Christopher Pizzute, MA, LCAT, MT-BC, is a music psychotherapist who works in inpatient and outpatient services at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. His expertise extends to palliative, psychiatric, geriatric, pediatric, and neonatal care. Christopher is also a songwriter, artist, and video game advocate whose work now extends to exploring the benefit of video game music as part of music therapy.
Listen as Christopher Pizzute and Helen Osborne talk about:
- The importance of music throughout the life cycle.
- Examples of using music to support patient care.
- Some ways to include music in healthcare and community settings.
More ways to learn more:
- Mount Sinai Health System, The Louis Armstrong Department of Music Therapy
- “The Effects of Music Therapy on Vital Signs, Feeding, and Sleep in Premature Infants,”Loewy J et al, Pediatrics, May 2013.
- https://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/loewylab/ ‘The Loewy Laboratory’ Research website for the Louis Armstrong Department for Music Therapy
- American Music Therapy Association
- “Teaching & Singing About Health in South Africa,” HLOL podcast interview with village health workers.
- “Mache Seibel Talks about Using Music and Song,” HLOL podcast interview with Mache Seibel, MD.
Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Third Edition, by Helen Osborne. The chapter “Zest and Pizzazz” is especially relevant to this podcast.
Read a transcript of this podcast.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download