Скачать или смотреть Introduction to 'Community Music Therapy' - Rob Kavanagh: January 2026, Mt Lofty Ranges

Community Music Therapy is about far more than music — it’s about belonging, connection, and shared human experience.

My own pathway into this work comes from a lifetime as a brass musician and conductor, growing up within the brass band movement. Brass bands taught me early that music isn’t just performed for people — it’s created with them. It builds identity, discipline, humour, resilience, and community, often across generations.

Community Music Therapy is still a young field, but its potential is enormous. It supports individual wellbeing — confidence, mental health, purpose — while also strengthening social cohesion, inclusion, and collective care.

From an Australian perspective, there is so much still to be written. By using the brass band movement as one model — alongside many cultural traditions — I hope to show how music can quietly transform lives and communities.

Even if you usually say “no” — this might be worth a listen 🎶