The Project

 Show Host: Frank Fitzpatrick

Distribution:  through mainstream audio platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify

45 minute full-length video episodes will be made available and archived on

Arts Amplified YouTube and online channels. 

10-15 minute short form video clips will be created from interviews and edited and i-indexed by subject for optional  inclusion in the online course and/or provided to registered professionals and practitioners via a website l ink.

Sample Episodes:

1. Enhanced Creativity through Music, Media and Technolog

Guest(s) & Topics:

Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari Computers, BrainRush

o Game Technology Meets Brain Science for Enhanced Learning

Hall Davidson, Senior Director of Global Learning Initiatives at Discovery

o The Digital Transformation: Disrupting the Curve

2. Music-Infused Technology for Health & Wellness

Dr. Daniel Kraft, MD, Founder of Exponential Medicine, Faculty Chair for Health at

Singularity University

○ The Future of Music and Arts-Based Digital Therapeutics

○ Integration of AI, Big Data, Biometrics and Personalized Medicine to Measure

Efficacy and Impact of Digital Wellness and Humanities on the Individual.

○ Hearables and the Future of Wearables for Music, Sound and Movement

3. Music & Arts Therapy Go Digital

Helen Doulas E xecutive Director, International Foundation of the Healing Arts;

Founder/CEO, Able ARTS Work (Music and Arts Therapy Services) Professor,

Psychology of Music, Cal State University, Northridge

○ Taking National Music and Arts Therapy and Trainings Online

Angelo Molino, CMT, Composer, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Int’l Music and

Wellness Council

○ Training /Certifying Next Generation Music Therapists In a Digital Platform

4. Music and the Brain: Latest Insights & Opportunities

Dr. Daniel Levitan, Neuroscientist, Best-Selling Author, P rofessor Emeritus of

Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University.

○ This i s Your Brain On Music

Timothy Mullen, Founder, Mozart and The Mind, CEO/Founder, Intheon

○ EEG Applied to Measuring Impact of Digital Humanities

5. Music In Motion: Digital Dance and Music-Infused Movement Platforms

Dr. Nina Kraus Professor of Neurobiology, Otolaryngology; Hugh Knowles Chair;

Fellow, Hugh Knowles Center

○ The Role of Dance and Music-Infused Movement i n a Digital Era

Dr. Dheodore Zanto, Ph.D. D irector of Neuroscience Research, Neuroscape;

Asst Professor, Neurology – UCSF, Ph.D. Complex Systems and Brain Sciences

○ Digital Applications for Rhythm-based Music and Movement Therapies

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6. The Power of Audio in Digital Humanities

Poppy Crum, Lead Scientist, Dolby Labs

○ Art & Science of applying Advanced Audio for Digital Experiences.

Greg Morgenstein, Engineer, Co-Founder and CEO of Hear360

○ Opportunities and Best Practices for Immersive and Interactive Audio.

7. Artists in the Mix

Herbie Hancock, Recording Artist, Chairman, The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz

○ The Role of Improvisation, Arts, and Technology i n the Humanities.

Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, TED Fellow, Founder of the Virtual Choir

Creating A Global Music and Arts Digital Collaboration Experience

8. Music-Infused Practices, Therapies, and Technology for Elders

Dr. Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, Ph.D. D irector, Neuroscience Center of Excellence,

Professor, LSU; Member, Royal Academy of Medicine, Spain; Author of “Uno Vida: A

Fable of Music and the Brain” Writer of the award-winning film “Of Mind and Music”

○ Combining Digital Music Therapies and Media Arts for Dementia / Alzheimers

Dan Cohen, Founder & CEO Right to Music, Public Speaker, Founder Music &

Memory, Subject of Alive Inside Sundance award-winning documentary

○ Scaling Music Therapy for Cognitive Decline i n Eldercare

9. Music, Technology and Creativity

Michael Gelb, Creativity Expert, Best-Selling Author, 1 7 books i ncl.H ow to Think Like

Leonardo Da Vinci, Discover Your Genius, Innovate Like Edison, A rt of Connection

○ Teaching and Cultivating Creativity through Digital Innovation

Dave Sorbara, Musician, Investor, Co-Founder Grayson Matthews, CEO Signal

○ New Digital Technologies for the Creative Community - An Overview

10. The Human Voice in Digital Therapies and Practices

Renee Flemming, Opera Singer, Actress, Artistic Advisor to the John F. Kennedy

Center for the Performing Arts; Co-Founder, Sound Health Network - a collaboration

with the National Institutes of Health and National Endowment for the Arts.

○ Voice, Brain and Body: A Pathway to Wellbeing,

Yuval Mor, Scientist, Founder Beyond Verbal, CEO, Umana Health

○ Voice, Biometrics and the Future of Health Technology

Additional Topics to be discussed:

● Augmented and Virtual Reality: Emerging Platforms

● Lowering Barriers to Music, Movement, and Inner Sciences

● Gamifying the Experience to Increase Engagement & Interactivity

● Online Education, Performance and Training Platforms for the Professional

● Hybrid Solutions: Integrating the Best of Personal Apps and Technology, Online

Platforms, and Human Interaction

 MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) for professionals, teachers and graduate students i n the fields of health & wellness, music & entertainment, mindfulness, advanced technology, neuroscience & psychology, music, dance and arts therapy.

Arts Amplified Course - Topics & Syllabus

The curriculum will be developed from the best l earnings, practices and most relevant subjects from the seminars and podcast topics l isted above as well as specific areas and practices.

Weekly Topics

1. WHY Music - An Overview of Music-Infused Programming and Technologies

2. The Healing Path - Applying Music and Humanities to Health & Wellness

3. Enhanced Creativity through Music, Media and Technology

4. Going for Gold: The Role of Music i n Performance and Human Potential

5. The Power Playlist: Creating a Soundtrack for the Optimal Experience

6. Beyond Genre: Building Bridges for Empathy, Connection and Diversity

7. The Essence of Sound: Enhance Outcomes via Digital Sound and Audio

8. The Hearables Revolution: How Biometrics Will Transform Health and Digital

Humanities.

9. Dancing and The Rhythm of Life: The Impact of Music and Movement on the Brain

and Wellbeing

10. Playing and Singing: Scaling Health and Happiness through Music and Technology

Elements (each week; est. 4 hours to complete)

● Live Online Masterclass with Instructor (60-90 Min)

● Preparation Videos (Segments - 20-60 min total)

● Required Readings (3-5)

● Quizzes and Exercises.

● Latest Technologies.

● Best Practices.

● Current applied research.

● Online Groups for Shared l earnings and support

Examples of Elements

Core Readings ( partial l ist):

● Why Music, Fitzpatrick, Frank (Forthcoming book, 2021)

● This i s Your Brain on Music, Dr. Daniel Levitin (2006)

● Forbes & Hearables - Ongoing C olumn on Future of Music, Tech and Wellness

Videos: T he course resources will i nclude a combination of excerpts from the Arts

Amplified Launch Seminar and monthly Podcast series, along with contributions from

experts i n the field, and original productions. Some examples of our related work:

● Sound of the Future ( Article, Performance and Video from Singularity University)

● Education Disrupted Intro: Leading applications of digital media & technology.

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● Amplified: Unleash Your Potential Through Music (Online Masterclass 2020)

● The XPotential Healer (Article & Video Excerpt from Exponential Medicine)

● The 3M Revolution - 2014 Overview of Digital Music, Movement and Wellness

Technology. Information and Resource https://earthtones.org/portfolio/3ms/

Research Examples:

● Pasts and Futures of Digital Humanities i n Musicology: Moving Towards a “Bigger

Tent” Michelle Urberg (2017), Music Reference Services Quarterly, 20:3-4, 134-150,

DOI: 10.1080/10588167.2017.1404301

● Ng, R., Lai, P., Levitin, D. J., & Bellugi, U. (2013). Musicality Correlates With

Sociability and Emotionality i n Williams Syndrome. Journal of Mental Health

Research i n Intellectual Disabilities, 6(4), 268–279.

https://doi.org/10.1080/19315864.2012.683932

● Science Daily: How Playing the Drums Changes the Brain. Study on how regularular drumming and rhythmic movement i mproves brain structure and function.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191209110513.htm