Mack Bailey

Discipline: 
Researcher
Board Certified Music Therapist
Musician/artist
Music/arts organization
Health-related organization
Educator
Organization/Affiliation (no abbreviation): 
Music Therapy of the Rockies
Location: 
Aspen, CO 81611
United States
Short biography and a description of your interest(s) in music and health: 
Mack Bailey is an award-winning singer- songwriter and a board-certified music therapist. After a career as a professional touring musician with the Limeliters, A Musical Tribute to John Denver and The Hard Travelers, Mack earned his master’s degree in music therapy with a focus on neurologic music therapy. Mack completed his internship at Children’s Colorado Hospital in Aurora working in the psychiatric unit. Mack’s combined passion for communication and expression, along with his desire to learn more of how the brain works with music, drives Mack’s dedication to researching new techniques in addressing Music and the PTSD Brain with military veterans and at-risk populations. He achieves this through his nonprofit organization, Music Therapy of the Rockies. Mack also has a private practice where he works with the Aspen School District with students ranging from preschool to graduating seniors in high school.
Collaboration Interests: 
My collaboration interests include partnering in brain imaging research, music therapy collaborations for events, and co-authorship of book.
Keywords: 
Music Therapy, PTSD, Veterans