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The Music Therapy Association of Ghana (MTAG) is set to hold the first music therapy symposium in Ghana, on November 30, at the British Council in Accra. Read more here…

From Mozart to Beyonce, music has been a form of therapy for plenty of ordinary people and hospital patients alike. Research has repeatedly shown that music can be used to improve learning, cognitive function, and symptoms of diseases like epilepsy and even Alzheimer’s. Read more here…

SEBRING — While it may be more common to find music therapy programs in larger cities where there are community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals and correctional facilities did you know that a music therapy program is available locally? Through grant money, Handicapped Americans Love of Life Organization Inc., otherwise known as H.A.L.L.O., is able to offer music therapy here in Highlands County and the surrounding areas. In 2014, H.A.L.L.O. partnered with Ryan Adamov, a certified music therapist who owns and runs Clear Sky Music Therapy. Read more here…

Music therapy has been bringing joy and respite to people with a range of physical and mental health conditions for four decades. The Australian Music Therapy Association is marking its 40th anniversary, but not many people have heard of it. Lani Motiekaitis has been a registered music therapist for 10 years and works around the Gold Coast. Read more here…

Music Therapy can help improve many symptoms, including loneliness, boredom, pain, restlessness, rapid respiration, grief, anxiety, depression, elevated blood pressure and heart rate and relaxation. Read more here…

Music therapy has been bringing joy and respite to people with a range of physical and mental health conditions for four decades. “The responses that he gives to Lani’s therapy are small, but knowing Nathan well, you know that they are there,” Mr Tait said.Read more here…

I was extremely honoured to emcee Kingston’s third annual Light of Day benefit concert last weekend. Organizers Ginette Blais and Gord Hunter spearheaded this initiative to raise awareness and funds for ending Parkinson’s disease. It was a difficult evening being joyous and social. Just over 24 hours prior, we were all hearing about the Paris terrorist attacks. Read more here…

In an era of increasing activity in the biotech sector, Brian Harris is bringing a level of simplicity to the medical field. His company, MedRhythms, uses melodies and rhythms to help treat and combat the effects of certain brain injuries, strokes, and Parkinson’s disease. Read more here…

A city-based University and an Austrian institution have decided to work together to explore the potential of music therapy. Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Deemed University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IMC University of Applied Sciences, Krems an der Donau, Austria, for engaging in collaborative research projects in the field of music therapy. Read more here…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM)– As part of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, Hospice is highlighting one of the ways they help people. Music Therapy helps patients heal, reflect, and express their emotions. Read more here…