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Music works on the autonomic nervous system – the part of the nervous system responsible for controlling our blood pressure, heartbeat and brain function – and also the limbic system – the part of the brain that controls feelings and emotions. According to one piece of research, both these systems react sensitively to music. Read more here…

Music therapy (MT) is not sitting down to listen to a good CD. While that can be helpful, in music therapy many forms of music interventions are used in addition to listening to music, such as improvising music, singing and song writing. The process harnesses the use of controlled musical experience and even specific elements in that music. Read more here…

In fact, most research on the therapeutic benefits of music in humans has been conducted on either older patients or infants—individuals who are more likely to prefer opera or classical music based on personal taste, on the one end, and, on the other, who’ve yet to develop any personal preferences at all. Read more here…

Many on the autism spectrum find music and painting a way to be able to express and communicate. But not everyone on the autistic spectrum are budding artists. Read more here…

Music therapy is used to help victims of severe brain trauma, children on the autism spectrum, and seniors suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. For children with ADHD, music therapy bolsters attention and focus, reduces hyperactivity, and strengthens social skills.  Read more here…

A key element of listening to music while working is also that it allows workers to optimise their productivity at certain times of the day, or ‘block out annoying colleagues’ when the utmost concentration is required. Read more here…

Music therapy is not sitting down to listen to a good CD. While that can be helpful, in music therapy many forms of music interventions are used, such as improvising music, singing, song writing as well as listening to music. Read more  here…

Music taps into long-term memory and brings people back to the here and now,” she said. The power of music is undeniable, Wacks said. It’s useful in pain management; dentists have long employed it to relax patients. Read more here…

Threshold Singers are women who bring comfort and compassion through song to those on the threshold of living and dying or who may be experiencing grief, trauma or healing. In groups of two to four, they sing songs from a variety of traditions, to soothe, comfort and uplift.  Read more here…

You find it opens up this area of their brain that they haven’t been using in years. It’s tremendous. It’s powerful,” she said. “I’ve seen what it can do for people normally trapped inside their own bodies and they see a way out through music. Read more here…