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A group of city-based youth is using music to heal the quake-affected people in Nepal and collect relief material and money for them. The group Sachet Yuva Nepal (Alert youth of Nepal) is playing music in different parts of the city, collecting relief material and money. The group has two guitarists and a vocalist. It is also open to those who are not well-versed with music but want to participate in the relief exercise. Read more here…

Assemblymember Chris Holden’s Music Therapy bill to provide formal recognition to music therapists has been approved in the state Assembly and now goes to the Senate for consideration. Music therapists deliver plans that help improve an individual’s overall functional skills, such as physical and communication skills. Read more here…

Ysaye Barnwell didn’t plan to end up in Ferguson. Her vocal workshop was supposed to be held in nearby St. Louis, but it was going to conflict with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and had to be moved. And so the Washington singer and composer found herself in mid-March in the headline-making Missouri city that had been on her mind for weeks. Before there was Baltimore, there was Ferguson, and she had found an aspect of the protests there puzzling.
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From Bob Dylan to The Beatles, musicians have been influencing the masses for decades. Now, music is changing lives in another way. “We’ve discovered music therapy helps certain neurologic conditions such as traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease,” said neurologist Dr. David Morledge. Peter Skidmore has been attending music therapy sessions to help him with a medical condition. Read more here…

Why do certain songs make us tap our feet? And why do we start singing along when we hear a familiar melody? Few things in life spur emotions more powerfully than music. Songs can evoke laughter, tears, or nostalgic feelings that transport the listener to a different place and time. Studies have even shown that music can reduce stress and create a sense of well-being. So it’s no surprise that Music Therapy is now being used in the treatment of patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Read more here…

The Michigan State University Community Music School is hosting two music therapy concerts to showcase the abilities of CMS music therapy students at 6 p.m. today and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the MSU Community Music School Performance Hall. These events celebrate, through music, the abilities of children, adolescents and adults diagnosed with special needs. Read more here…

IN THE grounds of the Selhurst school that produced stars such as Adele and Amy Winehouse is a small, unassuming building conducting equally important work with music. Nordoff Robbins has a purpose-built studio next to The BRIT School, in The Crescent, where the charity has been providing music therapy services since 2009.
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When very sick children are in and out of hospital, their illness, injury or disability can make it difficult for them to express themselves. They can feel scared, out of control, lonely and frustrated. Music therapy can help combat this.
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A group of city-based youth is using music to heal the quake-affected people in Nepal and collect relief material and money for them. “Apart from distributing food and relief material, we also want to heal those affected with music. It has the power to heal and soothe,” said Anish Bhattarai, 28, who owns a software start up. Read more here…

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A program based entirely around music is hitting all of the right notes at nursing home facilities across Ohio. Music & Memory relies on personalized playlists, loaded on to iPods, to trigger memories in those who are struggling with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Read more here…