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CHENNAI: That music can heal is well known and doctors are looking beyond applying melodies that soothe to music for ailments such as cancer and depression. Music therapy also makes a difference to children with neurological disabilities such as spasticity, say health experts in the city. It is applied in the treatment of autism, mental retardation, cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities. Read more here…

The popular women’s choir Ensemble Laude was founded in 1996 by soprano Elizabeth MacIsaac, an early-music specialist, and initially it focused exclusively on medieval and other early fare. Over the years, however, its repertoire has greatly expanded, particularly with respect to multicultural and modern music. Read more here…

BOISE — Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center has been awarded $15,600 from the LIVESTRONG Community Impact Project to fund a music therapy program. The project will fund the Jeffrey Frank Wacks Music Therapy Program, according to the hospital. Read more here…

GREENSBORO — Shannon Stewart tapped his feet to the music, nodding his head and smiling with recognition. At moments, he appeared to fight back tears, then quickly recover.  Read more here…

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is one of 13 organizations nationally to receive the LIVESTRONG Community Impact Project award to implement the Jeffrey Frank Wacks Music Therapy Program. Each of the 13 finalist organizations will be awarded $15,600 to help replicate and implement the program in cities across the U.S.  Read more here…

SEATTLE — It was a crime that terrified our community, a summer night in 2009 when Isaiah Kalebu broke into a South Park couple’s home. Kalebu brutally raped and then stabbed Jennifer Hopper and her fiancée Teresa Butz. Butz did not survive. For the first time, Hopper is speaking publicly on camera about what life has been like since the attack and how music has helped her heal. Read more here…

With his fourth solo album PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Pharoahe Monch retains his status of one of the most consistent and creative MCs in hip-hop. Since he debuted back in 1991 with Organized Konfusion, Pharoahe has been delivering innovative wordplay and well-executed conceptual hip- hop. Read more here…

Bob Jarboe is putting in a little practice time at the organ, high up in the choir loft at the back of the sanctuary. He is getting ready for his weekly choir rehearsal at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Warsaw. Read more here…

A JAZZ ensemble playing ‘healing music’ is returning to Steyning Jazz Club.The Cloggz premièred last year to a rapturous audience at the jazz club, and the group has a CD launch planned for later this year. Read more here…

Many scientific studies have confirmed the benefits of music on health. A new study by a team of researchers found that religious music may have great mental health benefits, especially among older adults. Read more here…