Posts Tagged ‘music’

PostHeaderIcon Music therapy helps local, African hospices

Transformation Through Rhythm

Musicians exemplified the importance of music therapy Sunday at the Transformation Through Rhythm music event. The third Annual Transformation Through Rhythm Concert took place at the Music Building’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Read more here

PostHeaderIcon Steven Ryan knows music can be medicinal

St. George's Steven Ryan is kicking off the release of his second CD with a concert at the Sanderson Centre Friday. (Supplied Photo)

The St. George singer-songwriter and musician is making his own brand of tonic with a new CD that will be officially released Friday with a concert at the Sanderson Centre. Read more here

PostHeaderIcon Music Therapy Provides Aid for Stroke Victims, People with Autism

Amy Rodgers Smith is the founder of On a Better Note, a music therapy clinic in Morgantown. As one of only 15 certified music therapists in West Virginia, her client list includes people across the autism spectrum and those recovering from strokes among many others. Read more here

PostHeaderIcon The healing power of music (With video)

Music isn’t just Candice Gardiner’s life, it’s her life quest. As one of Windsor’s half dozen music therapy professionals, Gardiner works long hours each week bringing the healing powers of music to the elderly, infirm and people with disabilities. Read more here

PostHeaderIcon Meth-Wick Community Tests Music Therapy Program

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A therapy program pioneered by a New York man has made its way to an Iowa assisted-living community, with the goal of using music to help patients with dementia.The program, called “Music and Memory,” tries to find the connection between music and the mental gaps of a person suffering from a cognitive disability. The Meth-Wick Community is piloting this program at its Woodlands facility, which houses about 65 residents suffering from some form of dementia. Read more here

PostHeaderIcon Moving Toward Hope: Portrait of a Music Therapist

Jeff Barnes leads music therapy classes at Skyland Trail, a nonprofit mental health facility in Atlanta.

Clients at a local nonprofit residential mental health center face some tough issues. Clients at Skyland Trail grapple with diagnoses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression, and substance abuse, spend much of their days in intense talk therapy. Read more here

PostHeaderIcon Japanese animators unite for music therapy project

By Your Side

The Zapuni LLC organisation was founded in 2012 to bring together Japanese artists and musicians to collaborate on different projects to help raise awareness and money for aid. Read more here

PostHeaderIcon Music Aids Alzheimer’s and Dementia Therapy

While modern medicine is the keystone of treating seniors living with dementia and Alzheimer’s, some professional health care providers may find that there are more creative forms of therapy that could help patients with these conditions. Read more here

PostHeaderIcon Local charity celebrates three years of singing success

Singalong with Independent Arts

Sing About is a fun and social music therapy which can help to maintain memory and improve mood and well being. It can also improve breathing, movement, speech and confidence. Read more here

PostHeaderIcon Kristen Hoffmann – There’s Healing in the Music

Kristen Hoffmann – There’s Healing in the Music. “Soul Train” host Don Cornelius used to end every show with “Peace, Love, and Soul”. Musician Kristen Hoffmann has taken that thought a step further wishing “Peace, Love, Light, and Music” to the world. Read more here

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