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A local company is treating patients who suffer from neurological disorders and brain injuries with the healing powers of music, a type of therapy researchers say is gaining traction in the medical world. MedRhythms, founded by 26-year-old Brian Harris — who earned his master’s degree in music therapy from Lesley University in Cambridge — uses rhythm and melodies to help combat the effects of conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, autism and the aftermath of strokes. Read more here…

“The arts are the universal language,” said Carole Wolf, executive director of the Poughkeepsie based multi-arts education center. “When people are so full of fear and anxiety, it gets their minds off their treatments. It helps to alleviate the fear and anxiety they’re feeling.” Read more here…

The reason The Magic Whip has been hailed as a rousing return for British music legends Blur is apparent within the first minute of the album’s opener, Lonesome Street. It’s a foot-stompingly assured slice of Park Life-esque familiarity, tempered and made new – the swagger of Albarn’s early musings, remoulded with a signature Coxon riff egging on prose about provincial English living and pride in suburban mundanity. Classic Blur then. Read more here…

While still in his early grades, my son Enrique had a terrible attack of hyperacidity one night. We had to rush him to the hospital because of excruciating pain. Back home, I tried to put him to sleep and his head somehow landed on my tummy. He was relieved and finally put to sleep. After that, he believed that my soft tummy was the one that took away the pain. He told his brothers the story of the magical healing powers of Mama’s soft tummy. Soon after, every time they needed comforting and/or magical healing, they would ask to lay their heads down on Mama’s soft tummy. Read more here…

GALLIPOLIS — Holzer Senior Care Center has begun offering music therapy as part of its services to residents. Leslie Shoecraft, a board-certified neurological music therapist, of Rhythm-N-You, spearheads the efforts for the program. Read more here…

Even before there was any research to explain it or prove it, we knew that music can have healing powers—both for our bodies and minds. But as new neuroscience research has emerged, we’ve learned that singing or playing an instrument not only activates our entire brain—from areas involved in attention and memory to language processing—but can actually change it, strengthening old connections or forming new ones. Read more here…

A local organization called Strive is offering a unique way for adults to get out their frustrations and cope with stress. Participants in the weekly LifeRhythms with Strive sessions will be using drums and their voices for stress management and anxiety reduction. Read more here…

July should be a good month for Ella Henderson. The British pop starlet is tipped to take the UK No 1 with her next single, ­Glitterball. Appearing as a featured vocalist on a Sigma ­production, ­Henderson’s track isn’t officially released until July 24. Read more here…

EL PASO, Texas– El Paso singers and songwriters have come together to create a song for Charleston, South Carolina. The collaboration is bringing three El Paso churches together to raise money for Charleston through music.
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Lauren Ogle and Courtney Ariel Bowden embarked on a journey of music and friendship when they began leading worship for the children’s program within their church. They spent the next two years becoming friends, writing songs and eating French fries together. Over time they found that their shared love for children and music could and should expand into other areas of their lives. They researched several music and movement programs and were instantaneously drawn to Kindermusik. Read more here…