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MASON CITY | Being multiple generations apart didn’t stop six youngsters from Tugs Daycare & Preschool and around two dozen residents at the Heritage Care & Rehabilitation Center from having a good time Monday afternoon.
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PULLMAN, WA – Music is a part of our everyday lives, and it’s starting to make more of an impact on the medical industry. I’m at the Pullman Regional Hospital where today (Friday) they shared about their new program, ‘Music and Memory.’ Read more here…

MASON CITY, Iowa – We celebrated the Grammy awards on KIMT Sunday night, so music is on everyone’s mind, but what if music could also be used as a tool for therapy. That’s exactly what happening at the Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center in Mason City. The senior center has developed a program called Intergenerational Music Therapy, and the idea is to bring two generations together, young and old, for some simple interaction that not only lifts the spirits, but works the mind.
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Michelle Westfall, MS, MT-BC, the first music therapist ever hired by Sunbelt Staffing, is scheduled to deliver a speaker session at the 2015 Online Conference for Music Therapy (OCMT). Westfall will be discussing music therapy for individuals with dementia to a global audience of music therapy professionals. Read more here…

LAKE CHARLES, La. – (KPLC) Almost a year ago Cathy Flowers of Lake Charles, Louisiana was told she would never be able to move or speak again. Flowers suffered a stroke last May and was unable to open her mouth on her own.
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Stephanie Bettman and Luke Halpin are partners on stage and off. On stage, they play Americana music under the name Bettman & Halpin. The couple’s off-stage life includes volunteering at a center in Denver that cares for children in crisis. Read more here…

LAKE CHARLES, La. – (KPLC) Almost a year ago Cathy Flowers of Lake Charles, Louisiana was told she would never be able to move or speak again. Flowers suffered a stroke last May and was unable to open her mouth on her own. “They had no clue,” said her husband Billy. “They had no clue how strong she is. She’s way stronger than I could ever be.” Read more here…

Children do not come in tidy packages — they come with spontaneity, energy, and delicious individuality. Some have learning challenges that affect them physically, cognitively, emotionally, and/or behaviorally. The good news is that music can help with most of them. Read more here…

The Gardens at Qualicum Beach is receiving a $10,000 grant from Music Heals for its music therapy program. The grant will provide four additional hours of music therapy programming this year and the Gardens will be able to purchase equipment and instruments to enhance its program. The Gardens at Qualicum Beach has been offering music therapy to complex care residents as a treatment while also providing them with an outlet for creativity and emotional expression. Read more here…

“Research shows that making music can lower blood pressure, decrease heart rate, reduce stress, and lessen anxiety and depression. There is also increasing evidence that making music enhances the immunological response, which enables us to fight viruses,” Suzanne Hanser from the music therapy department at Berklee College of Music, said.
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