Connection through Music
Dr. Claire Garabedian
I’m a Teacher, Performer, Coach, and Therapeutic Music and Social Gerontology Expert
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My Work
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Teaching/Coaching
Short blurb about your teaching philosophy and/or experience.
Music as Therapy
Music —performing and listening —creates a sonic “safe space” where connection and equality can flourish. Studies prove that dementia patients can find relief from anxiety and depression through music.
My Training
My doctoral and postdoctoral research focuses on using the arts, especially music, as a means of engaging and connecting with people who are living with dementia (including family and friends
Music that Makes
a Difference
Current research demonstrates that music is one of the most effective ways to bring a spark back to those suffering from dementia and Alzheimers, and help them connect with past memories and their former lives. For loved ones, it can seem like magic.
about me
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Performing
My first love for performing is where it all started.
Teaching
Decades of teaching experience for students aged seven and up, beginner to performer level.
blog
Read about my latest research in therapeutic music, as well as my adventures in music and life.
I began playing the cello when I was 9-years old, my love of the instrument coupled with fantastic teachers and a supportive/bossy mother led to my having an ongoing career as a professional cellist later specialising in baroque cello. This career has taken me all over the world, meeting and playing the greatest works of music with some of the greatest musicians of our times – both famous and not so famous. As a performer I have played with modern orchestras in Portland (Maine, USA), Yamagata (Japan), Miami (USA), and California (USA); with baroque orchestras in California, Portland OR, Seattle, Boston, and the UK. REPETITIVE have also had the honour and pleasure of playing chamber music with many of the world’s greatest musicians. I have indeed been very fortunate.