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The session begins. Sarah reaches for the neck of the guitar, feeling for its sound. Stephanie Josselyn, a music therapist at Halifax-based music therapy studio Heartsparks, strums while trying to make eye contact with Sarah, leaning into the young girl’s reaching hands. Read more here…

The Healing is a four-piece band hailing from England – London, to be more precise. In their debut EP, Childhood Home, set for release near the end of the month, members Jim Moreton (vocals, guitar), Nicolas Py (drums, percussion), Sam Thiery (bass, guitar), and Ariel Moreton (harmony vocals) have put together a collection of five songs that combine elements of alternative rock, classic rock, soul, and country. The lyrics draw from the themes of childhood memories, family stories, and the connection with family members, which create a cozy, intimate, and almost intimate EP that everyone can connect to in their own special way. Despite the different genres the band draws on, the songs combine to create a sometimes moving and always pleasant experience. Read more here…

Documentary. Written and directed by Michael Rossato-Bennett. (Not rated, 73 minutes.). It isn’t news that musical therapy can produce striking results, but rarely have those good effects been as movingly illustrated as in “Alive Inside.” The documentary’s best moments are scenes of deeply debilitated nursing-home residents responding dramatically to music they enjoyed in earlier days. Read more here…

Throughout the moving new documentary Alive Inside, senior citizen after senior citizen awakens from the near-catatonia of advanced Alzheimer’s or dementia to sing, tap feet, and even dance when an iPod plays music from his or her past. One man who spends his days slumped over in a wheelchair in an institution suddenly starts swaying and belting it out along with a gospel song; another woman, who still lives at home but can’t so much as differentiate the elevator’s up button from the down one, boogies around her living room to the Tremeloes’ “Fa La La, La La, La Le”.  Read more here…

Music has been used in medicine for thousands of years. Ancient Greek philosophers believed music could heal both the body and the soul, and Native Americans used singing and chanting as part of their healing rituals. Read more here…

The sound of music comes from a patient’s room at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen, the familiar tune of Frederic Weatherly’s “Danny Boy.” As the music plays, the patient relaxes, temporarily relieved of their pain and anxiety, drifting away to a better place.  Read more here…

LOS ANGELES – Michael Rossato-Bennett initially thought it was the worst job he had ever taken. The filmmaker was flabbergasted when he entered a nursing home on a commission to film a few clips for a website.  Read more here…

Sixty-six-year-old Cheryl has always loved to dance. Good music has always been a part of her life and for years she’d often find herself spontaneously … Read more here…

The session begins. Sarah reaches for the neck of the guitar, feeling for its sound. Stephanie Josselyn, a music therapist at Halifax-based music therapy studio Heartsparks, strums while trying to make eye contact with Sarah, leaning into the young girl’s reaching hands. Read more here…

Returning from war is not always an easy transition. Often our men and women in uniform have special challenges to tackle. Those who suffer from injury or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) face even more of an uphill climb. One veteran who knows all about PTSD is offering some unique support for his military brothers and sisters. Read more here…