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Why do certain songs make us tap our feet? And why do we start singing along when we hear a familiar melody? Few things in life spur emotions more powerfully than music. Songs can evoke laughter, tears, or nostalgic feelings that transport the listener to a different place and time. Studies have even shown that music can reduce stress and create a sense of well-being. So it’s no surprise that Music Therapy is now being used in the treatment of patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Read more here…

The Michigan State University Community Music School is hosting two music therapy concerts to showcase the abilities of CMS music therapy students at 6 p.m. today and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the MSU Community Music School Performance Hall. These events celebrate, through music, the abilities of children, adolescents and adults diagnosed with special needs. Read more here…

IN THE grounds of the Selhurst school that produced stars such as Adele and Amy Winehouse is a small, unassuming building conducting equally important work with music. Nordoff Robbins has a purpose-built studio next to The BRIT School, in The Crescent, where the charity has been providing music therapy services since 2009.
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When very sick children are in and out of hospital, their illness, injury or disability can make it difficult for them to express themselves. They can feel scared, out of control, lonely and frustrated. Music therapy can help combat this.
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A group of city-based youth is using music to heal the quake-affected people in Nepal and collect relief material and money for them. “Apart from distributing food and relief material, we also want to heal those affected with music. It has the power to heal and soothe,” said Anish Bhattarai, 28, who owns a software start up. Read more here…

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A program based entirely around music is hitting all of the right notes at nursing home facilities across Ohio. Music & Memory relies on personalized playlists, loaded on to iPods, to trigger memories in those who are struggling with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Read more here…

DURHAM, N.C. Focus can be a real struggle for people with learning disabilities like ADHD and ADD, but music is being found to be a powerful tool to train minds. Middle school student Thomas Beckman has the developmental disability Down syndrome and uses music to help him focus. Read more here…

BALTIMORE —It seems so many in the city are searching for ways to sooth their souls after a rough few days in the city. After a rough several days in Baltimore, the sun came out. And so did the music. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra decided to answer violence by making music beautifully and sharing it with the masses. Read more here…

Getting better in hospital – whether it’s from an operation or an illness – can often take days, or even weeks for some patients. During this important time of recovery, regular visits from friends and family help enormously, but so can the simple things in life, such as listening to music. Our two Wirral hospitals never underestimate the importance of music to our patients. Read more here…

Kota Kinabalu: MCA Kota Kinabalu Women Chief, Dr Pamela Yong hailed the setting up of the Music Therapy Centre (MTC) at the Likas Women and Children Hospital (LWCH), describing it as “an excellent idea” that deserves everyone’s support. She said this while accompanying Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal, the co-lead guitarist of ‘Guns N Roses’ and his wife Jennifer in a special goodwill visit to the said centre, which is located at the atrium of the hospital, on last Saturday. Read more here…