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Music therapy is exactly what it sounds like. It’s therapy through the use of music that addresses emotional, physical, social and cognitive needs. A professional, who has completed an approved music therapy program, administers it, and music therapy is now included as part of the life-enrichment programming at some senior retirement communities. Read more here…

PRESCOTT VALLEY – The storm outside Syd Cregger’s living room window mingles with the soothing, soul-stirring melodies he coaxes from the apertures of an ebony, raven-head Indian flute. In the morning, Cregger played a rain song on a smaller, lighter wood flute; soon after the trees on his front lawn were saturated. Read more here…

SSE and Nordoff Robbins Scotland have announced a new partnership, joining forces to raise the profile of Scotland’s only music therapy charity. Through the partnership SSE will actively support the growth of Nordoff Robbins Scotland services through a combination of direct investment and a series of staff fundraising initiatives.  This support from SSE will make music therapy more accessible to hundreds more children and adults across Scotland.  Read more here…

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — You may know about Tremé from David Simon’s HBO series about jazz musicians in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. You may know it as the first neighborhood of free African Americans in the U.S. Or you may know it as the colorful neighborhood — literally and figuratively — where New Orleans’ jazz culture was born. Read more here…

Playing favorite songs to people who have memory loss may not help them recognize family members. But it can trigger memories from their past. When a favorite song plays, some laugh, dance or sing. A light often returns to eyes dimmed by memory loss, at least for awhile. Read more here…

The 14th annual Music Therapy Ride hits the road this weekend. And in keeping with their aims, music will be a part of the ride up the Sea to Sky Highway. “We’re going to fill up the base of the GLC again with motorcycles and we’re bringing the country band High Valley and the wonderful Shaun Verreault from Wide Mouth Mason,” organizer Patrick Zulinov says.”It’s coming together nicely. We always hope for more and appreciate any contributions people have. Quite a few people believe in what we are doing.” Read more here…

Patrick Zulinov has seen the impact of music therapy up close. “Whether it’s a kid in the burn ward who just needs something uplifting or it’s seniors who could be suffering from Alzheimer’s, it works,” he said. He also recalled observing a spinal-injury patient at G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre who resisted treatment but “beat the hell out of some drums to get his anger out. Through that, the music therapist worked with him to get his rhythm and motion going, and it was amazing to see what they did. Read more here…

Over the past 39 years, San Diego Repertory Theatre has carved itself an artistic niche for celebrating the stories of what co-founder Sam Woodhouse calls “those without a place at the table.” So to kick off the company’s 40th season this week, Woodhouse is directing the San Diego premiere of “Violet,” an award-winning country/bluegrass musical about a disfigured woman fighting for the life she deserves but has long been denied. Read more here…

MIAMI (CBSMiami) —  A 20-year-old man is celebrating the gift of life after receiving a liver transplant but that’s not the only thing that saved him. Angel Lopez says music also saved him and on Tuesday he performed a concert at Holtz Children’s Hospital as a thank you. Read more here…

Playing music while patients are having surgery can ease their pain and anxiety, even if patients are completely unconscious, researchers reported Wednesday. They didn’t directly study the effects of music on pain but collated the results of 72 different studies that did. The results were clear: music helped ease pain and anxiety, even if it didn’t help patients recover any faster. Read more here…