Summary: Peter Muir is the Director of the Institute of Music and Health, a nationally recognized center pioneering in the use of music for well-being, especially for people with disabilities. Although he grew up in England, Dr. Muir has become an acknowledged authority on American jazz and ragtime music, authoring numerous scholarly articles and the book Long Lost Blues: Popular Blues in America 1850-1920. His passion for American jazz and ragtime inspired him to move to the United States.
