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Music therapist Jerry O’Leary greeted his class at NewCourtland LIFE, a senior day center, with a promise to play some old favorites. “We mixed a little bit of gospel and a little bit of Motown here for you today, ’cause we know how you guys like that stuff,” said O’Leary, prompting claps and cheers from the room. Read more here…

INJURED public servants are taking music therapy, tai-chi lessons and are receiving life coaching sessions from unregistered counsellors, all on the public purse. The Commonwealth’s workplace compensation system has now become so generous that public servants are claiming all sorts of dubious therapies. Read more here…

TEMPE — When Scott Tonkinson begins working with clients suffering from memory loss due to Alzheimer’s or another cause, one of the first things he does is strum a guitar or play his keyboard. Read more here…

CINCINNATI – A musical therapist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital combines music with patients’ heartbeats to help  families remember loved ones in a unique and lasting way. “A mother of a patient once told me, ‘I’m afraid that I’m going to forget my daughter’s voice,'”  Brian Schreck said. Read more here…

OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) – It’s said that music can soothe the soul. Singing River Health System has launched a new music therapy program in hopes promoting healing at its regional cancer center in Jackson County. Some cancer patients are already in harmony with the program. Read more here…

Some 50 patients have been availing of a music therapy pilot program offered at the Cayman Islands Hospital. During the 10-week program, which kicked off in July, Cayman Music Therapy’s Kimberly Febres has spent six hours per week with patients. Some of the patients’ conditions included: stroke, head injury, kidney failure, and heart disease. Read more here…

American singer-songwriter Moby visited Kresge Theatre while passing through Pittsburgh to perform a DJ set at the 2nd annual Thrival music festival on Sept. 14. However, instead of playing his popular electronic music, the singer-songwriter and DJ spoke about his experience with music as therapy. Read more here…

A new documentary, “Alive Inside,” has sparked an innovative therapy approach with seniors who have Alzheimer’s and memory issues. The documentary explores the positive effects of music and the awakening seniors have when they listen to music from their earlier years. Read more here…

Emily Smith, Sainsbury’s charity ambassador, and Russell Blackburn, Sainsbury’s store manager, present a crate of toys to Ali Doyle and Louis Williams, who are setting up Groovy Lizards, a music therapy project, at Lizard Child Trust. Read more here…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If the idea of music therapy brings to mind ’60s-era folk singers warbling to bemused patients, you haven’t seen Deanna Hanson-Abromeit at work.  Read more here…