About Musimorphic

When we listen - really listen - to music, we’re connecting with our emotions. We’ve arrived at this mind-changing space between music as entertainment and music as therapy.

About Musimorphic

There’s a significant difference between listening and hearing. Hearing is a passive act; when we listen, we’re engaged, actively processing what’s in our ears and looking to find meaning in sound. Think about your favorite song and what it evokes. Joy. Reflection. Excitement. And, yes, sometimes even anger and sadness.

Bill Protzmann is your guide through that space. Bill has a deep understanding of and connection with the rejuvenating power of music. His journey to becoming a trained classical pianist began when he was three years old. Performing professionally for audiences, including the homeless and historically unserved youth to Veterans fighting the severe mental and physical wellness conditions of PTSD, first opened his eyes to the healing power of music.

When Bill found himself struggling with depression and thoughts of suicide, he drew upon his knowledge of and love for music to help him heal – putting him on a new path, one that’s dedicated to helping others explore music’s transformative effects. Over the course of 30 years, Bill has helped people from all walks of life tap into the power of music, helping them leverage their favorite songs and compositions to bring peace and balance to their lives.

Bill Protzmann

Keynote Speaker

Bill’s passion comes from more than 50 years of onstage performances. His innovative, signature presentations engage audiences to discover and connect more authentically with the passion and inspiration that drives team success.

Workshop Facilitator

For more than 30 years, Bill has worked with teams from a diverse spectrum of industries, including: Fortune 500 Companies, Humanitarian and Social Welfare Groups, and Non-Governmental Organizations and Agencies. Bill leads with a hands-on approach to these workshops and customizes these interactive sessions to the needs of your organization or the people it serves.

Outreach

Bill is committed to serving his community by teaching its most under-served and at-risk members how to implement self-care practices using music. Bill operates with a mindset that music should be understood as a self-care tool for everyone.

The Power of Music

Bill Protzmann started piano lessons at three years old. He grew up playing and performing for audiences of all sizes. He realized very early on that the discipline of playing the piano was also a behavioral healthcare practice. When he began helping non-traditional audiences — Alzheimer’s patients and people struggling with physical or emotional injuries, stressed-out business professionals, parents, and caregivers — he began to understand and witness the true power of music as a transformative tool.

As an observer of the power of music, Bill speaks openly and confidently about how he has used music as self-intervention in his own behavioral healthcare – including confronting suicidal tendencies. His ongoing volunteer work in the field brings him constant opportunities to guide people who are or have been homeless, abused substances, and who have been injured physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

Bill’s fascination with the healing effects of music led him to intensive exploration that continues to evolve today and has been strengthened by advances in research.  People from all walks of life can trust his 30+ years of experience to demonstrate for themselves how to use music functionally in everyday situations.

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More Than Human Book
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More Than Human: The Value of Cultivating the Human Spirit in Your Organization

Bill Protzmann’s first book takes his teachings and applies them to organizational thinking. The practice of the human spirit. Practical spirituality. To make that work in your organization, you want best practices with contagious acceptance, unlimited scalability, and tremendous value starting with you.

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Wow! I have always loved music and have relied on it throughout my life, but I never understood why, or appreciated the logic, methodology, and science behind my reliance on music to carry me through. Understanding the framework of why I feel the way I do, understanding that it is OK and doing so with intent and then being able to emotionally ricochet to a place of my choosing is very comforting. THANK YOU!
Robert Svoboda
Robert Svoboda
“Thank you, Bill, for inviting me to go on this Quest and for your encouragement throughout. And thank ALL of you who put this very thoughtful and carefully orchestrated Quest together. I can heartily recommend it. Coming from a very spiritual background, the Quest helped me unlock a key to two paths which I had to date not fully grasped, and which have opened through the Quest and helped me further rise. As with everything in life, synchronicity is the magic ingredient when life unfolds.”
Nicolette DeVidar
Nicolette DeVidar
I have sincerely appreciated this very directed, unique, meaningful, and effective way for us humans to process and understand emotion. It's a skill, and this Quest shows us how to use it. The times in which we live demand that we learn to incorporate emotion into our daily life experiences instead of denying it altogether, and the Quest shows us exactly how to do this in a way that is compellingly easy to appreciate because music is the means.
Steven Morrison
Steven Morrison
When my Dad passed away, I was faced with overwhelming grief for the first time in my life. I decided to use the skills from this Quest to learn to process my grief using music as my guide and lifeline. It has worked so well! I now feel empowered to face this difficult emotion. I now know how to gently recognize, approach, and enter times of grief and to use my curated playlist to safely and effectively take that journey.
Dyane Rogelstad
Dyane Rogelstad
Listening to Bill Protzmann pulls all of the positive things about living into place. He is a master at his ability to relate his music to recovery for everyone. His music and his words of wisdom touch and teach at the same time that recovery is truly a gift, just like his music.
Robert J Ackerman, PhD
Robert J Ackerman, PhD
I confronted my fear of cancer treatment radiation; initially with the Serenity Prayer and meditation. Then it dawned on me: I am seeking serenity. Bill gave me his 'Serenity' CD. The radiation techs played it for me. While the beams radiated, the piano sedated. The power of music! I left Protzmann’s CD for future patients.
Doug Blackwood
Doug Blackwood
Bill’s love of music, passion for Veterans and boundless energy to do the right thing in every situation is to be admired. I heartily endorse him and his work.
Gary J Rossio, ASHCP
Gary J Rossio, ASHCP
Many thanks for your lively and thoughtful keynote address this morning at our Professional Growth Day. You were at once entertaining, inspiring, and thought-provoking. I confess I could sit and listen to you play the piano for hours, and so appreciate you sharing your gifts with us today.
Lesslie Keller
Lesslie Keller
Bill is an amazing presenter. His speaking and training abilities are outmatched only by his passion for music and helping Veterans. I’m not sure why I like what he does, but his use of music for healing touches me on some deep level that I normally don’t allow to surface.
Eric Darling
Eric Darling
If you’re looking for a speaker at your next event, I cannot recommend Bill highly enough. As he describes himself, he is a man on a mission, namely, to raise awareness of the power of music as self care. Your audience will be engaged, entertained, and enlightened.
Rodney L Hatley, Esq
Rodney L Hatley, Esq
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