Seasoned Musicians Playing Beyond the 5th Decade

Warren Brodsky is Professor of Music Psychology in the Department of Art History and Visual Culture at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. After a short-lived career as a professional Pop/Jazz electric bass-guitarist, he completed an Artist Degree (BMus) in Orchestral Percussion, and majored in Early Childhood Musical Development, which lead to a Diploma and Certificate of Teaching (K-6) from the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem. Brodsky trained as a Music Therapist at Hahnemann Medical University in Philadelphia (USA), and during his 10-year clinical career he was Registered, Certified, and Board-Certified in the USA, Registered in the UK, and licensed as a Creative and Expressive Therapist in Israel. He completed a PhD in Psychology at Keele University in the UK, and engaged in two Post-Doctorial Fellowships at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Since then, Brodsky has been a full-time tenured research staff member.