How does music impact, elevate, inspire your life?
How does music take us to other times and other places and other feelings?
How can we listen with more awareness and appreciation to the musical creations around us?
Discuss these topics with Donna Axton, LMFT, M.A., Sierra Nevada College Music Program Chair and Psychology Professor.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Donna Axton, M.A., teaches psychology courses including Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Art and Music Therapy, Abnormal Psychology, and Human Development at Sierra Nevada College. Axton spent 14 years touring the world as a pianist in Hoyt Axton’s band. She played country western, boogie woogie, gospel, and rock and roll on 21 albums, co-produced two, and appeared on dozens of television shows, including the Tonight Show. She has many writing, arranging and directing credits to her name and has directed, conducted and/or played for scores of local musical productions at all levels from community to professional. Axton is also known as a chamber music and solo pianist. She holds an MA in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and BS from Allegheny College. Learn more.