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Carefee Living, a Spectrum Health Company assisted living facility in Cook, has been certified as a Music & Memory facility. It is the company’s first such designation in Minnesota. Carefree Living sites also are in Aurora, Babbitt, Brainerd, Burnsville, Ely, Orr, Silver Bay and St. Cloud. Read more here…

A nervous freshman who just graduated from Loara High School in Anaheim, Majesca Wong attended her very first class at California State University, Northridge in fall 2014. At the end of the class, she felt overwhelmed by the extensive coursework outlined in the requirements for her major, music therapy. Read more here…

A resident of the Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, Dalphne Sommario travels more than 200 miles every week to work with the young women at Maryville’s suburban Bartlett Campus. “Depending on traffic and weather conditions, the trip can range from 1 hour to 2 ½ hours each way,” Dalphne said. “If I take a train from Union Station, that’s an hour-long ride each way.” What inspires a city girl to journey to the far-flung suburbs twice a week?. Read more here…

The Journal of Educational Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association, has studied the use of music therapy in situations with children who have special needs in detail. According to the journal, music therapy aims to improve one’s psychological functioning through the use of musical experiences. Read more here…

It seems like singing and dementia have a very interesting connection. According to a study led by Dr. Teppo Särkämö and his team at the University of Helsinki, musical activities initiated by caregivers were found to have a positive effect in the care and treatment of people with dementia, reports Psych Central. Read more here…

TORONTO – The Loretta Anne Rogers Critical Care Centre of Toronto Western Hospital is where the best in medical technology is hard at work. Between its sterile interior, banks of machinery and busy nurses’ station, one tends to speak in hushed tones, respectful of patients being cared for. Read more here…

Here at PLF we see a lot of crazy government regulations. New Jersey is home to the latest sighting. Today, the New Jersey Assembly is considering creating an occupational license for music therapists. If you’ll recall, I recently blogged about the efforts of music therapist organizations to push for licensure. After succeeding in getting licenses implemented in four states, they have recently turned their focus to eight more states. New Jersey is the first one up in this wave. Read more here…

The rise of Hip Hop as a medium for health, activism, and spirituality within various therapeutic disciplines signals the obvious: Hip Hop is not mere entertainment or a specific genre of music geared towards one particular demographic. As KRS-One notes, “…Hip Hop has always existed as a unique awareness that enhances ones ability to self-create.” In essence, self-discovery and transformation are at the core of creative expression in Hip Hop. Read more here…

If the title of Kirk Franklin’s new album, Losing My Religion, seems contradictory and raises more than a few eyebrows, that’s just fine. Discussion or “buzz” is good, especially when it prompts fans of the nine-time Grammy winner to talk about the record—and to listen to it and share its messages. Read more here…

Kapil Srivastava, founder of India’s largest chain of Guitar Academies – guitarmonk, has been nominated yesterday as chairman of the National Committee (Arts, Music & Culture) for Social Action Foundation which is a leading government associate for Skill, Health & Empowerment. Read more here…