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The music therapy bill cleared the Indiana House’s Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee last week with unanimous support. If it clears the full House, the Senate would need to approve it. Read the rest here…

A violinist, Cecenas played through high school with the Ozark Festival Orchestra. Music therapy is a discipline first used in veterans hospitals. Michigan State University offered a degree in the field in 1944 and it became standardized as a widely recognized discipline in 1988. Professionals formed the American Music Therapy Association in 1998. Read more here…

MEDINA — Local musicians and students from Baldwin Wallace University are volunteering their time to play music for patients and staff at Medina Hospital. The hospital hopes to host the concerts at least once per month. Read more by clicking here 

A world renowned pianist and part-time faculty member of the music department of Edinburgh University, Tanya has been in her native homeland of Sri Lanka as a volunteer with the SJC 87 Initiative using instruments and song to help local children. “The musical creativity of the children and their amazing smiles as they expressed themselves through music were particularly powerful moments,” recalls Tanya. Read more here…

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — Aviir Inc., a biotechnology company, dedicated to the prevention of cardiovascular disease through innovative laboratory tests, sponsored the Eco Hideaway Music Artist Stage at The Chateaux in Park City, Utah, January 19-21 during the Sundance Film Festival. In collaboration with GUARDaHEART Foundation, a non-profit committed to Heart Disease prevention, Aviir’s Music Stage included a diverse mix of over 30 musical acts, all in support of GUARDaHEART’s SaveThe1 movement, a campaign designed to promote Heart Disease awareness and education. Read more here…

A bill that would certify Indiana therapists who specialize in using music to treat people with autism, Alzheimer’s and other conditions is advancing in the General Assembly. Read more here…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the heart of a bustling chemotherapy treatment area, a cellist sits off to the side, playing his instrument for patients seated in open bays nearby. Read more here…

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra violist has been an active proponent of musical therapy and wellness since recovering from breast cancer. Read more here…

THE Theatre in Chipping Norton is taking part in a new music therapy project involving three care homes. Funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, The Theatre will be co-ordinating music therapy sessions for residents of Southerndown Care Home, Henry Cornish Care Centre and Beech Haven Care Home in the town. Read more here….

Music therapy can be used to manage stress and meet specific needs, including developmental, psychological, social and emotional. For Alex, it gives him a way to communicate. Read more here..