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Oday marks the 10th birthday of the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre (RMTC), a charitable trust that provides music therapy to children and young people with special needs. Read more here…

Bates, a 1996 University of Dayton graduate, had met the woman three months earlier when the patient entered hospice. While the medical staff helped address physical symptoms, Bates helped her and her family forge positive memories and revisit old ones: She assisted the woman and her husband in composing a song about their life together.  Read more here…

We initially brought our own music therapy to stimulate him and learned the positive affects both upon him and other patients,” Thiel said. “From this lesson we promoted the idea to the VA hospital ICU staff and hospital personal. They had never heard or thought of this and were very excited to have therapeutic method readily available. Read more here…

Musicians exemplified the importance of music therapy Sunday at the Transformation Through Rhythm music event. The third Annual Transformation Through Rhythm Concert took place at the Music Building’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Read more here…

The St. George singer-songwriter and musician is making his own brand of tonic with a new CD that will be officially released Friday with a concert at the Sanderson Centre. Read more here…

Amy Rodgers Smith is the founder of On a Better Note, a music therapy clinic in Morgantown. As one of only 15 certified music therapists in West Virginia, her client list includes people across the autism spectrum and those recovering from strokes among many others. Read more here…

Music isn’t just Candice Gardiner’s life, it’s her life quest. As one of Windsor’s half dozen music therapy professionals, Gardiner works long hours each week bringing the healing powers of music to the elderly, infirm and people with disabilities. Read more here…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A therapy program pioneered by a New York man has made its way to an Iowa assisted-living community, with the goal of using music to help patients with dementia.The program, called “Music and Memory,” tries to find the connection between music and the mental gaps of a person suffering from a cognitive disability. The Meth-Wick Community is piloting this program at its Woodlands facility, which houses about 65 residents suffering from some form of dementia. Read more here…

Clients at a local nonprofit residential mental health center face some tough issues. Clients at Skyland Trail grapple with diagnoses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression, and substance abuse, spend much of their days in intense talk therapy. Read more here…

The Zapuni LLC organisation was founded in 2012 to bring together Japanese artists and musicians to collaborate on different projects to help raise awareness and money for aid. Read more here…