Amira Gill - Role of Music Therapy in Mental Health

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‘The Role of Music Therapy in Mental Health’ is often a grappling subject; an aspect which deserves deeper and more frequent attention. Amira Gill conducted a session at the GMI campus which focused on how engaging with music- listening, creating, singing, improvising, thinking about music - affects our mind and mental health. The session also highlighted how the brain processes sound & why it becomes ‘music’, while also breaking down aspects of health in terms of hormones & neurotransmitters and how they interact with music.
Apart from information, the session also included an engaging activity with the attendees that helped personalize the context of the conversation in a more meaningful way.

About @AmiraGill :
Amira Gill is a vocalist, songwriter, and music therapist from New Delhi, India. She started her professional music journey at the age of 15 as the lead vocalist of ‘The Incredible Mindfunk’ – an indie band that was truly genre breaking.
In 2015 she received two merit-based scholarships to attend the world renowned Berklee College of Music, Boston where she received her bachelor's degree in Music Therapy. She is a board-certified music therapist and certified neurologic music therapist.
She has worked as a music therapist in the medical setting at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital where she provided music therapy services in the Maternity, Neonatal & Pediatric Intensive Care.
She also traveled to East Africa to work with underrepresented communities in Kenya & Uganda.After having moved back to India, Amira works with clients through her private practice as well as a contractual music therapist with organizations like ManoShala.
Her music therapy approach focuses on mental health – through self-reflection, expression, and community building. She also works with teenagers and young adults to develop creative outlets for anxiety, stress, and isolation.

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About GMI
Global Music Institute is India’s leading contemporary music institute offering innovative programs that enable young musicians to shape their future in the global music industry. These include professional diploma and certificate programs in contemporary music performance /production along with degree pathways to highly sought after international colleges/universities such as Berklee College of Music (US), JMC Academy (Australia), AIM (Australia).
The institute was founded in 2011 with the mission of bringing a distinctive and modern approach to music education to India and continues to push new boundaries. GMI works to promote cross-cultural musical dialogue and exchange, especially between contemporary and more traditional styles of music through its diverse international faculty and programs.