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The IAMM offers immense capacity for directing attention towards the integration of a wide range of
research initiatives and contemporary practices in the uses of music in the healthcare arena.
Sound Healing Network
http://www.soundhealingnetwork.org/about.htm
The Sound Healing Network (SHN) works to bring together and build an international community of
sound healers, therapists, practitioners and researchers through the use of a thriving on-line community.
Sound Healers Association
http://www.soundhealersassociation.org/
The Sound Healers Association (SHA) is the original organization dedicated to expanding the uses of
sound and music as a therapeutic and transformational modality.
Society for the Arts in Healthcare
http://www.thesah.org/about/terms.cfm
Founded in 1991, the Society for the Arts in Healthcare is an organization dedicated to advancing arts as
an integral resource to healthcare. It works to demonstrate the role of arts in the healing process, advocate
the integration of arts in the healthcare environment, assist in arts programming for healthcare
populations, provide resources and healthcare and arts professionals, and encourage and support research
into the beneficial effect of arts in healthcare.
Arts and Healing Network
http://www.artheals.org/home.html
Created in 1997, the Arts & Healing Network (AHN) is an online resource dedicated to the healing
potential of art. The Network offers various ways for artists to stay connected through AHN News and
their AHN podcast, and works to supports artists dedicated to the healing power of art through grants and
community projects.
International Music Council
http://www.imc-cim.org/
The International Music Council (IMC), founded in 1949 by UNESCO, is the world's largest network of
organizations, institutions and individuals working in the field of music. IMC promotes musical diversity,
access to culture for all and unites organizations in some 150 countries worldwide in building peace and
understanding among peoples of all cultures and heritage.
UNESCO Creative Cities of Music
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-
URL_ID=36925&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
This site lists the current UNESCO Creative Cities of Music. These cities are recognized centers of
musical creation and activity, and have experience in promoting music through national and international
music festivals, institutions dedicated to higher education in music, and cultural spaces dedicated to
practicing and listening to music. These cities embody dedication to music in all its forms.
UNESCO Artists for Peace
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8843&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
UNESCO Artists for Peace are internationally-renowned personalities who use their influence, charisma
and prestige to help promote UNESCO‟s message and programs. UNESCO works with these
distinguished personalities in order to heighten public awareness regarding key development issues and to
inform the public what our Organization's action is in these fields.
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