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Music therapists at the Nordoff Robbins Scotland charity’s base in Dundee are bringing ‘immeasurable benefits’ to peoples’ lives across the city and beyond, discovers Michael Alexander. Six-year-old Leona skips down the corridor and can’t wait to enter the music room which contains a piano, xylophone and a range of percussion instruments.
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NEW MILFORD — Music is healing and can make a difference. It was this philosophy that spurred Linda Wrenn to host a benefit concert for the victims of the Haiti earthquake in 2011 that raised $10,000, and to now create Hearts in Harmony Jr., a children’s choir dedicated to spreading kindness. Read more here…

COPD patients can benefit from music therapy, according to research. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects a person’s lungs and breathing, and the study found that music therapy in conjunction with traditional therapies can help improve symptoms better than standard treatment alone. Read more here…

BUENOS AIRES: The shadows of barred windows make the Buenos Aires psychiatric hospital seem especially soulless, but then the syncopated beats of tango music fill the air. For a handful of residents at the Borda hospital, the daily shuffle in line for medication has given way to the sensual steps of Argentina’s classic dance. Read more here…

You’re never too old, or too young, to be moved by music. My daughter wasn’t exactly the happiest baby on the block, but one thing that could usually put a gummy grin on her face was turning up the music and dancing around the living room with her in my arms. Read more here…

GREENVILLE – State of the Heart Care has had the pleasure of working with music therapy intern, Kristina Simer, for the past six months. As a requirement for her B.A. in Music Therapy through Slippery Rock University, Simer must complete 1200 hours of clinical experience. Simer will finish up her time working at State of the Heart this month. Read more here…

Brighton Cherenzia is just like any other Firefly Music Festival attendee. He likes music, has a laid back attitude, and traveled quite a distance to be here this weekend. However, unlike the majority of people at Firefly, Brighton, a Boston native, is only 9 months old. He is here with his parents, Robin and Brandon, who will be pushing him throughout The Woodlands in a stroller all weekend long. Read more here…

World-class musicians have visited a Bangor University lecturer who is recovering from being struck down with a brain bug in the Far East a year ago. Dr Sophie Williams contracted Japanese encephalitis last June and is currently fighting her way back to health at Ysbyty Gwynedd. Read more here…

From somewhere high above, the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia must be smiling. With a simple play on the name of Garcia’s former band, a two-decades old group of 16 senior musicians call themselves the Grateful Alive Concert Band. Read more here…