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Posts Tagged ‘music therapy’

When we think of the music that defined the ’90s, Alanis Morissette’s iconic album “Jagged Little Pill,” which sold more than 33 million copies worldwide, easily makes the list. An entire generation of listeners felt the singer/songwriter’s angst-ridden and unapologetic debut album spoke directly to them. Her deeply personal lyrics were healing and validating to her fans, but Morissette says her music actually had the opposite affect on her. Read more here…

Western Michigan University music therapy major Leah Brown gives an instrument to a resident at Amber Way of the Heritage Community in Kalamazoo, MI on Thursday February 26, 2015. Amber Way provides residents suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia with music therapy twice a week. The sessions involve residents gathering in the dining room, singing songs, playing instruments and getting to know each other. Read more here…

One of the most heartbreaking things parents can experience is when one of their children goes through terrible physical pain and they can’t do anything about it. But a father-daughter research team with strong Northwestern ties may have found the key (and rhythm, and notes) to alleviating pain in young patients after they go through medical procedures. Read more here…

Warrensburg – The old saying, “whistle while you work” – or listen to Taylor Swift while doing homework, or maybe chill with some old Celine Dion while grinding through taxes – may be more than a hackneyed pedagogic platitude to get one’s mind off a tough job. Kolby Koczanowski is considering filling a void in Warrensburg by providing music therapy. Read more here…

A growing body of evidence suggests that pets, just like people, can be physically and emotionally moved by music. Dr. Deborah Wells from Queen’s University in Belfast has found consistently that classical music can have a calming effect on various captive animals, including dogs, gorillas, and even elephants. These musically enriched animals rest more and display fewer behavioural signs of stress than their music-less counterparts. Read more here…

Among a host of “out of the mainstream” new therapies for treating or alleviating chronic ills, music therapy shows promise. Hospitals and nursing homes across the country are adding music to their therapeutics as a way to reduce fear and stress. Read more here…

KASAULI: As lovers of music gathered from different parts of the country – and a few flying down from abroad- the fourth edition of the Kasauli Rhythm and Blues Festival took off with music from genres ranging from sufi to rock and blues on Friday evening. Read more here…

The fourth annual New Orleans Sacred Music Festival takes place Saturday (March 14) from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave. Starting with a “Peace Walk” from the nearby St. Roch Cemetery to the colorful Healing Center complex at 10 a.m., the music fest is meant to provide an eclectic sampling of spiritual ceremonies and songs from a variety of traditional faiths. The theme of the 2015 festival is “Kindred Spirits.”
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Since it opened in September 2013, Westmount Music Therapy has been helping children, young adults, and seniors with a variety of needs through the use of music therapy. Led by owner Alison Usher-Jones, the music therapy clinic began mostly with helping children on the autism spectrum. Read more here…

Guests hurried into the auditorium at The Ark as the lights dimmed and the band Acoustic Eidolon took the stage during Wednesday night’s second annual Micah Smiles Benefit Concert. The performance drew applause from the filled auditorium, but an even more noticeable excitement radiated from the audience as the band and event organizers took time to talk about the event’s charitable mission: to continue to expand the music therapy program at C.S. Mott Children’s and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital. Read more here…