Music For Maternity

Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

CHARLESTON, S.C. —Pop superstar Pharrell Williams vistited and preformed with a gospel choir Sunday at the Charleston church where nine parishioners were shot and killed on June 17. Read more here…

Listening to music is a form of emotional self-care that many of us turn to every day, without much conscious thought. The streaming service Spotify, well aware of this, offers a collection of “Mood” playlists, from “Anthems of Angst” to “Running Thru a Field of Smiles,” to my personal favorite, “The Happy Hipster.” Read more here…

Nine years ago Dora Pau lost her speech. The former teacher and stroke survivor can now express herself confidently, thanks to years of speech therapy, some singing and a lot of grit. Read more here…

A visiting lecturer from the department of music education at Palacky University in the Czech Republic will present two therapy workshops this week at Owensboro Community & Technical College. Dr. Lenka Kruzikova works as a music therapist for children with mental disabilities and children in high social risk situations in Olomouc, Czech Republic. She creates programs for mothers and their babies in maternity centers and lectures in music and physical education, music therapy and other areas leading to the development of the child. Read more here…

Healing is much on the minds of Rick Kvam and members of the Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester these days. The ensemble will perform “Music for the City of Healing” concerts Nov. 7 and 8. The concerts will focus on Rochester as a medical community and the potential healing power of music. Read more here…

Music is known for the magic it creates—from uplifting a sullen mood to calming down aggression, its effects are profound. Keeping in mind its therapeutic capabilities, several hospitals and clinics have started using music therapy to deal with pain management, reduce depression, ease muscle tension and more. Read more here…

GRAND FORKS, N.D.—Sitting near a hospital bed at Altru Hospital, Leslie Saulsbury spreads the tools of her trade on the blanket in front of 7-year-old Josiah Green. The assorted music-making instruments include a portable keyboard, maracas, tambourine and a wooden stick with hinged, cup-shaped clappers that, when shaken, sound like horses’ hooves on pavement. Read more here…

VADODARA: An organic chemistry teacher turned musician is gearing up to set a new world record. Haris Gershom (72) will be addressing the biggest music therapy session with nearly 2,000 participants on December 29 at Akshar farm in Anand. The native of Vidyanagar is noted for his invention music instrument ‘Harishophone’. Read more here…

A music therapy class gives people living with dementia the chance to reminisce about the good old days, when The Supremes and The Drifters reigned at the top of the charts. Alzheimers Waikato run music therapy classes on Tuesday mornings. Read more here…

SINGAPORE: For those suffering from diseases and conditions such as chronic pain, autism and even cancer, music is emerging as an accepted and useful form of treatment. Special education schools are offering music therapy as part of their curriculum for students with learning disabilities, while some hospitals have turned to music as a complementary therapy for patients – for example, alongside cancer treatment. Read more here…