Music For Maternity

ROSEBURG, Ore. – To cope with the tragedy at Umpqua Community College, many Roseburg residents have turned to music as an outlet for their grief. This weekend, the road to healing continued with the Umpqua Strong Music Festival. Read more here…

The last time I had a mammogram, I got a big surprise — and it was a good one. A string quartet was playing just outside the doors of the breast imaging center, and my thoughts immediately shifted from “What are they going to find on the mammogram?” to “Is that Schubert, or Beethoven?” By the time my name was called, I had almost forgotten why I was there. Read more here…

Recent Titusville High School graduate Chase Upchurch recently traveled to Harrisburg to promote and advocate for the benefits of music therapy, speaking with a handful of lawmakers to support state bills that would help build on the initiative. Read more here…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For Seal, songwriting is like therapy. And since splitting from Heidi Klum in 2012, he’s been immersed. “It’s really cathartic,” he said. “When people have something that’s ailing them or something that’s weighing on them and they go and see a therapist or a shrink …

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…