MALAYSIAN SOCIETY FOR MUSIC IN MEDICINE

"Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Indra Selvarajah about medical music therapy. She is the Founding President of the Malaysian Music Therapy Association, Vice president of the Malaysian Society for Music & Medicine, and Chair of the Global Crises Intervention Commission for the World Federation of Music Therapy."

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"There will be exciting workshops and performances leading up to the event, with a Rhythms of Sarawak workshop on percussions and drums, a Bamboo Ethnic on bamboo instrument making, a Choral Concert Night as well as a Music Heals conference by the Malaysian Society for Music in Medicine (MSMM). These programmes will run from Nov 24 to Dec 2 ..."

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"Furthermore, SIFMA Fringe promises exciting workshops and performances leading up to the event, with a Rhythms of Sarawak workshop on percussions and drums, a Bamboo Ethnic on bamboo instrument making, a Choral Concert Night, as well as a Music Heals conference by the Malaysian Society for Music in Medicine (MSMM). These programs will run from Nov 24 to Dec 2 ..."

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"The Rhythms of Sarawak began as a seed in June this year, sponsored by Malaysian Society for Music in Medicine (MSMM), and will continue to be supported. It aims to be the seed for all races and cultures of Sarawak to beat as one heartbeat and in synchrony and harmony...""

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"The Rhythms of Sarawak began as a seed in June this year, sponsored by Malaysian Society for Music in Medicine (MSMM), and will continue to be supported. It aims to be the seed for all races and cultures of Sarawak to beat as one heartbeat and in synchrony and harmony ..."

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"Malaysian Society for Music and Medicine (MSMM) is embarking on a mission to use the tool of the century - music - to help individuals suffering from depression and to manage stress ...""

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"The event was run by Malaysian Society for Music in Medicine (MSMM), together with International Music House (IMH)Kuching with the aim of bringing together educators, individuals who work with children and adults with special needs, medical practitioners, music enthusiasts, students, parents and academicians interested in the field of music and wellbeing to meet, discuss and explore and experience how music could be used to restore and enrich one's wellbeing and quality of life.

"During the session they also shared the study the brand conducted together with Mr. James Yeow, Deputy President of the Malaysian Society for Music in Medicine (MSMM) and Senior Lecturer at HELP University Psychology Department, to better understand the timings and music choices by Malaysian users on Spotify.”

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"Sunita also shared that Mr. James Yeow, Deputy President of the Malaysian Society for Music in Medicine (MSMM) and Senior Lecturer at HELP University Psychology Department, helped Spotify in creating specific playlists for different times of the day”

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MINDA Health Walk held in conjunction with World Mental Health Day at Bandar Botanic Klang on 12 October 2014 was a great success with about 2,500 participants. The event was a joint effort with the Psychiatric Department of Hospital TAR Klang, Klang Family Support Group for people with mental illness and the Bandar Botanic Resident Association

The event, aimed at increasing public awareness on mental health issues and to destigmatize mental illnesses, was flagged off by the Selangor State Health Director, Dr. S. Balachandran, representing the Hon. Minister of Health.

The 4km lakeside walk event also featured stage performances by participating creative teams; instrumental presentation by Dr. Sharon Chong from the Malaysian Society for Music in Medicine (MSMM); keyboard presentation by Stephanie Tam, a special child; a song presented by Tan Wei Lin, from her album I-Live, as well as dance performance from the Jazzercise Dance School in Kota Kemuning.

"Last weekend, I attended a talk held at a local hospice on the use of music as a complementary medicine. The speaker, Dr Sharon Chong, is a pretty medical doctor and accomplished musician. She has combined her medical knowledge and passion for music to spearhead the development of music as a therapy in Malaysia. To this end, she has set up the Malaysian Society for Music Medicine and she is the Proterm President ..."

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Authors: Sharon Yin Zi Chong, I-Wei Foo, James Lai Hock Yeow, Geraldine Ming Ming Law, Johnson Stanslas
Publication: Music & Medicine | 2014 | Volume 6 | Issue 1 | Pages 49 - 55

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Presenter: Sharon Chong (MD, ALCM) - World Congress on Healthy Ageing, KLCC (19th March 2012)

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Presenter: Sharon Chong (MD, ALCM) - World Congress on Healthy Ageing, KLCC (20th March 2012)

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Author: Beh, Wen Fen (2018)

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Authors: Muhammad Asyraf Mohd Bakri, Kamal Sabran
Publication: KUPAS SENI Jurnal Seni dan Pendidikan Seni
ISSN 2289-4640 /eISSN 0127-9688 /Vol. 9 No. 2 2021 (77-98)

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