Annabelle Brault, MA, MTA, MT-BC

Biography

Annabelle Brault holds the Sandra and Alain Bouchard Professorship in Music Therapy at Concordia University, and has been teaching since 2018 in the Creative Arts Therapies department. She is a certified music therapist and a PhD candidate in the Individualized Fine Arts program at Concordia. Her research explores how musicking can enhance digital well-being among youth and drive social change, as well as how resource-oriented practices can foster more inclusive clinical and educational spaces. She has presented her work locally and internationally, while contributing to several interdisciplinary research-creation projects. Recently, she advanced research-creation work with the art collective BANAL, engaging in artistic collaborations in Mexico City and Guadalajara. As a professional electronic musician, Brault performs with the music collective arc across Canada.

Professional Affiliations

Association canadienne des musicothérapeutes/Canadian Association of Music Therapists

Association québécoise de musicothérapie

Association for Music and Imagery

Certification Board for Music Therapists

Education

2022 - to present

Individualized PhD in Fine Arts

Co-Supervisors: 

Dr. Vivek Venkatesh (Dean, Faculty of Education & James McGill Professor, McGill University) 

Dr. Cynthia Bruce (Associate Professor, Music Therapy 

& Chair, Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Concordia University)

Committee members: 

Dr. Erin Barker (Associate Professor, Psychology & Undergraduate Program 
Director, Psychology, Concordia University)

Dr. Owen Chapman (Professor, Communication Studies, Concordia University

2015 - 2017

Master of Arts in Creative Arts Therapies - Music Therapy Option

Concordia University

2011 - 2015       

Honours Bachelor in Music therapy 

University of Windsor

CATS 631/ MTHY301 - Introduction to Music Therapy (3 credits) - Online. 

CATS 691 - Research in the Creative Arts Therapies (3 credits)

MTHY 501 - Music Therapy Skills (3 credits)

MTHY510 - Music Therapy Practicum I (3 credits)

MTHY 511 - Music Therapy Practicum II (3 credits)

MTHY 521 - Clinical Improvisation in Music Therapy (3 credits)

MTHY 600 - Music Therapy Advanced Literature (3 Credits) - Online.

MTHY 624/34 - Advanced Music Therapy Practicum II (3 credits) - Online.

MTHY693 - Research in Music Therapy: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods - Online.

Funded Research Projects

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) - Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship

Applicant: Annabelle Brault

Awarded for the completion of Doctoral studies on the role of creative arts therapies in fostering youth digital well-being

Period: 2021-2024

Total Funding: 105 000$

Employment and Social Development Canada

Principal Applicant: Vivek Venkatesh

Role: Co-Applicant

Project Entitled: Project SOMEONE: Innovative Social Pedagogy to Empower Indigenous Communities & Reduce Gender, Racial Biases

Period: 2021-2023

Total Funding: $780 000

Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC) - Regroupements stratégiques

Principal Applicant: Vivek Venkatesh

Role: Co-Applicant (Member of the CSLP)

Project entitled: Centre d’études sur l’apprentissage et la performance (CEAP)/Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance

Period: 2020-2027

Total Funding: $1 802 500

Canadian Heritage ­– Multiculturalism program

Principal applicant: Vivek Venkatesh

Role: Co-applicant

Project entitled: Landscape of Hope: Magnifying Marginalised Indigenous and Racialised Youth Voices to Build Digital Resilience Against Racism

Period: 2020-2022

Total Funding: $177 500

Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture (FRQSC) – Appui à la recherche-création

Principal Applicant: Owen Chapman

Role: Collaborator

Project entitled: Paysage de l'espoir: l'échantillonnage et le remisage comme moyens de renforcer la résilience face à la cyberpression

Period: 2020-2023

Total Funding: $204 610       

Master's Thesis

Brault, A. (2017). Resource-oriented music therapy in pediatric oncology: A philosophical inquiry. Retrieved from Spectrum Research Repository. (982218)

Articles

Brault, A., Bruce, C., & Venkatesh, V. (2025). The role of pluralism in fostering an ethic of social justice: Policy recommendations for music therapy education and training. Approaches: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy. (PR)

Brault, A. (2024). Mot de la directrice du contenu en français. Canadian Journal of Music therapy, 29(1). (Also available in English).

Brault, A. (2019). Resource-oriented music therapy in pediatric oncology: A philosophical inquiry. Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy: A Monograph Series, 15(2), 34­­­–67. (PR)

Brault, A. (2020). Mot de la directrice du contenu en français. Canadian Journal of Music Therapy, 26(1), 7. (Also available in English)

Brault, A. (2021). Mot de la directrice du contenu en français. Canadian Journal of Music Therapy, 27(1), 8. (Also available in English

Brault, A. (2022). Mot de la directrice du contenu en français. Canadian Journal of Music Therapy, 28(1). (Also available in English

Brault, A. (2023). Mot de la directrice du contenu en français. Canadian Journal of Music therapy, 29(1). (Also available in English).

Brault, A., & Vaillancourt, G. (2022). Group telehealth music therapy with caregivers: A qualitative inquiry. Journal of Patient Experience, 9, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735221107241 (PR)

Hancock, E.  & Brault, A. (2015). The fifth co-operative principle in action: Mapping the co-operative educational initiatives of Canadian co-operatives. Centre for the study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved from: http://usaskstudies.coop/documents/books,-booklets,-proceedings/Fifth%20Co-op%20Principle%20final.pdf (PR)

Oddy, N. & Brault, A. (2020). ‘’How do you write your music therapy goals and objectives?’’: Seeking Canadian perspectives. Canadian Journal of Music Therapy, 26(1), 30–46. (PR)

Vaillancourt, G., Peyrin, J., Brault, A., Thibeault, C-A., & Gosselin, N. (2022). Personalized audio montage: Impact of a receptive music therapy method-variation on youth experiencing homelessness. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2022.2129428 (PR)

Chapters

Brault, A. (2024). Musicking as a radical act of hope: An arts-based theoretical reflection. In J. L. Beier & O. Chapmen (Eds.) Hope in crisis: Sound research for troubling times. Palgrave McMillan.

Lalonde, M., Venkatesh, V., Castro, J. C., Chapman, O., Brault, A., Chang-Kredl, S., Montgomery, A., & Huebner, E. J. (2023). Médias de haine, messages d’espoir : Contrer le phénomène de la cyberviolence chez les jeunes par des performances médiatiques collaboratives. In M. Morel (Ed.), Éduquer aux enjeux sociétaux en arts et littérature. Peisaj. (PR)