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We only have to think back to the last time a piece of music gave us the chills or made us cry to realize how powerful music can be. For years, music therapists have been harnessing that power to help an array of patients, from playing clapping songs to cheer up sick kids in hospital, using drums to break through communication walls in those with autism, or playing old favourites to seniors in nursing homes. Read more here…

(WBIR) – The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is wrapping up its season this week with a free concert Thursday evening in Maryville. One program, however, is bringing music to people who can’t make it out to concerts. Read more here…

As demonstrations in Baltimore over the weekend to protest the death of Freddie Gray took on a celebratory tone, the entire cast of the Bob Marley musical that is scheduled to open this week in that city threw a free concert there on Saturday afternoon at Penn and North, right in the middle of the demonstrations, and close by the spot where Gray was arrested. Read more here…

QUEEN’S ROAD:Latika (11) suffers from Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) under the autism spectrum. When she was younger, she faced great difficulty in communication. Her parents signed her up for music therapy when she was eight. Three years on, Latika is showing progress. “We didn’t know she was inclined towards classical music until we started music therapy. Read more here…

KATHMANDU, June 3 (Xinhua) — It’s been three days since the resumption of educational institutions in the quake-stricken Himalayan nation,but the children are yet to break free from the shackles of fear following the massive, life-altering disaster, with its lethal and frequent subsequent aftershocks. Read more here…

A deep voice crooning Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” faintly carried across a sea of American flags and marble gravestones at Fort Logan National Cemetery on Monday morning. As veterans, active servicemen and women, and family and friends of fallen members of the country’s armed forces gathered for the annual Memorial Day ceremony, Alan Rael stood over the gravestone of his mother and father, Alfonso and Theresa Rael, and serenaded them with his guitar.  Read more here…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — At Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg they’re using music to heal. Mercy officials say playing music in medical settings is beneficial. “We know that music and healing in studies is a proven fact,” says volunteer services director Michelle Kronner. “It helps people just feel better.” That’s the reason Karen Cordell volunteers her time to play. “I think music reaches deep into the soul where nothing else does,” says Cordell, president of the Roseburg Accordion Club. Read more here…

THANE: Seven years ago, Dhokali resident Snehalkumar Gaikwad (27) was suffering from clinical depression. He used to lock himself up at home and preferred to live an isolated life. Gaikwad used to avoid mixing about with his peers and always lived aloof. But now Gaikwad has successfully managed to overcome this problem—thanks to music therapy. Read more here…

The St. Louis Symphony and Maryville University collaborated to create an 8-week music therapy program called “Life Compositions” to help students at Confluence Academy Old North deal with the challenges and trauma of growing up in urban neighborhoods. Graduate students in Maryville’s music therapy program worked with the youth to write and record songs, which they will highlight in a concert titled “Courage Counts” on June 4. Read more here…

Listen to this “Cityscape” segment at noon Friday; this story will be updated after the show. You can listen live online. The St. Louis Symphony and Maryville University collaborated to create an 8-week music therapy program called “Life Compositions” to help students at Confluence Academy Old North deal with challenges and trauma.
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