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Rickard Åström

Pianist, Composer, Musical Director, Researcher

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Research

Involved in ongoing research at the University Hospital of Sahlgrenska, exploring music as a sustainable alternative in healthcare. The project study the biological effect of music and singing. The goal is to provide relaxation and tools to handle stress as an alternative or compliment to medical drugs.

We know that music can lift us up, comfort and give relief. Can we read the effect in biological responses in our bodies? While performing or listening to music we have measured the reactions in heart rhythms, veins, hormones, as well as in interviews. How do our hearts and minds react? Read more at MusicforMoods/Science

Interested in a lecture in Music and Health? go to  Lectures

The MusicForMoods app

Through the research project, a new tool for handling stress was developed, the app MusicForMoods. The app guides your breathing with music and measures your reaction in the heart. The app guides your body to relaxation and offers soothing when you are stressed.

Soon we realized that the benefits of the method is not limited to the hospital. The app can give you soothing at work, at home, before sleep and more.

Review PnMagazine

"In an ideal world, you’d be at Yoga class three times a week, but between prenatal checkups and prepping for maternity leave (or caring for your newbie and finding time to brush your teeth) an at-home relaxation option is more realistic. Thankfully this app makes it easy with musically guided breathing exercises that help optimize your heart rate and restore calmness from within, all in a matter och minutes."

Pregnancy and Maternity Magazine, US
Pregnancy and Maternity Magazine, US Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine

"The MusicforMoods app helped me a lot when I recovered from fatigue syndrome."

Annica, 55, Sweden
Annica, 55, Sweden

"Whenever I am afraid to board an airplane, (I am so scared to fly) I just put on my headphones with the app and it really helps me calm down."

Samira, Sweden
Samira, Sweden Business developer

"I am listening to your beautiful music during the feeding of my newborn baby. It is so soothing and I love it very much."

Kaori, Japan/US
Kaori, Japan/US Composer

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Publications

  • Music structure determines heart rate variability of singers, Vickhoff, Åström, et al. Frontiers in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience, 09 July 2013 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00334
  • Musical Piloerection, Vickhoff, Åström et al. Music and Medicine, April 2012 vol. 4 no. 2 82-89
Time Magazine
Voice of America
BBC News

Swedish Press

  • Musik är rena medicinen | GP
  • Ljudmagasinet Intervju om Kultur och Hälsa

MusicforMoods External links

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Upcoming events

2020

  • 26 Jan Live Performance in TV4 Sweden with Linda Bengtzing and Lotta Engberg
  • 6 Feb Jokkmokk market, Elin Teilus
  • 15 Feb Museum of World Culture, Gothenburg, Elin Teilus
  • 5 April, Folk music from Dalecarlia to Africa, with Edo Bumba and Anders Nyberg, Västervik, Sweden CANCELLED
  • 18 April, Teatro del barracano, Bologna, Elin Teilus CANCELLED
  • 25 April, Wirkstatt Auboden, Switzerland, CANCELLED
  • 25 April Lecture in Music and the heart, Singen bewegt das Herz, Wirkstat Auboden, CH CANCELLED
  • 6 June, Swedish National day, Lund, Elin Teilus CANCELLED
  • 1 Aug, Urkult Postponed until 2021
  • 5-8 August, Mundekulla music festival
  • 11 September, Lecture in Music and Health, Östersund (online)
  • 2 October
    Mother Earth Delegation of United Indigenous Nations Of the North, Elin Teilus
  • 15 October, Biblioteket, Kungsbacka 18.30
  • 9 Nov, with Elin Teilus, Alingsås Kulturhus Postponed until 2021
  • 13 Nov, Elin Teilus band, Sundsvalls teater
  • 15 Nov, with Elin Teilus, Kista bibliotek moved to 11 April 2021
  • 28 Nov, with Elin Teilus, Fem Folk Festival, Stockholm and Livestream

2019

  • 22 Jan Dalheimers hus Lecture with Rickard Åström
  • 27 Jan Live Performance in TV4 Sweden with Sanna Nielsen
  • 3 Feb Live Performance in TV4 with Andreas Johnson
  • 6 Feb  Elin Teilus Release Concert Stora Teatern, Göteborg
  • 9 Feb Elin Teilus Release concert, Ája, Jokkmokk
  • 24 Feb Live Performance in TV4 Sweden with Rigmor Gustafsson
  • 6 March Elin Teilus, Rådhustorget, Umeå, Samiska veckan
  • 24 March Live Performance in TV4 Sweden with Paul Rey
  • 27 March, Elin Teilus, kulturen i Lund
  • 11-12 April Vetenskapsfestivalen Gothenburg, “Slår ditt hjärta för musiken?”
  • 12 May Elin Teilus Vänersborg
  • 4 July, Elin Teilus Stockholm, Kungsträdgården 7 pm
  • 30 July, Elin Teilus, Östersund, picnic concert, Elin Teilus
  • 5 August, Lecture, European Choir Games, Gothenburg
  • 6-8 August, Gothenburg Cultural Festival, Trädgårdsföreningen
  • 8 August, Mundekulla Elin Teilus
  • 9 August, Mundekulla
  • 18 August, Eric Ericssonhallen, Stockholm, Elin Teilus and Perunika
  • 20 August, Nordman, tv4 Sweden 6 pm
  • 21 Oct, Östersund, Elin Teilus
  • 23 Oct, Snåsa, Norway, Elin Teilus
  • 27 Oct, Toltorpskyrkan, Gothenburg, Annica Svensson
  • 17 Nov, Lekaryd kyrka, Alvesta, Andre deLange
  • 18 Nov, Lecturing at Karolinska Institutet, Spetspatient

 

2018

  • 3 March Lecture at Music and the Mind, Newcastle, Australia
  • 22 April, Lecture at Vetenskapsfestivalen,
  • 16 May, Open Lecture University of Gothenburg,
  • 7 June, York, GB
    • National Centre for Early Music
  • 9 June, Ransäter, Sweden Concert
  • 26 July, Korrö music festival, Sweden
  • 26 Sept,Lecture Livslust, Backa Kulturhus, Göteborg
  • 3 Oct, Storsjöteatern, Östersund,
  • 6 Oct, Arjeplog, Elin Teilus
  • 14 Oct, Multimedia Concert, Lekaryd, Alvesta
  • 19-20 October, Rättviks Stiftsgård, ‘Sång som lyfter’ with Anders Nyberg och Jennifer Ferguson
  • 28 Oct, appearance in TV4, Sweden

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