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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · 3d

Excited to be part of @theindigoproject’s Attune Festival — a free month-long program of talks, workshops and sound experiences exploring mental health through sound, somatics & ideas.

Join my session on Deep Listening on 20 October.

Register: www.theindigoproject.com.au/attune/

Attune Festival | The Indigo Project

A free digital festival by The Indigo Project exploring progressive approaches to mental health through sound, somatics & ideas.

www.theindigoproject.com.au

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Dr Kathleen Cronie @kathleencronie.bsky.social · 13d

theconversation.com/neuroscience...

Neuroscience finds musicians feel pain differently from the rest of us

Can musical training rewire the brain to resist pain?

theconversation.com

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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · 7d

awesome news, claire!

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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · 9d

Online at: doi.org/10.1525/mp.2...

And in author's institutional repository.

#MusicScience #PubChat (9/9) 📚🧵

How Music Listening Can Support Antepartum and Intrapartum Maternal Well-beingA Scoping Review

Motherhood can be characterized by psychological distress, negatively impacting familial relationships and mothers’ well-being. A growing body of research supports the use of music listening for well-...

doi.org

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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · 9d

IMPLICATIONS: ante+intra-partum music listening benefits = multifaceted. Music listening offers a practical, non-pharmacological strategy to support prenatal care +childbirth. & when listening involves partners and family, it can holistically support maternal/family well-being.

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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · 9d

IMPLICATIONS: it is important to prioritise detailed information about the music involved (styles,features) and admin (devices,settings,professional involvement). Reporting transparency will refine and standardise music interventions aimed at promoting maternal well-being.

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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · 9d

RESULTS: substantial variability in the detail concerning the music resources used> for many, minimal info. This lack of detail = challenges for reproducing + applying the findings. From what was reported, a single listening session w music chosen by the experimenter was common.

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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · 9d

RESULTS: WB benefits experienced during birth include pain management, psychological well-being, and labour progression: music listening during labour is associated with shortened first-stage labour, increased rates of vaginal deliveries, and accelerated labour progression.

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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · 9d

RESULTS: benefits experienced during pregnancy pertain to psych. well-being, attachment, and physioWB. together, findings overwhelmingly confirm listening to alleviate stress+anxiety, though additionally it nurtures maternal-foetal attachment and improves physiological symptoms.

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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · 9d

METHOD: PRISMA Scoping Review via database search w. 3 search terms (versions of music, listen*, prenatal/birth). Analysed+charted 55 articles; thematic analysis to identify well-being benefits of music listening during pregnancy/birth w a second TA re: the musical/admin features.
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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · 9d

AIM: This scoping review aimed to 1. consolidate evidence-based knowledge on the role of music listening for maternal well-being prenatally and during birth, and 2. examine the characteristics of the music resources used in the research leading to the promotion of well-being.

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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · 9d

Today’s #MusicScience #PubChat article: Chrisp, Putter, & @StudyListening (2025). How music listening can support antepartum and intrapartum maternal well-being: A scoping review. Music Perception, advance online publication. doi.org/10.1525/mp.2...

How Music Listening Can Support Antepartum and Intrapartum Maternal Well-beingA Scoping Review

Motherhood can be characterized by psychological distress, negatively impacting familial relationships and mothers’ well-being. A growing body of research supports the use of music listening for well-...

doi.org

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Dr Michelle Phillips @michelle-phillips.bsky.social · 13d

Chuffed that our music and Parkinson’s paper on ‘The Use of Music Among Swiss People with Parkinson’s: A Mixed Methods Survey and Comparison to the UK Findings’ led by the wonderful Prof Dawn Rose and with lots of fab collaborators, is now out!

#PPI #Parkinsons

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 19d

Don't underestimate the effect of the arts—music, dance, visual, gardening, crafts, theater—for promoting health, a systematic review
@naturemedicine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The arts for disease prevention and health promotion: a systematic review - Nature Medicine

The arts, according to a systematic synthesis of data from 95 studies (across 26 countries), may support non-communicable disease prevention by providing opportunities for increased physical activity,...

www.nature.com

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Inner Music and Wellbeing Network @innermusicgroup.bsky.social · 21d

Our Call for Contributions is still open! Please share widely 💥

Inner Music and Wellbeing Network @innermusicgroup.bsky.social · Aug 20

💥 Call for Contributions 💥

We are seeking contributions for our symposium at Durham University, 18–19 May 2026.

Deadline: 4 Nov 2025.

Full details below 👇

musicinmyhead.org/network-acti...

International Symposium — Call for Contributions - The Inner Music and Wellbeing Network

What does it mean to imagine music? The Inner Music and Wellbeing Network invites proposals for its inaugural international symposium, held at Durham University, UK, 18–19 May 2026. The event brings t...

musicinmyhead.org

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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · 20d

i've really been enjoying the @t-fun.bsky.social Festival. I'm looking forward to presenting as part of the day 3 festivities (on engagement and belonging).

#EduSky

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