MUSIC CARE CONFERENCE 2026
The Power of Music in Care
November 14, 2026
9am - 4:30pm AST
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Join us in-person or virtually
Registration opens May 18, 2026
Featuring Canadian Singer
Joel Plaskett
Come see and feel the power of music
The MUSIC CARE CONFERENCE is a national conference bringing together community members who are interested in music and care. This educational and inspirational conference identifies and integrates common themes and issues using music across the care spectrum and highlights the social and wellness implications of music in care.
Presenters are experts in their field either through academic training clinical or life experience. Participants include allied healthcare providers, paid and unpaid caregivers, care receivers, musicians, faith-based and community agencies, educators, students and the community-at-large.
Participants will experience:
• The healing power of music
• An expanded understanding of the role that music plays in health and wellness
• A heightened awareness of new music care resources, research, and musical effects in care
• Opportunities to network with like-minded professionals
• Engaging evidence-based workshops and session
Land Acknowledgement
Dalhousie University operates in the unceded territories of the Mi’kmaw, Wolastoqey, and Peskotomuhkati Peoples. These sovereign nations hold inherent rights as the original peoples of these lands, and we each carry collective obligations under the Peace and Friendship Treaties. Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and Treaty rights in Canada.