International Health Humanities Network Membership

Melanie is founder and facilitator of No Wrong Notes, a group singing model based on the oral tradition.  No Wrong Notes is non-auditioned and non-performing, and inclusive of singers of all levels of experience. It's highest level goal is enjoyment, and singing for its own sake. Melanie facilitates three ongoing adult No Wrong Notes groups in workplace and community settings, as well as  short term sessions in community and healthcare settings. Her research focuses on the effect of this singing model on participants. She is presenting and publishing results internationally.

Melanie is co-founder/coordinator of the Arts and Humanities in Health and Wellbeing Research group at the University of Calgary, where she works as a literatures librarian. She is a published poet, and has experience in drama and storytelling.