The Coeur d'Alene Symphony Orchestra is committed to providing wellness programs benefiting the community, partnering with theMusic4Life.com for virtual and in-person workshops and talks.
During the 2024-2025 season, we reached 805 community members across several program areas, supported by a grant from the Innovia Foundation. Watch this video report and read more about this innovative grant success.
These CSO musicians are trained in the Music4Life Music Medicine Protocol, and are available to speak or perform. If you have ideas about supporting our community with more music wellness programming, please contact office@cdasymphony.org.
For the New Year 2026, Music4Life is offering this research-based free quiz that sends you a report on what your music taste reveals about your inner strengths.
Testimonials
Learn more about music life skills that support well-being from Music4Life® participants. Support your personal wellness, and those close to you, by enrolling in the Music Medicine Academy’s courses.
A portion of your course fee is donated to the Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra!
“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.”