"Let's get together" with Nicola Oddy

Nicola Oddy has been a certified music therapist in Canada for over 40 years (since 1985!). She is a registered psychotherapist, supervisor, and professor at both Concordia University and Carleton University. Nicola has served our music therapy community as president of the Canadian Association of Music Therapists, journal reviewer, proceedings editor, committee member, conference coordinator, among many other contributions.Nicola's main area of interest is the use of voice in music therapy and the role of place in our perceptions of self, the world around us, and our community. Her PhD research focuses on the use of improvisational singing in Environmental Vocal Exploration. Nicola is part of the “Team behind the dream” for the upcoming Inspiration Symposium, taking place in Perth Ontario from October 2-4. This is an event organized by a community of music therapists who hope to create an experience that brings us to the heart of our practice. Presentations will be at least 50% experiential and leave participants with hands-on practical applications and ideas to inspire their practice.Episode Links:Nicola's Website: https://nicolaoddy.com/The Inspiration Symposium Website: https://www.mtinspirationsymposium2026.ca/The Singing Field Documentary: https://vimeo.com/488280046?fl=pl&fe=shBeyond the Notes Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQRsOZPxCUY-- Subscribe to the Able Voice Podcast, leave us a review and connect with us (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ablevoicepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @synergymusictherapy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) to share your experiences and takeaways. AVP Theme Music by: Christopher Mouchette. Follow him on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Soundcloud (@Chris Mouchette)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Episode audio edited by: Justis Krar (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@immvproductions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Show produced by Olivia Maveal (@summitmusictherapy) and hosted by Hayley (@mtahayley) & Kim (@mta.kimberly).Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/able-voice-podcast/id1505215850⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠