Music Therapist, EMDR Therapist, IDEA /EDIB advocate and planning to change the world through music. MT @ HMP Grendon, Self employed, Ass Lecturer @Uni of Derby
Joined January 2009
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Davina Vencatasamy (she/her) retweeted
30 Oct 2024
Ep 91 of #musictherapyconversations is @davinav talking to @crystal_the_MT about her genesis as a music therapist, and then about #EMDR and #trauma-informed practice - download today! jazztoad.libsyn.com/
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Davina Vencatasamy (she/her) retweeted
28 Aug 2024
#musictherapyconversations ep 89 - @davinav spoke to @EmiBoothMT about their experiences as a deaf music therapist, which they presented on at #BAMT2024 A fascinating and thoughtful interview. Congrats both! Download today. jazztoad.libsyn.com/
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Davina Vencatasamy (she/her) retweeted
24 Jul 2024
#musictherapy conversations ep 88 is out - it's the roundtable discussion from #BAMT2024 with @davinav @TillyMutter and @r_darnley along with surprise guests @MusicAdopt and @LadyKeyNote A great moment to reflect on the whole project! jazztoad.libsyn.com/
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12 Jul 2024
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Well this is amazing! Congratulations to one of our very own music therapists! @musictherapyuk
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5 Jul 2024
Flying with Virgin Atlantic for the first time in a long time and just now noticing how the class system infiltrates everywhere - their first class is called Upper Class...Feels jarring when announcer is calling for all upper class to board first!
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20 May 2024
Damage caused by oppression comes up in unexpected places. A South Asian older person @philharmonia Hear&Now project expressed how 'karma' caused her blindness & suffering. I listened to her pain, then heard her read a poem she wrote about "losing her sight but not her vision".
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20 May 2024
Creativity wins the battle. She felt that she must have done something bad in her life to have been left with a blindness and the internalised shame was palpable. We must celebrate culture and heritage but also acknowledge when it does harm and damage.
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20 May 2024
For those of you at the @musictherapyuk #BAMT2024 conference, this is the amazing lawyer / author who wrote The Last Colony which explained how we are still in the era of colonisation. Being from Mauritian heritage, I knew nothing of this until this book. @MdCMusicTherapy
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20 May 2024
This MT made links to the silencing of her indigenous music with the story of racism at the #BAMT2024 World Cafe for the first time. We then encouraged her to share her music with the whole conference, and now, the world. #activism @musictherapyuk #change
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20 May 2024
A truly deserved standing ovation indeed. "Your voice will be heard because I didn't back down" (Dowds, 2024).
My takeaway from the conference #BAMT2024
20 May 2024
I received a standing ovation 👏🏽👏🏽 and I am truly honoured and grateful 🙏🏽 @musictherapyuk
Thank you to you all I appreciate everyone of you ⭐️
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Davina Vencatasamy (she/her) retweeted
12 Apr 2024
We couldn't let #WorldMusicTherapyWeek pass by without talking about #BAMT2024, our conference at the Curve Theatre, Leicester in May!
The weekend will be packed with opportunities to explore, celebrate and honour Music Therapy.
Register here: buff.ly/4avc0Sl
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12 Apr 2024
In this article from The Times, we see a list of charges for Donald Trump. Below is says "it's a race against time". How messed up is the world when the people are potentially going to vote in someone with such little moral fibre. I'm left a little speechless.
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27 Feb 2024
I'm finding more and more that when racism shows up, in its subtle and insidious ways, the big broom of supremacy to maintain the status quo is very quick to appear. Not everyone can see the big broom either.
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Davina Vencatasamy (she/her) retweeted
31 Jan 2024
🗣️New article publication!
“Music therapy is the very definition of white privilege”:Music therapists’ perspectives on race and class in UK music therapy
By Tamsin Mains, Victoria Clarke & Luke Annesley
Read it here: approaches.gr/mains-a2024013…
#classism #middleclass #racism
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23 Feb 2024
Diversity at it's best at a special One Love cinema screening celebrating Bob Marley's life. Rum and Reggae, dancing and showcasing Leicester at it's finest. Looking forward to welcoming @musictherapyuk in a few months to experience this at the conference!
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Davina Vencatasamy (she/her) retweeted
15 Dec 2023
Following feedback from previous conferences, we're pleased to share changes we're making for #BAMT2024 to be more accessible for all. Thanks to Davina & David for sharing this green space near the in-person venue in Leicester!
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Davina Vencatasamy (she/her) retweeted
15 Dec 2023
Three Carol services this year, as well as all our Christmas sessions.
Still two left to attend!
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31 Oct 2023
A day in the life of a music therapist - kazoos posted into the guitar. Any guesses as to how long it will take to get them out?!
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Davina Vencatasamy (she/her) retweeted
12 Oct 2023
Ready for another sneak peek? Here's the Mezzanine in the @CurveLeicester giving an overview of the World Cafe space. Book your place for #BAMT2024 at bamt2024.com!
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#MusicTherapy #AboutAllOfUs #ForAllOfUs #ByAllOfUs
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15 Jul 2023
So even though I have been completing assignments for just over a month now, it finally feels real! Completed first residency in Boston, MA for the start of my PhD! Going to be an exciting journey!!
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