Musique et Santé

What Musique et Santé does

Musique et Santé is a French nonprofit association (loi 1901), founded in 1998 in Sanary-sur-Mer by Philippe Bouteloup, that delivers live music interventions in hospitals and institutions for disabled persons across France and Europe. Its core offering is direct service delivery, including bedside music sessions, ambulatory concerts, and structured workshops adapted to specific patient populations ranging from premature babies in neonatology to elderly patients in geriatrics, with additional coverage of pediatric, oncology, neurology, psychiatric, and rehabilitative care units. The organization trains musicians and healthcare staff through a 34-day long course plus short stages, has produced publications such as 'Des Musiciens et des Bébés' and 'La Musique et l'enfant à l'hôpital', and records musical works including the CD 'Petites Oreilles Grandes Ouvertes'. Methodology is codified, not software, with one stated proprietary framework ('Musical Intervention Framework for Healthcare Settings') and zero software, API, or AI components in the disclosed tech stack.

The business model is institutional and grant-driven rather than commercial. Named revenue streams are training fees (€750 for non-French EU residents, €900 for French residents on the 5-day English-language European session) and European Commission partnership funding via Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig, and Culture 2000, supplemented by private foundation grants (Edmond de Rothschild Foundations, L'Étoile de Martin, Sacem's Comité du Cœur). Pricing is publicly disclosed only for training; hospital partnerships appear to be co-developed with public hospitals (Institut Gustave Roussy, Hôpital Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, AP-HM, AP-HP hospitals including Trousseau/Robert-Debré/Sainte-Périne, CHU Nice, CHU Strasbourg) without disclosed per-program fees. Customer segments are hospital patients across age groups, healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, caregivers), and professional musicians, with cultural institutions such as orchestras and conservatories as a secondary segment. Go-to-market is event-driven and community-led, driven by direct hospital partnerships, EU-funded cross-border training programs, the European Network 'Music in Healthcare Settings' launched in 2011 at the French Ministry of Culture, and participation in ENCATC and Culture Action Europe working groups.

Name

Musique et Santé

Legal name

Association Musique & Santé

Website

https://musique-sante.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Musique et Santé is a French nonprofit association founded in 1998 that delivers live music interventions and professional training programs in hospitals and disability institutions across France and 15+ European countries, serving patients from neonatology to geriatrics, healthcare staff, and professional musicians.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts in Health Services

NAICS

Musical Groups and Artists (711130)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Therapy (Educational/Developmental Programs) (EDAMANAK)

Keywords

• Live music therapy
• Healthcare music programs
• Musician training
• Hospital music interventions
• Arts in health

Headquarters

HQ city

Sanary sur Mer

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Training Programs: Revenue from professional training programs for musicians and healthcare staff. Training sessions include week-long intensives in Paris and on-site training at partner institutions across Europe.
2. Partnership Funding: European Commission funding through Leonardo da Vinci and Grundtvig programs supporting cross-border training and network development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Musique et Santé is a nonprofit organization that promotes and delivers live music in hospital and disability settings across France and Europe. Its core offerings include live music interventions at patients' bedsides, in workshops, and as ambulatory concerts, covering neonatology, pediatrics, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, and psychiatric care. The organization also runs professional training programs for musicians and healthcare staff, both in French (34-day long-term program) and in English (5-day European sessions).

Product overview

Musique et Santé is a non-profit cultural organization offering a portfolio of services centered on promoting live music in healthcare and disability settings. The core offering consists of musical interventions at hospitals (bedsides, workshops, ambulatory concerts) across France and Europe, complemented by professional training programs for musicians (long-term programs in French and European sessions in English). The organization produces cultural resources including CDs and publications, facilitates artistic residencies, and conducts research and mediation work. The portfolio is unified around the mission of humanizing healthcare environments through live music, with offerings spanning direct service delivery, education, and cultural production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Musical Interventions in Healthcare Settings Live music performances and interactive musical activities delivered at patients' bedsides, in workshops, and as ambulatory concerts in hospitals and healthcare institutions across France and Europe. Covers neonatology, geriatrics, pediatrics, neurology, oncology, and psychiatric care units.
• Long-Term Training Program for Musicians in Healthcare Settings Long-term training program (34 days spread from September to June) for musicians to develop competences for musical interventions in healthcare establishments, including theoretical and practical components. Based in Paris.
• European Training Sessions in English Training sessions delivered in English for musicians from across Europe, organized in partnership with the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Includes modules on forms and modalities of interventions in healthcare settings. Five-day format with theoretical modules and practical hospital sessions in Paris; €750 for European eligible countries outside France, €900 for France residents.
• Artistic Residencies Artist residencies where musicians, composers, and performers are invited to conduct creative and participatory musical activities with patients and healthcare staff in condensed time periods across European healthcare institutions.
• CD 'Petites Oreilles Grandes Ouvertes' Music album featuring musicians from the association and the Orchestre National de France, with songs for young audiences, classical works, and an original contemporary piece by composer Elise Bertrand. Produced for patients, families, and healthcare teams.
• Books and Bibliographic Resources Published works including 'La Musique et l'enfant à l'hôpital' and 'Des musiciens et des bébés' (Erès editions), plus comprehensive bibliography on music, health, and handicap topics distributed as cultural and educational resources.
• Customized On-Site Training (Intra-Muros) Customized in-situ training delivered at partner institutions across Europe, tailored to the specific healthcare contexts and partner needs. Includes week-long intensives and on-site programs for healthcare workers and musicians.

Quantifiable outcome

• Training of musicians from four partner countries as part of European pilot program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supportive.

• Hôpital Fondation Adolphe de RothschildcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Neurology program studying live music's impact on neuro-vascular pathologies and Parkinson's disease. Weekly musical visits and training for nursing staff, supported by Edmond de Rothschild Foundations.
• Culture Action EuropemajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2010Member advocating for arts and culture in European development. Participated in We Are More campaign for culture recognition in EU budget negotiations.
• ENCATC (European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres)majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2009Active member of Arts and Health Thematic Area since 2009. Hosted meetings, contributed to publications, and participates in international working group discussions.
• Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, UK)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Key European partner for musician training programs. Joint Leonardo da Vinci projects (2008-2010 pilot training, 2010-2012 Training Trainers). Hosted training sessions and collaborated on European seminars.
• Music Network (Ireland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008European partner for music in healthcare settings training. Co-developed and co-delivered Leonardo da Vinci training programs. Ireland coordinator for musician trainee selection and training sessions.
• Turku University of Applied Sciences (Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Finnish partner for music in healthcare training transfer. Hosted training sessions and seminars. Contributed to European network development and local adaptation of training programs.
• Orchestre National de FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Regular artistic residencies and music interventions at Gustave Roussy pediatric oncology department. Musicians from the orchestra participate in bedside music sessions and artistic workshops, mediated by Musique et Santé trained musicians.
• Gustave RoussycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Long-standing partnership for pediatric oncology music program. Dr. Dufour's service hosts weekly music workshops and bedside sessions, with support from L'étoile de Martin and Sacem's Comité du Cœur.
• L'étoile de MartinsupportiveGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2006Association providing support for Gustave Roussy pediatric oncology partnership, facilitating the initial music workshop establishment in 2006.
• Arts for Health (UK)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Original Culture 2000 project partner (2005-2006) for European cooperation on music in hospitals. Contributed to artistic residencies, European seminar, and documentary film production.
• Waterford Healing Arts Trust (Ireland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Original Culture 2000 project partner for European music in hospitals. Organized artistic residencies in Ireland and participated in exchange seminar with other European countries.
• Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Ongoing programs in neonatology, high-risk pregnancies, CAMSP at Nord and Timone sites, and geriatrics at Hôpital Saint-Marguerite. Supported by various foundations and organizations.
• Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de ParismajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Academic partnership for health and handicap training module. Music students can access specialized training in healthcare music intervention.
• Musique en herbesupportiveStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Partnership for early childhood music stages and training recommendations. Directed by Chantal Grosléziat, specializing in musical projects for young children.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Musicians On Call: US-based nonprofit that brings live and recorded music to hospital patients, families, and caregivers through bedside performances and volunteer musicians. Directly comparable operating model (musicians delivering live music in healthcare settings) at a different geographic scale.
• Musicians without Borders: International nonprofit that trains musicians to use music as a tool for social change, including work in trauma, refugee, and healthcare contexts. Comparable in mission (live music for vulnerable populations), training methodology, and nonprofit association structure.
• Concerts in Care (UK): UK charity providing professional live music performances in care homes and hospitals for older people. Essentially the same business model (live music interventions in healthcare/care settings) but focused on the UK elderly care market.
• Arts for Health (Manchester Metropolitan University): UK research and practice center focused on arts, health, and wellbeing, including music in healthcare. Listed as an original Culture 2000 project partner (2005-2006) of Musique et Santé and pursues an overlapping arts-in-health agenda with academic rigour.
• Le Rire Médecin: French nonprofit founded in 1991 that brings professional clowns into pediatric hospitals to humanize care environments. Closest comparable peer: same country, similar mission of bringing live artistic performance into French hospitals, and Marianne Clarac (Musique et Santé's training officer) previously worked there as a clown, indicating direct ecosystem overlap.
• Sistema Scotland - Big Noise: Scottish charity using ensemble music-making to improve wellbeing in disadvantaged communities, with documented programs in hospitals and partnership working in Europe. Operates a similar model of music-based social/health intervention delivered through trained musicians.
• Waterford Healing Arts Trust: Irish charity bringing live music and arts programming to healthcare settings. Listed as an original Culture 2000 project partner (2005-2006) and pursues an essentially identical mission of integrating live artistic performance into hospital environments.

Others

• ENCATC (European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres): European network of cultural administration training centres where Musique et Santé is an active member of the Arts and Health Thematic Area since 2009. Functions as a peer-network and policy-influence platform rather than a direct service competitor.
• Royal Northern College of Music: UK conservatoire that partnered with Musique et Santé on Leonardo da Vinci projects (2008-2012) and co-hosts European training sessions. Functions as an enabling academic partner rather than a direct competitor, providing the higher-education backbone for the training programs.

Broad incumbents

• Music Network (Ireland): Ireland's national music development body, which co-developed and co-delivered Leonardo da Vinci training programs with Musique et Santé (2008-2012). A broader music organization that participated in the healthcare program as a partner rather than operating the healthcare interventions itself.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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