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The singer visited a centre run by the Nordoff Robbins’ charity in the capital on 22 June (15) as part of Music Therapy Week and he took part in a session with kids from the Richard Cloudesley School. Read more here…

When Allison Davies strums her guitar and sings a warm-up note, the mood of the room is immediately happier — and that is music therapy at its most basic level. Music makes us feel good. It can motivate or calm us down. Read more here…

Legendary Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson recently worked with London’s Nordoff Robbins organization to celebrate Music Therapy Week. The charity offers a broad range of music therapy to those in need, and Dickinson dropped by the Richard Cloudesley special-needs school to offer some first-hand help. Read more here…

One of the world’s greatest rock bands are helping music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins celebrate its 40th anniversary.U2 has donated a massive package to be auctioned at the O2 Silver Clef Awards on July 3.  Read more here…

One woman is bringing joy to Dyersburg residents, one song at a time. Cindy Simpson of Halls has been playing the accordion at nursing homes and assisted living facilities for 15 years. On Wednesday afternoon, she treated residents to an hour’s worth of music therapy at The Highlands of Dyersburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. Read more here…

BOONE—A $5,000 grant from the Whitener Foundation will fund a music therapy scholarship in Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music. The scholarship for a rising junior or senior music therapy major will be this fall based on the recipient’s academic, musical and clinical excellence as well as financial need. The $2,500-per-year scholarship can be renewed a second year. Read more here…

When Allison Davies strums her guitar and sings a warm-up note, the mood of the room is immediately happier — and that is music therapy at its most basic level. Music makes us feel good. It can motivate or calm us down. Music therapists like Ms Davies can also employ it as a tool for both psychological and neurological therapies, which can achieve real, clinical outcomes. Read more here…

One of the industry’s most flamboyant musical discoveries of the last decade, Baby Dee is an enchanting songwriter, classically trained harpist, circus sideshow veteran, and transgender street legend. Read more here…

It’s only 11am on the first morning of Glastonbury and I have stumbled into a nightmare. Fifty festival goers yank their faces into Joker-like grins, “ha”-ing, “ho”-ing and “he”-ing in a circle of maniacal guffaws. A teacher stands at the front, jeering them along with a cackle. Read more here…

Skrillex recently sat down with American journalist Katie Couric, telling her how his music’s made for the teenager inside him. He says he’s still “young at heart” despite being 27, and adds he’s not making tunes focused on the “mentalities” of an older generation. Read more here…