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DES MOINES, Iowa – Music can provide comfort to patients at a time they may need it most. It’s one of a few therapies that can help people when they enter end of life care, and five sisters started an event to help provide the service. Read more here…

From Plato to Martin Luther, and Einstein to Shakespeare, many of history’s brightest minds have made reference to the therapeutic powers of music. Though not dispensed by a pharmacy, music is often considered its own form of medicine, and is widely used in therapeutic settings to help patients with neurological disorders ranging from autism to stroke to dementia, and has even been found to be beneficial in end-of-life care. Read more here…

The Inter-Mountain photo by Brad Johnson Katie Ross of the West Virginia Highlanders of Davis & Elkins College performs ‘Amazing Grace’ during the eighth annual ‘Healing Through Music’ event on the D&E campus Tuesday, as part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month. Read more here…

Montreal neurologist Michael Rasminsky started to play piano when he was 4 or 5. “As a kid, I had wonderful music instruction — I learned about harmony and counterpoint — and terrible piano instruction,” he recalled. When he was 13, he stopped taking lessons but continued to study on his own. As an undergraduate at the University of Toronto, he wrote a musical with David Helwig, who would go on to become a prolific poet, novelist and essayist and be awarded the Order of Canada. Read more here…

More Midstate facilities say they’re looking to music therapy programs as ways to treat their patients. WB Music Therapy say this trend is keeping its practice busy. Patients took part in a music gathering over the weekend at Salem Lutheran Church to showcase their progress. They sang, played instruments, and demonstrated what they’ve learned in their sessions to their loved ones. Two of those performers were young Hannah and Ruth Bohner, who donned Elsa and Anna costumes as they sang a medley of songs from the popular movie, “Frozen.” Read more here…

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Being in the hospital is no fun. Now, a type of therapy at IU Health is helping patients cope with illnesses and treatments one note at a time. As patients and visitors walk down the hallways of the Simon Cancer Center, or even University Hospital, it’s not uncommon to hear a guitar, some singing and even laughter. It’s not a record player. It’s likely Tony Madeiros. Read more here…

Music therapist Dr Grace Thompson says the ground-breaking connections she’s forged with special-needs children throughout her 20-year music therapy career typify the general experience of music therapists. Thompson, who specialises in assisting special-needs children to interact with their families and communities through music-making, says she’ll often gently play her guitar to capture the attention of children who are otherwise displaying no interest in engaging with the people around them. Read more here…

A presentation on music therapy for those working with the special needs community will be given at 10 a.m. Saturday at SixTwelve, 612 NW 29. The presentation by Zetta Music Therapy will focus on how to incorporate adaptive techniques into music education, as well as an introduction to the medical practice of music therapy. The presentation is aimed at those working with the special-needs community, including music educators, special-education teachers, therapists and parents. Read more here…

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) – The following is an app review from FOX6 News Anchor Janet Hall: At the end of a stressful day we could all use a break. Here’s an app that helps you relax. It’s called “Music Healing” and it offers a list of relaxing music with titles like Internal Cleansing, It’s Gonna Be Okay and Think It Through. Read more here…

A bill that would require music therapists in Florida to get a state license passed a State Senate committee. The bill was unanimously approved by the Senate Health Policy committee Tuesday. Music therapists with specific education and training to help patients cope and heal from a variety of illnesses are currently certified by a national board.
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