Professorship
Healthy aging starts at birth
The ArtEZ Professorship in Music-based Therapies and Interventions explores how music, health care, science and technology can work together to support wellbeing across the lifespan.
Rooted in Clinical Neuromusicology, the professorship investigates the impact of music-based therapies and interventions in areas including mental health, neonatology, neural development, aging, cognition and social participation. Through research, education and innovation, we bridge artistic practice with healthcare, technology and scientific inquiry.
As healthcare rapidly evolves through digitalisation, biosensors, AI and Extended Reality, we critically examine how these technologies can enhance human-centred therapeutic practices. Our work focuses on embodied cognition, creative AI for healthcare and the future of music-based interventions in both clinical and community settings.
Three pillars of research and education
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Music-based therapies and interventions for social sustainability and healthcare
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Music-based therapies and interventions for the future of intelligence
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Innovation space for music-based therapies and interventions
Our mission
At the heart of the professorship is MUSIC:
Musical, Unique, Skilled, Innovative and Collaborative.
We aim to:
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Advance research into the mechanisms and therapeutic impact of music
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Develop innovative and evidence-based interventions
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Connect healthcare, technology and artistic practice
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Foster interdisciplinary collaboration and international exchange
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Shape the future of music-based therapies in a digital society
The ArtEZ Professorship establishes a unique platform for higher education and innovative research in music-based therapies and interventions — in the Netherlands, across Europe and internationally.
For more than 20 years, ArtEZ has contributed to the development of music therapy through passion, expertise and artistic excellence. Today, we continue to expand the field by integrating clinical practice, research, technology and creativity to meet the needs of future generations.
At ArtEZ, music therapy is more than treatment — it is human connection, innovation and care.
Bachelor
- Music Therapy: rated as a Top Course in the Dutch study choice guide each year!
- Small-scale, personal and with room for developing your own ideas.
- Focused not only on therapy, but also on musical growth (part of Academy of Music).
- Unique specialisation option in the form of Neurological Music Therapy.
- Focused on scientific evidence and research.
- Lecturers have both feet firmly planted in the professional field.
- Good employment prospects.
For more information about the Bachelor program see Artez Website
Master
Our Master of Music Therapy (MMT) programme, is entirely taught in English and offers professional music therapists the opportunity to advance and innovate their clinical and research expertise in the creative and international environment of ArtEZ University of the Arts.
The MMT prepares you to develop expertise and innovative thinking in music therapy applied to clinical practice, community building, technology and research.
If you have a degree in Music you may qualify for our one-year Pre-Master of Music Therapy course, which prepares you to apply for the Master of Music Therapy programme.For more information about the Master program see Artez Website
ArtEZ Community
Artistic research at ArtEZ is curious, independent and socially engaged.
It asks questions, opens up new perspectives and makes the future feel tangible.
Whether you are a student, lecturer, researcher or an artist, we explore together how art can contribute to a sustainable, inclusive and just world.
