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In her debut “Austin City Limits” taping, rapidly rising R&B artist Andra Day demonstrated phenomenal vocal prowess. From the soaring extended bridge in retro-soul opener “Forever Mine,” arranged to showcase Day’s range and technical skills as a jazz singer, to the electrifying closer, a cover of Queen’s “I Want It All” reimagined as a torrential soul storm that brought the singer to her knees and the audience to their feet, 31-year-old Day proved she’s one of the most powerful voices of her generation. Read more here…

The Michigan State University Community Music School will host the 14th annual Eric ‘RicStar’ Winter Music Therapy Camp June 13-18. RicStar’s Camp welcomes individuals of all ages with special needs as well as their siblings. Read more here…

SINGAPORE – Four of her five children have families of their own. And the remaining child who is still living with her is busy carving out his career. Read more here…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Plan on meeting friends at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at The Arboretum at Penn State for Music in the Gardens: Healing the Soul. Partnering with Mount Nittany Health and The Arboretum at Penn State, the concert opens the 2016 Music at Penn’s Woods summer schedule with an evening of music performed outdoors within the garden rooms of the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens. Read more here…

Maryiah Winding is a rising senior at the School of the Art Institute from the South Side of Chicago with a big idea. She wants to develop a rap therapy program that would allow urban youth to grapple with their feelings and deal with trauma through hip hop and rap music. She’s an artist and musician, not a psychology major, but that hasn’t stopped her from taking steps to develop a rap therapy program.  Read more here…

It’s music time at the Little Tree Preschool in the United Cerebral Palsy building at McClellan. About nine children sit on the floor in a semi-circle, aides and teachers behind them. Lauren Key leads the group in ocean-themed activities. Read more here…

The Michigan State University Community Music School will host the 14th annual Eric ‘RicStar’ Winter Music Therapy Camp June 13-18. RicStar’s Camp welcomes individuals of all ages with special needs as well as their siblings. Read more here…

Abilities Services Inc., which provides services to clients with developmental disabilities and their families, has named Alison Bowers as its new music therapist.  Read more here…

An increasing number of senior citizen facilities are using music therapy to help the elderly improve their cognitive skills, avoid depression and even stay more physically fit. Read more here…

Anita Gadberry, a new full-time faculty member, has been hired on a year-to-year basis to teach students still enrolled in the UND music therapy program.The program stopped accepting new students in March as part of budget cuts at the university, a decision that was highly debated and protested by students, faculty and community members. Read more here…