The Coeur d'Alene Symphony Orchestra is committed to providing wellness outreach programs in the community, partnering with theMusic4Life.com for virtual and in-person workshops.
During the season 2024-2025, we reached 805 community members through several program areas, supported by a grant from the Innovia Foundation.
If you have ideas about supporting our community with more music wellness programming, please contact office@cdasymphony.org.
“Emotional Profile Quiz in the Music4Life® app” (free access)
Dawn Elmer, Music4Life® Music Medicine Advisor and CSO musician (clarinet)
Saturday, September 20th, 2025, 11:00am - 12:00 pm
FREE workshop
Call or text 208-877-3150 to sign up!
”Create Your Prescriptive Playlist Using Your Emotional Profile”
Judith Pinkerton, CSO musician, music therapist, trainer & author of Music4Life’s Music Medicine Protocol
Saturday, September 27th, 2025, 11:00am - 1:00 pm
Call or text 208-877-3150 to sign up!
$30 workshop
Call or text 208-877-3150 to sign up!
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A portion of your workshop fee benefits the Coeur d'Alene Symphony Orchestra!
What participants are saying:
“I learned that music affects each person uniquely and what I consider soothing may not be that for other people. I always thought using music that matches the desired emotion was all that was needed. I am more aware of what music I listen to on a daily basis and value most the concept of using music to match emotions and using a sequence.”- Dawn Elmer, CSO musician
“This training made me more aware of my negative music listening habits and has encouraged me to broaden my choices in genre and mood.”
“It was interesting to learn how there can be physiological responses to music as well that match the behavioral and emotional changes.”
“I need to consider more carefully what genres or styles are right for the given situation, not just my own personal preferences.”
“I am curious and excited to practice what I learned in this course to be able to shift my mood throughout the day to bring more peace and joy to my life and enhance my self-care routine.”
“I am excited to use ‘stronger’ music to help release emotions within a sequence and love how cathartic it feels.”
“I really liked that I got tools using the Key2MEE music app to think about the music that's around me all the time in my work, in the media I consume, and in my own listening.”
“I love making playlists, it's almost a hobby for me. In the past, I've made playlists that are all one mood so that when I feel that way I can listen to that playlist and just feel all my feelings. I've come to learn through this training that while it's good to start with that music it might trap me in the mood I want to get out of, learning about Chronic Comfort Zones.”
“I've learned that because music is such a powerful way to express emotion, it can be used as a tool to help people understand their emotional lives and the emotional experiences of others.”
“If I know someone's struggling with their mental health, I want to be ready to offer information about how music can affect people and emphasize the emotional content of music and how listening habits impact wellbeing with my students and others in my community.”
“I once thought that music I was listening to was helping me feel more positively but discovered some of it was entraining me in an unsettled mood. I had significantly undervalued the power of music.”