registered with the Registrar of Societies as an NGO in April 2013.

MSMM comprises of a group of people from different disciplines with interest to promote the development and applications of music (sound and resonance through the elements of rhythmn, melody and harmony) in healing and in promoting health and wellbeing. They are healthcare professionals, music therapists and practitioners, educationalists, researchers and scientists working towards enhancing awareness, knowledge, accepatance, practice and research into the role of music in health and healthcare.

You may contact the secretariat by any of the official channels:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msmusicmedicine
- Email: hello@msmm.org.my or msmusicmedicine@gmail.com

You can also write in to our mailing address:

Peninsular Malaysia
c/o The Mind Hub
Malaysian Mental Health Association
Block A Unit 2-8, TTDI Plaza,
Jalan Wan Kadir 3
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
60000 Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA

Or

East Malaysia
c/o International Music House
No. 1752-1753, Block 10,
2½ Mile Ground Floor, Jalan Rock,
93200 Kuching,
Sarawak
MALAYSIA

You may fill up the MSMM membership form that you can get at https://www.msmm.org.my/membership/ page.

There are five (5) membership categories in MSMM:

Ordinary Member

1. Opened to Malaysian citizens age 21 and above
2. Are medical practitioners (conventional or otherwise), certified music therapists, or any other allied health professionals who use music as an adjunct treatment modality in their practice.
3. Also for researchers and professionals in the music/education industry who see the benefit of music in clinical settings and are keen at developing the potential of music in healing.

Student member

1. Opened to students age 18 and above
2. Currently undergoing a recognised training course in music therapy, music education or in the medical/allied health field
3. Student members have no voting rights and cannot hold any office.

Associate member

1. Opened to non-Malaysian citizens age 21 and above,
2. Have valid work permit in the recognised professional practice of medicine (conventional or otherwise), allied-health, music education/industry or research.
3. Associate members have no voting rights and cannot hold any office.

Affiliate member:

1. Opened to members of the public aged 21 and above
2. Of good character and are interested in promoting the interests and aims of the Society.
3. They are not entitled to vote on any decisions affecting the Society.

Lifetime member

1. Any ordinary member who pays a one-off life-time membership fee

Membership Fees

Membership Categories	Entrance Fees (MYR)	Annual Subscription (MYR)
Ordinary Member	RM50.00	RM50.00
Student Member	RM25.00	RM25.00
Associate Member	RM50.00	RM50.00
Affiliate Member	RM50.00	RM100.00 (per annum or RM500.00 for 10 years)
Lifetime Member	RM200.00 one-off payment (includes entrance fees)

Kindly submit application by email to msmusicmedicine@gmail.com, enclosing receipt of payment mode.

The renewal fees are to be made on annual basis. The renewal fees are listed below:

Membership Fees

Membership Categories	Entrance Fees (MYR)	Annual Subscription (MYR)
Ordinary Member	RM50.00	RM50.00
Student Member	RM25.00	RM25.00
Associate Member	RM50.00	RM50.00
Affiliate Member	RM50.00	RM100.00 (per annum or RM500.00 for 10 years)
Lifetime Member	RM200.00 one-off payment (includes entrance fees)

Kindly submit application by email to msmusicmedicine@gmail.com, enclosing receipt of payment mode. Payment can be made by CHEQUE or DIRECT ONLINE PAYMENT to:

OR if you prefer to do payment via Paypal:

1. Select an option
2. Click on 'Pay Now'

and then you will be redirected to Paypal website for us to receive your payment.

MSMM Membership Fees (New)

Ordinary Member RM50.00 + Entrance Fee RM50.00 MYR Student Member RM25.00 + Entrance Fee RM25.00 MYR Associate Member RM50.00 + Entrance Fee RM50.00 MYR Affiliate Member RM100.00 + Entrance Fee RM50.00 MYR Lifetime Member RM200.00 MYR

You can cancel your MSMM membership by not paying your renewal fees.

Please write in via email to msmusicmedicine@gmail.com about your intention not to renew, so that we can update our membership records.

From time to time, MSMM will organise talks, get-together events, or participate in other societies' activities.

We normally put up promotional posters on this website, and also on our Facebook page. So, do check our website often and 'Follow and Like' our Facebook page to get updates into your Facebook feed.

You can also drop us an email at msmusicmedicine@gmail.com for further information.

Music therapy is the professional use of music and its elements as an intervention in medical, educational, and everyday environments with individuals, groups, families, or communities who seek to optimize their quality of life and improve their physical, social, communicative, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual health and wellbeing. Research, practice, education, and clinical training in music therapy are based on professional standards according to cultural, social, and political contexts.

These are some of the workplaces for a music therapist: Psychiatric and medical hospitals, rehabilitative facilities, outpatient clinics, day care centers, special schools, agencies serving people with developmental disabilities, Community Mental Health Care Centers, drug and alcohol programs, correctional facilities, nursing homes, senior centers, hospice programs.

Music therapy is not a substitute for music lessons. However, clients will often acquire certain musical skills in the course of a music therapy program, such as sensitivity to pitch, rhythmic control, awareness of form, manipulative control etc.

Children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly with mental health needs, developmental and learning disabilities, Alzheimer's disease and other aging related conditions, substance abuse problems, brain injuries, physical disabilities, and acute and chronic pain, including mothers in labor.

> That the client or patient has to have some particular music ability to benefit from music therapy — they do not
>That there is one particular style of music that is more therapeutic than all the rest — this is not the case. All styles of music can be useful in effecting change in a client or patient's life. The individual's preferences, circumstances and need for treatment, and the client or patient's goals help to determine the types of music a music therapist may use.

Music therapists assess emotional well-being, physical health, social functioning, communication abilities, and cognitive skills through musical responses; design music sessions for individuals and groups based on client needs using music improvisation, receptive music listening, song writing, lyric discussion, music and imagery, music performance, and learning through music; participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning, ongoing evaluation, and follow up.