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The harpist was Barb Guagliardi, one of several volunteers who play music to comfort patients, their friends and family members, and the hospital staff members who pass through the atrium. Read more here…

Music does more than soothe the savage breast. It also provides relief for the irritated insomniac. The researchers began by identifying 127 scholarly articles describing research into music and sleep. Read more here…

“We believe that music is healing, and our mission is to partner with organizations that aid at-risk children, but do not yet offer music. Read more here…

Musicians have been at the forefront of healing and optimizing health for the past decade. In a recent study that appeared in the journal Experimental Psychology aptly entitled “The Joys of Spring,” scientists using EEG technology to measure brain activity discovered that the uplifting “Spring” concerto from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons can boost mental alertness while enhancing attention and memory. Read more here…

With recent studies indicating that music reduces agitation and depression in people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, long-term care operators have begun adding music therapy programs to the services they offer residents. One operator is finding that using music therapy is benefitting the business as well as the residents. Read more here…

“Creating and sharing music can be a healing experience. Music is therapeutic because it is easy to relate to and resonates with people on an emotional level. It can be a useful tool to facilitate expression, and can motivate people to achieve a wide range of therapeutic goals. Read more here…

“Residents, especially the non-English speakers, were comforted by music from their homeland,” said Audrey Waters, public relations director of MJHS. “It provided a way to reconnect with what was familiar in a time of transition – because of the weather.” Read more here…

Health workers are now using music to treat a long list of conditions, from depression to brain injury and cardiac disease. It can also be part of pain management and cancer treatments. Read more here…

“Music is nourishment for our inner being, and is very relaxing and inspiring at the same time. Apart from therapeutic instruments, Svaram boasts several instruments that replicate the sounds of nature — ‘ocean drums’ filled with tiny metal balls create the sound of rushing waves, while the ‘storm drum’ attached to a spring evokes the sound of thunderstorms; wooden whistles make bird sounds, and bells give out the sound of raindrops.” Read more here…

Georgia Naquin wants to teach locals there’s more to music than just evoking emotion, memories and helping others have a good time. Read more here….