Music For Maternity

Posts Tagged ‘music therapy’

The organization was birthed out of Renne’s true story that started a global movement. To Write Love on Her Arms presents a vision of hope, healing and redemption. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy and music conflicted with hard reality, Renee discovers the value of genuine friendships and embarks on a daunting yet courageous journey towards recovery. Read more here…

At an age when most musicians are starting to get serious about forming a band, 16 year old Gareth Laffely is preparing his second album. His debut, The Journey, released in 2014, won him the Rising Star award from the Native American Music Awards.  He was also nominated for the Best Rock Recording NAMA, and 4 Indian Summer Music Awards. Read more here…

Elias Wendland, 7, sits with his eyes closed in a wheelchair in his Liberty Township home. Brian Schreck, music therapist for StarShine Palliative Care and Hospice at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, wraps the child’s fingers around a mallet. They begin tapping together on a small blue ukulele. Elias’ eyes flicker and then pop wide open. Read more here…

Carlos Santana explains why he believes music is a healing force in a new exclusive interview with Ultimate Classic Rock. He also talks about reuniting with his original band. Read more here…

From the perspective of Chinese medicine, one of the best things you can do for your health this holiday season is to listen to a classical music performance live. Read more here…

When you’re going into surgery, the type of music that your doctors will be listening to is probably the last thing on your mind. But your surgeon’s playlist could actually have some effect on how the procedure goes. Read more here…

LONDON— Almost three quarters of surgeons’ operating theatres are thronging, or throbbing, with music when patients go under the knife, according to a study in the Christmas edition of the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Read more here…

In 1978, Peter Kramer purchased 50 acres of land in Orange County and named it “Down Yonder Farm.” He met Susan Gladin, his wife of 33 years, there when she attended a party where people played volleyball and her car got a flat tire. On the farm they raised two daughters, swam in the pond and split more wood than they could count to heat their home. Read more here…

Dr. Rodney Brunson took over his daughter’s piano lessons a few years ago when she decided she’d rather play the saxophone. At first, Brunson, 59, just wanted to learn to play a few songs. But after a few lessons, he decided he actually wanted to learn how to play, including musical theory and how to read music. Read more here…

Never underestimate the healing powers of Coldplay. That’s one of the suggestions from a tongue-in-cheek article in the British Medical Journal outlining the best and worst songs for doctors to crank up in the operating theatre. Titled, ‘Making music in the operating theatre’ and authored by Cardiff surgeon David C Bosanquet, the study waxes lyrical about the healing powers of music before launching into the definitive list of tracks. Read more here…