Posts Tagged ‘music’
High school applauds music therapy concert
The Red Wing High School auditorium hosted a packed crowd Friday afternoon for the school’s annual music therapy concert. A choir and ensemble of around 20 special education students presented music and skits from the animated movie “Frozen.” At the conclusion, they bowed as hundreds of classmates and family members stood in ovation. Read more here…
Film shows GYN cancer doctors healing through music

People whose lives have been affected by breast cancer have the pink ribbon to symbolize their plight. Women who have been diagnosed with cancers that affect their reproductive organs have something even louder. Read more here…
Santana on Music’s Healing Powers + Reuniting With His Band – Exclusive Interview

Carlos Santana appeared in a sweatshirt emblazoned with the face of Bob Marley — echoing a key passage from his new autobiography ‘The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light’ — during an exclusive talk with Ultimate Classic Rock backstage at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Read more here…
Choral society raises £175 for Cornwall Music Therapy Trust

Members of Wadebridge Choral Society raised £175 for Cornwall Music Therapy Trust with a Christmas carol concert in the town’s Tesco. The Trust was established in 2006 to oversee and help fund the development of and research into music therapy in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It supports those suffering from mental or physical illness or living with disabilities, emotional or behavioural problems. Read more here…
Music therapy helps Manitobans undergoing cancer treatment

It’s that time of year when people are shopping for Christmas presents, but musicians at CancerCare Manitoba are offering a gift year-round. Music to My Ears has been helping Manitobans who are dealing with health issues for the past decade. Every week, a musician plays music for patients who are going through treatment. Read more here…
Stroke survivor chorus sings praises of music therapy
The Miracle Minstrels choir doesn’t always know when to start singing. They don’t do much by way of harmonies, and some are a little foggy on the words. The goal for these performers, most of them stroke survivors, is just to make a joyful noise. Read more here…
Singing the praises of music therapy
Dynamic Music Therapy serves those with disabilities in Las Vegas by providing individual and group music therapy services. Music experiences are client-tailored to improve speech and communication, social skills, behavior and emotional management, and/or motor skills. Read more here…
VAN HOY: Music therapy program a sound investment

I’ve heard it many times, and even said it a few myself. “That song changed my life.” It may not be in a drastic way. Just like music itself, the change can be subtle. Or, it can be monumental; actually improving someone’s day-to-day life. Read more here….
Nursing Homes Learn to Provide Music Therapy for Alzheimer’s Patients

That’s Utah composer Kurt Bestor performing for patients at the William E. Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home. He helped kick off the official launch of Music & Memory. The program helps put iPods, headphones, and other listening equipment in nursing homes where patients live with Alzheimer’s disease. Read more here…
Healing tunes: What surgeons should and shouldn’t play at work

LONDON (Reuters) – Almost three quarters of surgeons’ operating theaters are thronging, or throbbing, with music when patients go under the knife, according to study in the Christmas edition of the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Read more here…